I was always pretty average, maybe on the small side when we think PCOS started, but not super skinny. I have longish slightly irregular cycles, maybe I'm ovulating (it looks like I usually do, but we aren't sure). I have acne, at it's worst, it's moderate (which is a lot for a 29 year old). A little bit of hair thining on the scalp and for the first time in my life I now have a little bit of belly weight! Before this I've always gained on the legs and butt and been vain about my flat belly.
I had to laugh when I read people's comments on food! Made me hungry! I could eat sugar all day! And sometimes I did, because I wasn't gaining weight, right? And my blood sugar was always OK on paper and no one in my family has diabetes, so it must be fine. As long as I exercise I can live on carbs, chocolate and ice-cream! Oops. I'm eating better now.
I wasn't diagnosed until we started ttc and I talked to my girlfriends and realized that their definition of regular was not quite the same as mine. I'd known for awhile that their pain wasn't the same, but when I told my doc I wouldn't take birth control pills (Catholic) she dropped it and never mentioned tests. So I went in and asked for tests and turns out, ovarian cysts on one side. Who knew? Some how, with the acne, hair thining, pain and irregularity it seems as though maybe we should have known! But I'd never heard of PCOS before I started trying to figure out when I ovulate and since I wasn't an extreme weight, everything was always blamed on stress. I hope you feel better! Reading everyone else's stories gave me a bit of comfort. |