I started hating the way I look around the same time PCOS started (15 yrs old). Of course I wasn't diagnosed until I was 24 since I had regular AF. All of the nagging and awful symptoms were just blown off and ignored (you'll grow out of the acne, you're just hairier than most girls due to our heritage, you're not trying hard enough to lose weight. (I was a varsity long distance runner in HS, the heaviest girl on my team). Dandruff? Had it for years and nothing ever helped. Didn't know that was part of the package until last week thanks to this board. My femininity just dwindled away and after a while I guess I just gave up. Tried some drugs for a while but stopped when my insurance lapsed.
Now I'm 28 and I have bad acne all over my back, my face is a constant struggle with pimples. I remember feeling so ashamed a few weeks ago when I wore a bathing suit bc I am the only one with pimples on my back!!! Not to mention the thick hair all over my legs that grows back before I even leave a pool party. I gained 25 lbs over the past few years and now my symptoms are worse, so I did this to myself. and I just want to be proud of my body and not hide anymore. I am so tired of hiding. |