hi all!
I'm Michelle. I'm 22 years old, and was diagnosed when I was 12ish so it's been about 10 years. I was diagnosed by external things, not blood work. I have been blessed with blond hair, so even though I do have a good amount, none of it is too visible. I have the typical apple shaped body (my dad calls it my beer gut, but i rarely drink beer), and a 36DDD chest. I was able to lose over 25 pounds (TWICE) with weight watchers (once flex, once core). My bloodwork shows a small insulin resistance, but nothing too bad. I have high cholesterol but blood pressure is fine.
I've been off and on almost every BCP known since age 12 (including the ring). I finally had blood work done about 3 years ago, when I was in the hospital and almost had my appendix out because I had a burst cyst and they thought that fluid was from that. I tried the whole metformin thing (which resulted in 3 days of pure agony.... starting on the lowest dose possible!), and the sprio thing (didn't do much and when i switched doctors they decided it wasn't worth it). I don't EVER want kids, so fertility isn't an issue with me. (I work with them. I can give them back to the parents when they poop or vomit or get really annoying and cry. I like this system)
I have General Anxiety disorder, but it is under control through intensive behavior therapy that I did earlier this year. I am currently on no medications for that, but I keep ativan with me just in case i ever need it (which i haven't since march)
And now, after being on the ring AND anti-anxiety medications which made me gain a good 25 pounds (which i had taken off for over a year, in college no less)... i am BACK to Weight watchers, doing the old core system for the LAST TIME!
Any questions?!
another newbie to the site, not to PCOS 
