Its normal to feel the way you did.I can understand what its like to be in that position.But hang in there and in no time it will be your turn.
hey Shalini hope to hear from you soon.
I would like to know if anyone is following a particular diet to aid weight loss.Ive cut out rice completely and still seem to be swinging back and forth around the same numbers.Any help?
I feel for all of you. I've been diagnosed with PCOS for 3 years now. Prior to diagnosis I had weight gain of about 20kg (which I have lost now), thinning hair, sudden acne and anovulation for 8mths.
The first time I was diagnosed my gyn/obs doctor urged me to have a baby straight away and at the time I certainly wasn't ready for a baby. Anyway, I was put on the pill to counteract the acne, hair loss and regulate my hormones ( I actually thought the pills would help with regulating my periods) it didn't.
I had ok result with Diane and then when I switched ob/gyn doctor (the first one I felt uncomfortable with because he cracked an inappropriate joke during consultation) the second doc put me on Valette which screwed up my cycle. I kept on having breakthrough bleeding and would bleed for 2 weeks or miss my cycle altogether. After nearly a year of that I became fed up with waiting for my body to "adjust" to Valette so I went to a GP who advised that Valette doesn't have enough oestrogen and progesterone dosage for me. So we switched back to Diane.
Not too long ago, I went off the BC to try for a bub (as GP advised that PCOS'ers can get pregnant naturally and we should try it and see), well my periods didn't come, I waited 2 months and all the nasty symptoms came back again. I went to see the GP again who thinks it's about time I went to see the specialist again so made another appointment with my ob/gyn. Need to wait 2 mths to see him (thank you AMA for doctor shortages!) so in the meanwhile I am back on Diane.
Having said all this, I am not sure if I'm ready to go through the "ordeal" of being a lab rat just to get pregnant. It's not a nice or comforting idea that having a baby should be so difficult and be such a medical committment. I'm already 33 so the clock is literally ticking as doctors keep warning me about fertility rate will be worse in people with PCOS than those without. Another detail I don't need to hear repeatedly. They're right of course.
But right now, I just want to travel for the next few months and enjoy not having to worry and stress about my body. I know what I have isn't a fatal disease but it would be nice to have my old body and health back!
I do feel sorry for my hubby as he is 5 years older than me. His own father was 43 when the first was born and hubby always have said that he wanted to be a young dad and see our kids grow up, off to uni and married off before we hit our 60s. I think that is becoming more of a distant dream now for him as he is already 38. Poor thing... but he's so supportive of me and us. Right now, he's found another outlet to keep him busy, he's doing his MBA so he doesn't have much time to think about kids. I have a feeling that for us, it's a case of if it happens it will, if it doesn't then we'll deal with it as it comes. I hope it does happen eventually because I think he'll be a fantastic dad.
SKYHUNTER: I'm not on any meds for my weight. My specialist whom I met last week decided to start me out on FemCon. I believe that I have found a really good specialist and feel confident that he will do his best at helping me. He is very honest and direct (which I like). He said that I will never be a skinny girl but I will be able to lose weight so that I can be healthy. As you know...most Korean girls are RAIL THIN. And I AM NOT RAIL THIN. He want's me to get down to at least 150lbs...but he also wants me to proof him wrong and if I can achieve to lost more...than I should definitely try to do so. My specialist is very positive in attitude and I really like him for that. 10 years ago, I lost 60 lbs...and got it all back...and a little more. It's SO HARD for me to LOSE WEIGHT NOW. But right now...my focus is 10 lbs. Small steps right? I'm also very into holistic options as well. I have an herbalist that I see and will be planning to meet with her on a new approach (now that I have been diagnosed).
SKYHUNTER: What is your approach to help you lose weight? And ideas? It's kind of hard when you are ASIAN because RICE is such a staple to your regular diet.
LIZA: I'm 32 and have very similar symptoms that you have. My husband is very supportive of me and am truly blessed to have such a wonderful husband. I just got diagnosed with PCOS only last week so I'm trying to find out more about PCOS. But seeing all the ladies here and knowing that I am not alone...is very comforting and motivating. Keep your chin up. If we all work together and support each other...we can certainly find wonderful solutions to alleviate the symptoms of PCOS.
Ive been on Femcon for three months now and it has helped reduce the acne on my face.But i have been getting one or two for the past one month.Also i managed to lose around 14lb during this time and id like to add that i dont exercise at all.The only thing that ive done so far is cut out rice (i eat a little quantity maybe twice a week) and have steered clear of sugar.I never was a junk eater anyway so sodas and chips and other similar stuff arent a problem for me.im down to 156lb right now and seem to just stay there with occasional swings of 1-2lb this way and that!.
Ive decided to incorporate exercise slowly,now that ive got my food on track.
Like you said its really great to know that we arent alone.The support we find here is really needed for each one of us and im glad that we've all got somewhere to turn to when we arent having the best of our days!!.
after my last reply, i did the pregnancy test next morning, unfortunately it came negative. it is 54 days today since i last had my period. so dont know whats wrong, is it normal or may be a few more days have been added to my cycle. i think this is the longest one then. or i am thinking may be because of the stress i have been having at work, i am going through this late arrival of my period. my weight fluctuates between 62 and 64 kgs and i am 159cms in height. i see a lot of girls talking about their weight on this site. is it normal, or should it be lesser?
i am waiting for my doctors letter to call me for an appointment at the queens hospital, to start my clomid cycles.
wishing all a good week ahead. shall write more soon.
i know in my heart that we all are going to be mums to beautiful children.
shalini.
Shalini....I am so sorry to hear that your test was negative!!! It will happen!!! And we are all here to support you! My emotions have been up and down, One of our friends is due any day now...and as I posted a few days ago One of our best friends is expecting! When I see her I just keep thinking that I should be going through the same thing. A baby should be growing in me with all the best qualities of both my husband and I and then I start crying!! I guess I will find out the next course of action on Thursday!!
Nidhi, welcome! You are young and I am confident that everything will be fine with you!!
Hope everything else is well....now back to marking exams....
Nidhi...welcome! I was so happy when I saw this thread. Its great to have other Asian women to talk to about this problem. My doc actually told me that PCOS is common in Indian women..so I would not worry that people would not understand. I didnt tell my husband before marriage, but I knew people in his family had conceiving issues so i knew they were understanding. Other than that, its just a matter of thinking positive and coping...good luck!
I dont have much to contribute other than I found out that my mom's sister had endometriosis. I didnt think I was going to have that when they check for it next week, but now knowing that my aunt had it and cysts, i am worried that I may have it too...
Stay strong ladies!
~anjali
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Hullo ladies,
how are you all doing? i hope that you are doing well...
hey JA,
i dnt really know about femcom...i do know that if you are having trouble losing weight, it has do do with your body being insulin resistant..tht's why glucose tolerance tests are done. the thing is that it worsens with time, so maybe that's why you could lose weight before, and now you are having trouble. that's why metformin is prescribed to help lose weight. its something you can ask your doctor. if you are obese, then an insulin resistant test is a must.
about dieting, i have been reading something about switching bad carbs with healthy carbs...for instance replacing white flour products with whole meal brown flour. so be taking brown bread and wholesome brown flour products. i know about rice being the staple diet, i suffer too! but use brown rice instead...by the way, it tastes ugh! i believe there was a reason white flour ws invented! but its for your own good...so i keep telling myself so brown stuff actually helps you lose weight...by the way, its more filling, so you eat lesser, and get hungry after a good while, not after every two hours like i used to! i also read something about cinnamon and honey helping to lose weight, and keeping diabetes at bay...havent tried it yet...but there's alot of literature about that on the net...you can give it a try...
sorry Anjali, hope you dnt have it...you dnt need more things to worry about!
Tasha, gd luck...let us know how it goes on thursday...
Shalini, sorry...dnt lose hope though...with time and patience, am sure you will get there...
Nidhi, welcome to the site...how come you are getting married so young?
but Tasha's right, since you are young, you have a higher chance of beating it...as in with medication, you will control it sooner and have a higher chance of getting kids etc.
good luck, ladies!!
I had my gyn visit yesterday. She wants me to get blood work done - which I shall by this weekend and ordered an pelvic ultrasound on Oct 3rd. She is concerned that I have a painful cyst on my left ovary. I am very concerned about my pap test results and also the ultrasound results for fear of something ugly like ovarian cancer because of my non-stop bleeds and the possiblity of surgery depending on what the results are from ultrasound and blood work for tsh and testosterone. She said that the thyroid could cause the cyst too and the cyst elevates progesterone that causes the non-stop bleeds and I start back on my ovcon/femcon bcp's now.
It has been a very scary and depressing day for me and kind of hard to bring forth my positive side this time...
Saw my doc today and went over my test results. Abnormalities were found with testosterone was slightly high, and DHEAS was double the normal and DHEA was really high too. Doc narrowed it down to 3 possible factors. What I am ingesting, my ovaries or possible growth on my adrenal glands. Told him I had an herbalist and she put me on an herb program. Doc told me to STOP TAKING HERBS IMMEDIATELY. I should only take my FemCon and regular, normal food. NO MORE HERBS!!! In 3 weeks I have to redo all my tests and another ultrasound. I definitely have PCOS on my right ovary and an abnormal growth on my left ovary. Just got my mense on Monday and started FemCon on Tuesday. Doc says that the FemCon should help out. I've restricted my diet since last week as well. In 3 weeks when I redo all the tests and they still come out the same, then it's narrowed down to either my ovaries or my adrenal glands. At that point he wants to do a CT Scan of my adrenal glands and kidneys to see if there is possible abnormal growth. If there is, then I will need to get them removed. If the adrenal glands look okay, then it's narrowed down to my ovaries. Wow...so more waiting to see what's causing the excessive DHEAS and DHEA. 3 weeks seems so far away. I'm guessing that it will take another 2 months to narrow down where the problem is. I was looking online about adrenal glands and it talks about CUSHING Syndrome...I think I might have that...I don't know...it's crazy. But looking at this in a positive prospective...at least my Doc has narrowed it down to 3 possible causes. I'm confident we'll be able to find out the answers and find a path to recovery. My hubby and I want to get pregnant but I need to lose AT LEAST 60 lbs before we can start trying. It's easy to get down..but the days over and tomorrow when I wake up...it's a brand new day and a step closer to getting answers.
hello everyone! i just scanned through this thread, and i just started crying.
i'm pakistani and well i'm so glad to have found other brown sisters in here hehe.
i hope all you who are trying to conceive will do. in fact i'll be praying for you. i'm not married or anything but about a few weeks ago i was thinking that i could probably not have children. and i was so freaked out because of the social stigma. i wouldn't want anyone to say crap about my family you know? and i'm sorry to all of you who had to go through that. you're all very strong..
but anyways, i'm glad to have found you ladies, and i'm glad for the sisterhood that i hope we'll have for each other.
nidhi, i'm worried about arranged marriage too! hopefully you'll be able to find a husband. as for me, i'm too embarassed about my hirsutism and my weight to actually deal with the marriage mart. goodluck to you though, i hope you find what you're looking for...or i hope your parents find who they think would suit you *wink*
So I had my appointment at the fertility clinic today!! I will go through the tests again to see where I am at....again. The doctor says that there is a 99% chance that I may get pregnant with injectables. We'll see how that goes!! Hope everything is well with all of you!!
hi everyone its nice to relate to other indinan girls. well things arent really looking up im 18 years old and yesterday the doctor said i have premature ovarian failure he did some blood tests to confirm it and i have to wait 3 months for that to come back and then on to hormonal replacement theapy there is a 90-95 % chance that i will never be able to have a baby. i cant explain how devestated i am i cant stop crying and my mum and dad are scared it will make me more ill. pof onlu happens to 1 out of a 1000 girl mu luck i had to be that 1.
as far as marriage is concerned i dont think any man would want to marry someone who cant have kids so i might not even get a chance to have a baby .
well sorry to sound depressing but when u get that kind of new at 18 the rest of our life isnt really looking great.
nj1990, i am sorry that this has happened to you. it must be devastating. i wish i could say anything else to make you feel better but i'm not sure that anything would help. we are all here for you anyways. i'm so sorry once again *hug*
so brown stuff actually helps you lose weight...by the way, its more filling, so you eat lesser, and get hungry after a good while, not after every two hours like i used to! i also read something about cinnamon and honey helping to lose weight, and keeping diabetes at bay...havent tried it yet...but there's alot of literature about that on the net...you can give it a try...
