http://www.soulcysters.net/ Just diagnosed with PCOS? New to SoulCysters? Check in here, first! en Fri, 24 May 2013 11:30:19 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.soulcysters.net/images/misc/rss.png http://www.soulcysters.net/ http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347904-Introducing-me!?goto=newpost Wed, 22 May 2013 13:02:21 GMT Hello! I thought I'd jump on the bandwagon and post a lil intro as well!

My name is Leigh Anne and I'm 31 years old. I have a son, age 18 months, thanks to finding my fabulous RE after way too many years of doctors not taking me seriously. We figured out that my body and metformin do not get along but Glumetza [which is metformin, just absorbed differently] worked wonders and helped me ovulate stronger to get pregnant. I had a perfect pregnancy - lost 25lbs in first trimester and ended up gaining only 23lbs of it back. My entire journey from infertility to present day can be found at faithfulleigh.blogspot.com

I'm presently working on weight loss. I gained about 45lbs in 2012 thanks to spending 209 days on evil prednisone. I'm down almost 30lbs now thanks to weight watchers and a low GI diet and curves.

Hubby and I would like to start TTC this time next year for number two. We know my doctor is fabulous and trust him completely - the goal is to follow the same path I did before. Very excited to be here!

I was wondering if there were any book club threads....I see some posts about books people recommend. Just a nerdy idea as I am a teacher. :P ]]> Newbie Issues... LeLe244 http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347904-Introducing-me! http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347894-New-and-unsure-of-what-s-wrong-with-me?goto=newpost Wed, 22 May 2013 01:43:43 GMT Hey all,

Well, I'm new and just wanted to introduce myself.

I'm 25, never been diagnosed with PCOS. I'm here because I have convinced myself I do indeed have PCOS (all my symptoms seem to point that way) and am just looking for some support as I'm feeling rather lost and concerned!

Since I don't have a doctor, I have been going to clinics for any illnesses. Last year, I had decided to go to the clinic and had mentioned the idea of having PCOS. The doctor asked me about my symptoms and said, "Yeah, you definitely have PCOS." He was supposed to schedule me in for tests and what not, but that never happened. He was supposed to call, but didn't.

I haven't been avoiding doctors... I honestly just want a diagnosis and want to start feeling healthy. I haven't had a period in several months and while I've never been regular, these last few years have been terrible. I get a period (at most) twice a year and I'm constantly checking to see if I'm pregnant. I guess that's just wishful thinking though, because the tests are always negative!

On top of the irregular period, I have lots of unwanted hair in horrible places. This symptom makes me terribly depressed. This is probably the worst out of everything because I feel so ugly and have a lot of personal issues due to the excess hair.

I really don't know if I can get diagnosed with PCOS unless I have a gyno, which I don't have. Since I don't have a doctor, I can't get a referral to one. If anyone has any advice, please let me know. I just don't know what to do to clear my mind and get some kind of answer about what's wrong with me!

Thanks. :) ]]> Newbie Issues... PenAndPaper87 http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347894-New-and-unsure-of-what-s-wrong-with-me http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347827-HELP!-Bad-Intestines-can-t-exercise-cholesterol-high-don-t-know-what-to-do?goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 12:55:40 GMT Greetings,

I'll make it quick. I've stalked this site since being diagnosed in 2008. I've had the following issues before during and after diagnosis:

Recurrent Shingles (stress induced)
Hospitalized twice for unknown intestinal issue causing diarrhea and bloody stools (seem to be exercise induced, can't do crossfit, or any activity that causes internal strain)
Anxiety and ADHD (well controlled with psych meds)
I cannot take Hormones, pulmonary embolism from birth control
Miscarriage, twins @ 3-4 months followed by sever hemorrhaging, thankful to be here
7 ovarian polyps removed since 2001, one had turned hyperplastic (phew), none since 2008 :)
Recent massive weight gain (30 lbs.)
High cholesterol (331)
hypothyroid (goiter) treated and stable on 125mcg levothyroxine daily


The issue. THYROID!!! Doesn't matter what happens, thyroid tests always came back normal but I developed an enlarged thyroid, ultrasound thankfully showed no nodes we just watched it, got so large was choking me when I slept so doctor treated with meds, finally felt better. No more fatigue, felt like I was alive again. Then I went to visit the psychiatrist to get help for the anxiety and ADHD, that's under control and life gets better. Got physically active and returned to working out (3 time state champion triple jumper and runner), next thing you know I have bloody stools, they treated me for hemmhoroids, continued exercising, instead of LOSING WEIGHT I gained 10 lbs. of muscle mass in 1 month (thanks testosterone) and ended up in hospital, had hemmorhagic abdominal cyst burst, developed colitis and happened to be passing 2 kidney stones at the same time. No more crossfit. Everytime I exert myself I get extreme abdominal pain. They did every single test and couldn't find the source of the bleed so I stopped the exercise and just walked.

Went to primary care for check up, Cholesterol was sky high, he wanted to put me on statins I said no way, i can get the weight of, he agreed, gave me 6 months to drop weight and get cholesterol down. Please note, my good cholesterol was sky high too. I don't eat "bad". I used the the HCG Protocol and successfully dropped 30 lbs. kept it off for a year. Cholesterol was good.

Had a migraine (never had one before), primary care prescribed sumatriptan, unfortunately it interacted with my psych meds, specifically the citalopram and I ended up with serotonin overload, so she pulled me off ALL of my meds (she didn't know what did it). I gained 20 lbs. back in 2 weeks, once I got all my meds back on board I tried to return to exercise and started running. The crazy intestinal bleeding returned so now I can't run. I can't do anything. I need to get my cholesterol down. I already eat well. I've got 30 lbs. I've got to drop and when I tried the HCG protocol again, apparently my body was so stressed I got another bout of shingles. The worst I've ever had and now have some lingering post herpetic nerve pain which is slowly improving.

On to the point. I won't have health insurance for another month and I am literally falling apart after surviving without insurance for a little over a year. Does anyone have any idea how I can drop this weight when I can only walk and can't exert myself. My bp is nice and low, my blood sugar is fine. I expect to pick up a new endocrinologist next month when I have insurance. My BMI is not high enough for any type of bariatric stuff as I'm at 29.5 but the cholesterol is directly related to the weight. As long as I don't go over 146 lbs. my cholesterol is fine. I am currently still gaining weight and don't know why. My intestines are so pissed if/when I eat I am in severe pain. The docs aren't too concerned. As long as i'm not anemic they just say deal with it and give me more pills. I don't have crohn's. They didn't even dump me in the IBS category. They just don't know.

I'm so lost right now. Does anyone have any ideas? I apologize for the novel. I type fast. I was never put on metformin because my blood sugars are always low, however, I just learned that's kind of not good because it's highly likely my little pancreas is working overtime making too much insulin and that's why it doesn't budge. I have the symptoms of a diabetic. Sleep after sugar or carbs, but when we test my sugar. 80...82...always.

HELP! :Flush: ]]> Newbie Issues... modacycle http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347827-HELP!-Bad-Intestines-can-t-exercise-cholesterol-high-don-t-know-what-to-do http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347811-Newbie!?goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 09:33:13 GMT Hello, just wanted to say hi to everyone. I've got a few posts on here already, but thought I'd introduce myself. I'm from Southern Illinois. I was diagnosed with PCOS in 2010, but really started having the symptoms as early as 1998 or so, with the irregular cycles. I started to get the hairyness after that along with the weight gain and a few others. When I was diagnosed, I was started on desogen birth control and then a low dosage of spironolactone for the hair. Wasn't on the spiro too long and didn't notice any difference mostly because I don't think I was on it long enough. I've not been started on anything else as of yet. I'm hoping to get an ultrasound soon because of the pain I've been having, horrible right sided pelvic pain that happens occasionally. From what I've read on here, it could just be ovulation or a cyst bursting. Not sure, but really want to get it checked out before it happens again. ]]> Newbie Issues... magwheels1984 http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347811-Newbie! http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347745-young-lost-and-alone-newbie-with-pcos?goto=newpost Wed, 15 May 2013 04:09:50 GMT Hi everyone
My name is Carla, and I'm 18. I hate to only describe my PCOS but I don't know what else to say about myself at the moment.


I was diagnosed at the end of 2012, when I was 17.
But to back track...
I have always had irregular periods, missing a few months of periods, acne, lost hair in the shower.
Neither me nor my mom thought anything of it despite me studying medicine and her being older and more understanding about menstrual things.
Then on top of that I've been depressed for 6 years, but never thought it was a symptom of something else.


Last year after a check up, my mom wanted me to go to a gynecologist fearing there was some sort of blockage or otherwise obstruction down there.
The gyno said that that was impossible in my case and ordered blood work.
My testosterone level came in at 60+ and my FSH was odd as well.
She referred me to an endocrinologist.


I've been seeing my endo for a while now, she's very cool and nice about everything.
She first put me on birth control to regulate my period, but last visit she added Spiro to help my acne and lower my testosterone even more.


I'm dealing with PCOS because I know what can happen if you don't (infertility, cancer, etc etc.)
But sometimes I feel like I should just give up, like I'm already cursed and nothing will help.
I don't want to play the victim but I really think its unfair and that no one understands.
My friends really don't get it and think that not having a period is "cool" and having difficulty being pregnant (although I'm not even trying for at least 10 more years lol) is good and convenient for our age - you know not worry about teen pregnancy sort of things.
Even if I grow enough courage to tell anyone they don't believe it as I don't have excessive hair, am overweight or anything else like that.
My significant other really doesn't get it at all and I feel whenever I tell him anything he just says that It'll get better or not to get too sad but...that's impossible.
My parents/family think it's not that big a deal and throw around the whole "if you haaad to get something, this isn't so bad."
Also my dad has diabetes so they think that overshadows my plight as it's "worse."


I just feel extremely alone, and very sad about being diagnosed.
I know there's no sure way of knowing now, but I feel like my dream of being a mother when I'm older is squashed, and I feel cornered to take these pills (Spiro gives me bad side effects) and I just don't want to.
But then I will have irregular periods and bad skin and can get cancer or other things.


I wasn't very happy prior to PCOS but now I am even more miserable.
I am glad I found this forum and hope it gives me well...hope.

Thanks for reading all this if you do. ]]> Newbie Issues... -carla http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347745-young-lost-and-alone-newbie-with-pcos http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347727-Finding-the-right-doctor?goto=newpost Tue, 14 May 2013 14:05:54 GMT Hey all,

I am currently seeing my GP for PCOS. I am 24 and I was diagnosed with PCOS a few months ago. Min of 20 follicles in each enlarged ovary, no menses, not pregnant, excess hair growth and acne (which i never had) rapid weight gain (out of control) anxiety & depression. I work out 3/4 times a week doing crossfit, and i eat very healthy. I have a healthy BMI but my doc continues to tell me "just lose the pounds!!" i am a size 10 i was a size 6 a year ago. I keep trying so hard and nothing at all works. He is not helping with my other symptoms and says that losing the weight will fix everything and that's my only option..? If i could get to the stage were i could lose the weight how would that be healthy as my BMI would be below whats recommended?

He states on the practice website that his interests are mens health and childrens health.. its making me more and more self conscious to the point that i leave the house to go to work because i have to and thats it . Its not how i want to live my life i used to be so out going but i cant face getting dressed for anything (i look about 5 months pregnant right now, i do hope to have children in a few years but i do not wish to go around constantly looking pregnant when i am not) no matter how many work out varieties i do i cannot lose the weight it just keeps piling on..

Should i see a specialist and what kind?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. ]]> Newbie Issues... drea_ http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347727-Finding-the-right-doctor http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347725-Where-to-even-begin?goto=newpost Tue, 14 May 2013 06:19:16 GMT Hello everyone! I am 20 (almost 21) was just diagnosed a couple weeks ago with PCOS. I also have hypothyroidism. When I was 13 they treated my hyperthyroidism and goiter with a radioactive pill and I slowly slid into being hypothyroid the last few years. DH and I have been TTC since November and I have not had a period since the end of January. I quit my b/c in October and I was on it for 6 1/2... Hello everyone! I am 20 (almost 21) was just diagnosed a couple weeks ago with PCOS. I also have hypothyroidism. When I was 13 they treated my hyperthyroidism and goiter with a radioactive pill and I slowly slid into being hypothyroid the last few years. DH and I have been TTC since November and I have not had a period since the end of January. I quit my b/c in October and I was on it for 6 1/2 years or so (different methods/pills used over the years). From my lack of period my doc thought I was possibly a weird case that just doesn't pop a positive pregnancy test because my uterus is also enlarged and I started to feel it. This was also because of the PCOS (so I'm told).

So from reading the forums I have started Maca, Vitex, and Progesterone Cream over this last week hoping it will help me to at least reach the first step in TTC which is having a period. I have no idea if I'm Oing or not as before my diagnosis I wasn't super interested in tracking it. After our move in about a week I plan to also start dieting with my mom (she does low-carb/high fat) and trying to lose some weight as I was realizing the last time I was mostly normal (before b/c) was when I was much, much thinner (I started to gain a lot of weight after my hyperthyroid was treated).

I don't know if anyone has some advice for me TTC, something else I should try (I'm open to giving anything a try, it doesn't have to be an all-natural approach!), or even some words of encouragement for me but I'll take anything I can get right now! :) ]]> Newbie Issues... Kiyonai http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347725-Where-to-even-begin http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347694-New-here-and-need-hope!?goto=newpost Mon, 13 May 2013 03:44:48 GMT Hi im new here, first ill tell you a bit about me :)
Im Roxie and im 21 from London i was diagnosed with pcos 3 years ago but was suffering with the symptoms for a lot longer was just too scared to go to the doctor as i was very depressed through many of my teenage years and didnt leave the house. Now after 3 years of taking metformin,orlistat,dianette i still don't have periods and i still keep gaining weight. I stopped taking the metformin due to it making me feel sick all the time, doctor gave me the slow release ones but the same thing still happened. I took the orlistat for 3 months and didn't even lose a pound even though the doctor thought i would lose 5% of my extra weight. The dianette did make my periods regular for the time i was taking it but then i was suffering with headaches so the dr stopped that too. So now im medication free and just don't know what to do. Iv spoke to my doctor about weight loss surgery as i feel like i have no other option. Iv tried every single diet going and nothing seems to work :( im trying to not get depressed about my weight as i don't want to have another problem. Can any of you give me any advice as to what i could try now? and any successfully weight loss surgery stories? I just need something to give me hope that i can lose weight and have periods and just be normal. Thanks x ]]> Newbie Issues... Roxie.x http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347694-New-here-and-need-hope! http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347665-Feeling-like-a-questionmark?goto=newpost Sat, 11 May 2013 12:11:17 GMT Hi soulcysters!

First of all I want to tell you that I'm really happy I found this place. It's a relief having someone to talk to about this, and getting answers for all of my questions.
This is my first thread here, and I want to get right on spot, to not make you guys too tired of me!

I'm feeling that my situation is just terrible. :i_no2:
Let me tell me a little bit about my self and my story, and you will understand why I am feeling like a questionmark.

Well, my name is Jesicca, and I am very soon 23. I am born and located in sweden, which also mean that my english is not the best. We don't have a forum for women diagnosed with pcos, in sweden, that's why i'm here.

At the age of...
...12 i started getting hair in my lower area and armpits
...13 i started gaining weight
...15 i got my first period
...16 i got my second and last period
...21 i met the love of my life, and I told him that I am scared to figure out what's wrong with me. He supported me and made me go see a gynecologist.

1 month later, i had the opiontment with a gynecologist at some sort of speciality center for women. She took a look at me through vaginal ultra sound, and blood test.
This woman gave a package of pills called "Primolut", as i were suppose to take for 10 days. And as promised my period came, not to many days after that. And at my first cycle day, I was ordered to start taking bcp's called "Yasmin 28". (Notice that this gynecologist didn't check my blood pressure, before she gave me bcp's - wich actually is against rule and law.)

1 year later, i found out that my blood pressure was very high. I both suffer from social phobia, anxiouty and over weight, wich can all three give high bloodsure, so it's nothing more serious than that I have to continue lose more weight and continue exercising.

1 month later, after i desided to stop taking bcp's, i visited another gynecologist, who checked my blood pressure, and asked for some special advice from both her boss and collegues, to see if it was possible to give a pcos patient an irth control implant. In this case an implant called "Nexplanon". I've had my implant for about 1 month now, and it feels good to not have period each month, as i had with my bcp's, and it feels good to know that i've lowered my risk of having embolus / clot of blood (not sure what its called in english).

My symptoms of pcos is
- No period (solved)
- Brown skin in the back of my neck/knees/elbows/armpits/breasts/in between legs/fingers (not solved cuz im embarrassed to go to a doctor with it)
- Pretty thick hair under my bellybutton, just like men have (solved my shaving quick enough so that my boyfriend wont notice i'm have genes of a bear :i_sweat:)
- Terrible mood swings (does this have to do with pcos?) (may change with time as i've only had my implant for a month)

What my actuall problem is - as you can see - i've nowhere in my story mentioned that someone actually told me what pcos means. My 1:st gynecologist only told me that it is like your ovaries are asleep, but that u can wake them up with like bcp's for example. She also said that a woman should have her period each 4:th month, to be classified as "healthy".

I have to admit some terms and translation are hard to understand as i read the english information about pcos - so can someone just please try to make some sort of short description of what pcos actually is to live with?
What scares me the most is that I haven't found out how serious it will be the day I want to have my own children. Is there a higher risk of having a misscariage as a pcos pateint?, can i be complete infertile because of my pcos? how hard will it be to get pregnant? is it even possible to get pregnant the natural way? Or is it for some pcos patients not even a problem getting pregnant? As I've said i've really met the love of my life, and I want to give him children one day when we're ready to start a family. It's making me crazy not knowing. Sometimes i even cry, watching teve shows where the woman find out she cant have kids.

Is there any chance someone can explain in pretty simple language what i can expect?
Thanks for taking time reading. It means alot to me. It really does. ]]> Newbie Issues... Jesicca http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347665-Feeling-like-a-questionmark http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347616-Pcos-clomid-and-no-ovulation?goto=newpost Thu, 09 May 2013 03:45:15 GMT I don't even know where to begin. I did my first cycle of clomid 50mg in April on days 5-9. On cd 21 I did a progesterone check that was 0.2. Cd 23 and still -opk. My cycles are 37 days. Dr. say wait two weeks then take hpt if positive make an appointment and if negative make an appointment. Right now Im lost and confused. 7 years ttc and nothing. Help please!!! ]]> Newbie Issues... tanesha1982 http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347616-Pcos-clomid-and-no-ovulation http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347600-Another-newbie?goto=newpost Wed, 08 May 2013 17:44:19 GMT Hi, I was just diagnosed with PCOS yesterday I am confused and sad in frustrated. though it explains a lot of things like my issues with being overweight, the anxiety and depression that I have had since I hit puberty. I'm wondering if right now it's just psychological but i see to have more pain now in that area since I've been diagnosed, it's weird. I found out about this when i went off birth control and my period stopped coming haven't had it since. So my doctor did an ultra sound and it turns out I have these cysts on y ovaries. I wish it was diagnosed earlier, though after I it puberty I developed an eating disorder, I have been in recovery for a while now but can't seem to control my weight and it's been really frustrating. I want to lose weight but i don't know how to, I worry about it too because I don't want to go into the exstremes like I did before. It's frustrating. ]]> Newbie Issues... pinkgurl87 http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347600-Another-newbie http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347552-Add-one-more-to-the-PCOS-collection?goto=newpost Mon, 06 May 2013 23:34:33 GMT Hello everyone. I found this site actually while I was reading through the book PCOS For Dummies at Barnes And Noble - it was one of the sites they recommended for online support, lol. I was diagnosed with PCOS officially on the 2nd, but in truth I think I've always known I've had it since I was a teenager, when my periods first became irreregular. It's just now I have a name for it. I've always had instinctual suspicions that I'd have a hard time getting pregnant, but never bothered consulting a doctor about it until just recently, now that I'm actively TTC with my husband. I was started on Metformin the day I was diagnosed, though now I have some weird rash/irritated scab/welt thing that's broke out on the corner of my mouth, and I'm not sure if it's directly related to the meds or not.... ]]> Newbie Issues... Songdog http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347552-Add-one-more-to-the-PCOS-collection http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347548-New-here-hi!?goto=newpost Mon, 06 May 2013 21:05:54 GMT Hi everyone. New to the forums!

I'm 20, and currently an anovulatory cyster :( was diagnosed with PCOS last week.
I've recently started TTC (January) and hoping I can fight PCOS and get my sticky bean soon with the help of you lovely ladies on the forum!

My first doctors appointment since the diagnosis is tomorrow. I'm so nervous! Don't know what to expect as ill find out the results of my ultrasound..anyone know what I should be expecting?

xoxo ]]> Newbie Issues... kayleighjade93 http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347548-New-here-hi! http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347533-soulqueen-is-greeting-her-soulcysters!?goto=newpost Mon, 06 May 2013 11:49:44 GMT Hello!:) I am new to this forum and want to introduce myself. I am currently 23 years old and a student. My menstruation never ever came regularly in my life. My doctors put me on BCP and that was it. Three years ago was the first time someone discovered the cysts via ultrasonic, but still all that he said was: just keep taking your BCP and come back when you want to get pregnant bcause... Hello!:)

I am new to this forum and want to introduce myself.

I am currently 23 years old and a student. My menstruation never ever came regularly in my life. My doctors put me on BCP and that was it. Three years ago was the first time someone discovered the cysts via ultrasonic, but still all that he said was: just keep taking your BCP and come back when you want to get pregnant bcause that probably won't work out that easily, you will have to take medication.
I started to be a little bit worried, but forgot about it somehow and kept on taking my bcp. i did not know that all the issues i had back than (light hirsutism, acne) could be part of something bigger. I just disovered half a year ago, that it has a name: PCOS.
I was urging my doctor to make a blood test and had to get off BCP for this. I stopped taking it in november 2012 and until now i did not menstruate at all. Furthermore all my symptoms are getting worse every week (especially since march!). Facial hair is thickening, i am starting to get a slight, slight moustache, i have hair on my chin and under it. Most of it is long and white. But some are starting to get a darker colour. i am also gaining weight, my cellulite gets worse and hair is falling of my head. I am close to panic, it's really getting worse every week.
i did not have any long-tem relationship for two years now. also because of my symptoms. i am really ashamed of my bodyhair and only if i don't see someone regularly i can hide it. and now it's getting even worse, waah!

Anyway, i had my blood tested and my doctor told me that it is very very possible, that i have PCOS. I know that i have it. All the symptoms are speaking for itself. Tomorrow i will get tested my insulin and than i will know it finally. The endocrinologist i talked to wants to put me on metformin. I think i will give it a try, but i will simultaniously cut all sugar/dairy/grains. Right now i would do ANYTHING for stopping the worsening of the symptoms.

I hope that this forum helps me on my way.

Love to all my Soulcysters,
*Soulqueen ]]> Newbie Issues... soulqueen http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347533-soulqueen-is-greeting-her-soulcysters! http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347516-Newbie-Alert-)?goto=newpost Sun, 05 May 2013 08:19:15 GMT Just like many I am new here. I guesd I will put my story out there. My familu has had issues since my grandmother had her first daughter. My aunt is skinny as a rail amd as a kid had irregular periods. My mother had severly painful ones that led to her missing school. However both them startes at a decent time. My mother grew concernes when I was 15-16 and hadn't started. On my sixteenth birthday aunt flow showed up. I was regular for a few months. Out of no where it stopped for 18 months. My mother consulted her general practioner and he suggestes to her I might have PCOS. So I went to a gyno I felt okay with. We explained to her what he had suggested and she just looked at me and said that he was probably right. She gave me a prescriptipn for birth control to regulate myself and told me to loose weight or I might never become a mother. Well I lwft my parenta home when I was a senior in High school with my husband. That August one night I was watching TV and all of a sudden was gripped in so much pain I was crying. I was not regular at that point so I was scares if it was a rupture or possibly a miscarriage. We went straight to the ER. Never again. I got told I was just "cramping" that I was not pregnant nor did I have PCOS. I tried standing when it happenes and fell straight to the floor. Later on nothing changed but that pain never came back. In 2009 a bizarre incident happened. I started belching and hiccuping to the point I could not sleep eat or drink. I would throw up in between. The second ER I went to put me through a CT Scan and my uterus and ovaries were normal. That shocked me. Well my life has moved on since then. I have a god daughter and a step daughter with my second step daughter due any day. I started working last June and since I read that if I loose 30% of my weight my body should start to regulate itself. It was true. Since June I have lost 60 pounds. I have a long way to go to get where I want to be at for my goal but I would love the love and support of anyone. Especially when I decide to finally try to be a "real" mommy ]]> Newbie Issues... MommaJay http://www.soulcysters.net/showthread.php/347516-Newbie-Alert-)