Hi everyone, I'm Friska!
Okay, well...I don't really know where to start, because I honestly don't know a whole lot about my situation. Even though I come from a family of nurses and I understand a lot of medical jargon and the like...I can never seem to quite understand what pcos is/does to me...mostly because I never get the chance to talk about it with anyone who has extended knowledge about it.
I was diagnosed with pcos about 9-11 years ago (I'm almost 21 now), so I was pretty young. My mom used to yell at me for not washing my neck/armpits well enough because, "You could still see the dirt." Well, imagine her surprise when it turned out that I had plain ole Acanthosis nigrican. I was prescribed Zovia, which I still take to this day. I had barely started my period, and suddenly it was gone. I just wanted to be normal, and have my period like my friends...but my (male) endocrinologist said that I should be happy I didn't have to worry about it. No, I wasn't happy. I just wanted to be a normal girl...I was one of the first batch of "children" to be put on Metformin for pcos...I don't think that it's really helped me that much. I went up to a dose that was so high, I actually would pass out from the GI pain, but no relief in the pcos symptom department. I started to gain weight (still am, actually)...I was depressed just about 24/7 and my overall health was just plain bad. Bad enough, that I spent so much time sick/in pain that I actually switched to home schooling rather than try to explain to my teachers the exact cause of my generic "upset stomach".
Okay, enough with the teenage angst. That was pretty much my life for the last 10 years or so. Well, now I'm in college...and I've decided that I want to be in control of this part of my life. I don't know a lot about pcos, and I don't know anyone else who has it. That's why I've started searching around the internet for places like this. I have to say, I'm really looking forward to finally understanding what's going on with my body. So that's my story (I hope it wasn't too long, but I just felt I had to finally tell someone about it). So, yeah, it's really nice to meet you all! I hope that I can bring something to this group in exchange for your support!
---Friska
Hey Friska! I've just popped onto this site a few days ago myself. I have to say I've gotten nothing but support from the people here. It really does help just to be able to have people listen and understand what you're going through. So a big hello from me !
WOW!! I applaud you, FRISKA!! I was in college when I got diagnosed and went into complete denial...
...I encourage to do just as you say and take control NOW...Had I done it 4 or 5 years ago, then I wouldn't be needing to lose 100 lbs and my AF wouldn't be MISSING IN ACTION for the last 7 months.
I encourage you to reach out to people on SC, and to find a doctor who knows about PCOS and can treat you correctly. It's going to take hard work and dedication, but WE'RE ALL HERE TO HELP if / when you need it!
Take care...YOU SHALL CONQUER THIS!!
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Welcome to Sc ! I've had nothing but great support from this site. Its so nice to see other people who have what you have and know exactly what you are going through. Everyone here has their own expert knowledge on anything and everything related to PCOS. Its amazing here. I love it
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I've had nothing but great support from this site. Its so nice to see other people who have what you have and know exactly what you are going through. Everyone here has their own expert knowledge on anything and everything related to PCOS. Its amazing here. I love it 
