Hi there everyone, I've been reading a lot of posts on here and I must say it has cheered me up some. Ive had pcos for about 10 years now, Iwas put on dianette which I have been taken off as they now say you cant take it for more that five years. I was referred to a consultant about 4 years ago and I must say he was one of the most condescending and unhelpful men I have ever met. He basically told me not to bother coming back to him if I couldnt be bothered to lose weight as there was nothing he could do for me!! This had shaken my confidence to say the least. Anyhoo, I feel like my pcos is getting worse. I have tried really hard to lose weight but I find that I can gain 7lbs overnight if I slightly stray from my diet (lets face who can do it 24/7) I have been trying to eat carefully for over a year now and I did lose 3 1/2 stones but now I am lucky if I can maintain my weight. My facial hair is growing like there is no tomorrow and whilst I can just about put up with the obesity, I am now struggling with my facial hair. I want to go back to my GP, but so little is known about this syndrome in the UK. Is there hope?? I dont really want to have to deal with unsympathetic doctors. I find it really hard to talk about my excess hair with poeple who dont know how upsetting this can be.
Sorry for the long rant but I have been holding this in for years.
Welcome to SoulCysters! You have definitely come to the right place. You're dealing with what a lot of PCOS veterans have dealt with.. doctors who oversimplify your problem. Its a very complex issue and with all of the suffering that you've done over the years, you deserve the best treatment. I would recommend posting your concerns in the UK and Irish Cysters forum. They will be able to recommend some great doctors do you. So don't give up.. there is treatment available and you will be ok.
Welcome to SC! I would recommend buying the PCOS book - the name is somewhere on this site, and isn't it written by a UK girl? I know that's not a lot of help LOL, but hopefully someone can give you the name of it. Also, I would print out research articles and bring them to your Dr. So many times we actually have to "treat" ourselves by suggesting things to our Docs, otherwise they wouldn't even prescribe it. Lots of luck to you.
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I know just how you feel. I have managed to loose 4 stone but instead of my sypmtoms getting better they are a lot worse. My facial hair is so bad I have to shave it everyday and sometimes twice a day. The thick hair on the side of my face has to be bleached and I can't even look in the mirror without feeling sick.
Sometimes I think it would be better to burn the hair off my face, better a scar than thick black hair and I know this sounds crazy but people don't know what it is really like to be like this.
I too have had no help from any doctors who just dismiss the facial hair. There is no money in the NHS to help women like me, with as far as they are concerned unnessessary treatment yet if I was a man wanting a sex change I could get laser hair removal on the NHS. Because I am a woman who is turning into a man the same rules don't apply. This just sucks.
I have at last met a man who is wonderful but who doesn't know about my PCOS. I am sure he has noticed the stubble and hair but has never said anything. I don't mind the fact I am overweight as much as the fact that my bikini line goes down to my knees and the hair on my tummy is thick and black. And we have never actually spent the night together because I can't be sure I can get up in the morning before he does to shave my face. I couldn't possibly face him unless I had done this it would simply destroy me, so how long it will last who knows.
If only the doctors realised what an impact facial hair has on women. Maybe then they would change their attitude.
I know just how you feel whackastick, especially about getting up in the morning if you are with a guy. I feel exactly the same. I am quite a strong person but when the consultant put his hand on me knee and said "have you got any friends?! I felt like crying. The thing is as I said to him once (I was feeling pretty brave) Whats the point of losing all the weight and looking like Kate Moss and feeling like Grizzly Adams? I thought it was a valid point!?! But then again if I cant try to make light of it once in a while I dont know what I'll do......... I'm trying to see light at the end of the tunnel and everyone who has posted has been a real help. No one quite understands how draining it is to live with....
Thanks for your support
Welcome to soulcysters sweetheart!!!! The consultant who put his hand on your knee and asked "do you have any friends," needs to be told you have plenty of friends especially since you came to soulcysters! We are all friends and we all stick together...this site is so wonderful!!!!! I wanted to write to tell you I know exactly how you feel. The worse symptom to me is the facial hair. I think about it constantly, I worry about it, I am scared of it getting worse, I am embarrased, and it has even kept me from entering relationships. I recently went to get waxed for the first time at the salon. I had my chin waxed...and it really made me feel better. I got smoother results that I got when I shaved and it made me feel a lot more feminine not having a razor in my hand. I got waxed almost a month ago and it is about time to make my second appointment. Waxing results are a lot better and last a lot longer. I really think you should go to the salon and have waxing done if the hair bothers you...because you will feel a lot better! I am so happy to see you joined soulcysters and I just want to tell you WELCOME!!!
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