I've just recently been diagnosed with PCOS, and am waiting on my Endocringologist appointment to come up in May.
I'm frightened, scared, and wasn't really prepared to hear that anything was wrong with me, even though I had put on a lot of weight that I haven't been able to shift.
My story is long, so I won't go there just yet. Just thought I'd introduce myself around here and scope the place out a little.
welcome to sc from the other side of the world isnt the internet cool!! All the best for your appointment in May. I soooo know what you mean - first gettng diagnosed it's all so scary. That's why this site is amazing!! What i always do, is write down the things i want to say/ask my dr - that way i cant forget!
eva
Hi Taff, Wellcome! I know how daunting it can be, but like Eva said, write all your questions down for your doc so you don't forget. Mind you, you could probably find most of your answers here!
It has been really quite here on the Aussie/Kiwi boards this year. Hopefully we will all get back into the swing of things soon and you will have someone 'local' to chat too. But again, like Eva said. The beauty of the net is that you can have friends on the other side of the wall!
When I was first diagnosed, I gave myself a week to cry and feel sorry for myself, then I set about finding out as much as possibe about PCOS. It is not all doom and gloom. I'm sure you'll be fine. Best of luck. Hope to see you around.
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Thanks Donna for the rainbow It's very nice to get a suprise like that.
I don't come online much during the week, but today I am having a bad day, and I just needed a place to be.
I'm just having a bit of trouble coping right now, and I guess until such time as my appointment in May, I will probably have lots more of these badish days.
I am sure I will get to where I want to be at some stage.
I am finding things like a lack of confidence are really making themselves evident, more so since my diagnosis, and I am feeling more blue more often. I am trying to eat right, sleep the right number of hours, and get a bit of exercise, but it's not easy.
Infact I am not sure how everyone else seems to do EVERYTHING in a week. Am I lazy? Am I too much of a perfectionist? I don't know. But not being able to eat right, sleep right and exercise enough in a week is driving me insane. And then I get worked up about the state of the house- and add that to the fact I work a 40 hour week, and am away from home for 12 hours a day, 5 days a week it soon makes me depressed.
Anyway this has dwindled into something it shouldn't have. So Thanks for the hello's i'll be around, I just don't know when.
HI Taffabella.....STOP!!! Please take a moment for yourself and realise you are NOT WONDERWOMAN!!! You are allowed to have bad days, moments of craziness and times when it all is just too much, you are human. Adding to the stress of it all is that PCOS plays havis with your hormones, which it turns plays havoc with your body, emotions, self esteem, and everything associated with you... It's completely normal to feel overwhelmed and sometimes just so tired of it all. Trust me it will get better, but for now, takes each day as it comes, take time for yourself, even if it is only a 10min soak in a hot bath with a magazine and know that no one is perfect.
Always here to talk to.... happy to stay in touch
Warm hugs
Janet
Hi Taffabella and welcome. Good to see you here, the wisdom imparted by those with experience is invaluable! Check out a couple of threads; here in Aussie & Kiwis cysters join our natter thread "the dog": 2007 Downunder Doghouse Diva's Chewin' the Fat!.
Also check out in the teen section big/little sister where you can find mentors or be a mentor
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Hey Taff!!!
Welcome to SC!! This place is a wealth of information and experiences to draw upon. Use it to your advantage. I'm sure you'll feel better once you've been to the endo. PCOS is a manageable condition and once you see the endo and get to know more about it you will find treatments/solutions that will help whatever sypmtoms you have. Good Luck and let us know how your appointment goes. If you have ANY questions please ask!!!
Hello I'm a newbie... 
isnt the internet cool!! All the best for your appointment in May. I soooo know what you mean - first gettng diagnosed it's all so scary. That's why this site is amazing!! What i always do, is write down the things i want to say/ask my dr - that way i cant forget!
It's very nice to get a suprise like that. 
