lralex

I've learned so much from reading the posts in this forum it's amazing!!!!!! I've been getting these very painful boils in my underarm for the past few months and I've had some in the past in my groin area but never knew what they were. I thought it was just my body's way of getting rid of some kind of infection. I was diagnosed with PCO in 1996. Met and married DH in 1998. We've off and on talked about having children since then, but recently decided that if it happens we will be happy, but if not we will continue to just enjoy each other. I can so relate to all the self image issues many have discussed here. With the extra weight (being what's called a "super apple"), excessive hair, and they painful boils/cysts. I've tried taking the Metformin so many times I can't count anymore. I've lost weight with this initially, but could never take it long enough before my liver enzymes would elevate and the doctor would take me off of it. I've also gone thru many doctors over the years because none of them would take me seriously and would just want to put me on BCP and "watch me". I've dealt with pelvic pain, scanty menstrual cycles, recurrent yeast infections and it's only recently that I've realized just how serious my PCO was. My currently doctor has done so much for me it brings tears to my eyes because I've finally found someone who it trying to help me. To give you a little synopsis of my situation, several months ago my GYN performed an endometrial biopsy that was normal, no detection of endometial hyperlasia, but all she would offer to do was but me on birth control pills. I declined this as I took the pills in my late teens early twenties and it seemed my symptoms started after I stopped taking them. I started seeing an RE because we wanted to become pregnant. He ordered an HSG that turned out normal. Then he ordered an ultrasound which showed a 22 mm mass on my left ovary. He drew a series of labs that confirmed that my hormones were unbalanced and that my free testoserone was like 3 times the normal range. He gave me a one dose shot of Lupron to suppress my ovaries and ordered an MRI. The MRI confirmed his findings on the ultrasound. I will go back on May 12th (exactly 4 weeks after the Lupron injection) to have my labs drawn again. Per my RE if my hormones have gone down then the most likely cause of my imbalance is coming from my ovaries (although someone how I already suspect that). If not then it is coming from my adrenal glands and we have to come up with another plan. Either way I will have to have surgery and the mass will come out. Someone how I think I will fill alot better and I think many of my symptoms will go away once this mass is removed. So sorry for the long post ladies.