Hey everyone,
For my writer's craft class, I am doing a journalism article on PCOS. I was wondering if anyone would care to email me so I could ask you a few questions about your PCOS.
Alright, whoever is interested in answering these questions, please tell me your name and email adress, and email me as soon as possible please, or if you are comfortable, you can just leave your answers here. I really need this by Wednesday, so I really appreciate this.
1) How old were you when you were diagnosed?
2) How old were you when the symptoms began?
3) What symptoms do you have?
4) What rememdies to you use, I.E. meds, excercise, face waxing...
5) Do you have any side effects of the symptoms, I.E. Depression, Diabetes...
6) How has this impacted your self esteem?
7) Were you teased as a child?
8) Do you find your doctors to be competent?
1) I was just diagnosed in October
2) I've had irregular periods all my life (except when on the pill)
3) Irregular periods, some acne
4) I work out regularly (about 3 times a week including cardio and weights), take 1500 mg of Met with dinner and prenatal vitamin in the morning
5) I'm gaining weight, but I'm not sure if that has anything to do with this or if it's my less than stellar eating habits (I'm a 'thin cyster')
6) we are ttc, so this has been very frustrating. the one thing in the world I want is to be preg and my own body is preventing it.
7) I think all kids are teased for one reason or another
8) I love the nurse practioner I'm working with, just wish insurance would pay for more testing.
Good luck with your paper, feel free to email me if you need more info.
1) How old were you when you were diagnosed? 23
2) How old were you when the symptoms began? 7
3) What symptoms do you have? Acne, skin tags, irrregular periods, male hair growth,the hair on my head is thinning
4) What rememdies to you use, I.E. meds, excercise, face waxing... None right now I wil be going to a DR later on this month
5) Do you have any side effects of the symptoms, I.E. Depression, Diabetes... I guess I get agrivated easily because I am getting almost a full beard and there is nothing that I can do about it.
6) How has this impacted your self esteem? Very much so.
7) Were you teased as a child? All of the time, but wasn't most kids.
8) Do you find your doctors to be competent? I will se on the 25th.
1) 15
2) ?? probably 6/7
3) irregular periods, skin tags, dark skin patches, weight, fast growing hair + mini moustasch!, tired all the time, nausea most of the time.
4) Nothing much at the moment but i'm on weight watchers for the weight.
5) I don't know if it's to do with it but sometimes i get really down and just start bawling for no reason.
6) The weight makes me self conscious.
7) not loads but i was teased by some people
8) my doctor is competant but she wouldn't tell me what was wrong or anything about it. it was me telling her info and her agreeing with me.
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1) How old were you when you were diagnosed? 16 i think
2) How old were you when the symptoms began? in grade 5 i started to get teased for having a mustache, then i got acne too and i never got a normal period...
3) What symptoms do you have? hair, irregular period, dark skin patches, acne etc
4) What rememdies to you use, I.E. meds, excercise, face waxing... ya i wax and im on spiro, 100mg a day and met 1000mg a day and BCP
5) Do you have any side effects of the symptoms, I.E. Depression, Diabetes... not that i know of
6) How has this impacted your self esteem?it hasnt really, i try to keep it under control
7) Were you teased as a child? not as much as some
8) Do you find your doctors to be competent? some of them
1) How old were you when you were diagnosed? 16 (should have been 15)
2) How old were you when the symptoms began? i think about 9, 10
3) What symptoms do you have?
Hair
weight gain
slighly irregular periods
acne
4) What rememdies to you use:
1500 of met, exerise hopefully spiro soon, and any air removal methods i can find
5) Do you have any side effects of the symptoms: not as of yet
6) How has this impacted your self esteem? i have very low self esteem
7) Were you teased as a child? i guess so, mainly because of the weight
8) Do you find your doctors to be competent?
not to begin with i've changed my doctors because of their lack of knowledge and i belive lack of profesionalizm (sp?)
1) How old were you when you were diagnosed? 25 yrs old
2) How old were you when the symptoms began? 8 yrs old - weight problems;13 yrs old - irregular periods
3) What symptoms do you have? Irregular periods, acne, oily skin, overweight, excessive body hair, infertility, hypothyroidism
4) What rememdies to you use, I.E. meds, excercise, face waxing... I take 500 mg Glucophage XR, 75 mg of Levoxyl, I use hair clippers to get rid of the excessive hair on the sides of my face - for infertility 50 mg clomid
5) Do you have any side effects of the symptoms, I.E. Depression, Diabetes... I have mood swings. I'm usually an upbeat person, but there are times when I feel frustrated w/my weight and the acne
6) How has this impacted your self esteem? Many times I feel like the fattest, ugliest woman in the world. I've always had a big face, so the hairy double-chin with a side order of acne doesn't help any. My lack of confidence in my physical appearance is holding me back professionally. I feel since I don't "look" the part, I shouldn't even try for promotions.
7) Were you teased as a child? Yes, I started becoming overweight around 8 yrs old. My maiden name is Sizemore and the kids used to call me "more size". As a teenager I remember this really cute guy telling me, "You're a WHALE of a friend".
8) Do you find your doctors to be competent? Yes, I'm fortunate to have competent doctors - now. When I was 17 yrs old - displaying all the classic signs, my mom took me to the doctor. We were military and they did a pelvic exam, vaginal ultrasound, and some other tests, but didn't dx anything. I was then taken to a civilian doctor who put me on birth control pills and told me it was normal for teenagers to have irregular periods but, "not to worry; when you get married and have a baby, everything will straighten out." That was his official diagnosis. Hmm....well since I have infertility issues, I guess I won't get "straightened out" anytime soon.
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I'm gonna stop looking back and starting moving on
And learn how to face my fears
Love with all of my heart, make my mark
I wanna leave something here
Go out on a ledge, without any net
That's what I'm gonna be about
Yeah, I wanna be running
When the sand runs out
- Rascall Flatts "When the Sand Runs Out"
I am doing a journalism article on PCOS 
