I was diagnosed with PCOS last week. Not a surprise, I knew that was what it was. It was a relief to be able to have the diagnosis that put all the pieces together, and now start on treatment. Luckily I have a daughter, 5... and we are sticking with that, so I don't have the fertility concerns it seems most PCOS'ers do...
About 3 years ago I'd gone to a GP about extreme tiredness, my terrible skin and weight gain (which I was concerned with because it was mostly around my middle)..She'd done a blood test and it showed high blood sugar. Her reaction was "Well you can't just sit around on the couch all day eating cakes, you need to exercise and eat well". So I've protested that I don't just sit around eating cake all day, fair enough I don't exercise, but my diet is pretty good. Just because I am fat doesn't mean I eat tons of bad food. She wouldn't believe me. She did eventually mention low GI diets, so I tried that.... still was gaining weight though
Last year I started getting really annoyed with the little coarse hairs that were sprouting on my chin and neck... I've always been hairy on my arms and legs, but my "moustache" was becoming much more pronounced, and the chin/neck whiskers were new and irritating! More annoying than the actual prickly hairs is that I'd keep trying to pluck them out, which caused little pimples and rashes on my neck, making it unsightly as well as prickly.... and I thought I had rosacea - my cheeks would flare up with red rashes...And I was still having depression problems, which I couldn't really pass off as PND any more... So I went to a different GP and asked if I could have my hormone levels tested.... figuring it was a hormone imbalance. She asked if my periods were regular....
I hadn't really thought of it before, but at that stage I'd not had one in about 6 months. It had not been uncommon for me to skip periods on and off for years... but I'd always seemed to be stressed when I'd missed one, and thought it was that. I'd explained away months of missed periods with stress". it had got to the point I didn't bother trying to mark them down, because waiting for them made me stress more.
She said it could be PCOS, and that she'd do a blood test to confirm. The blood test came back showing insulin resistance, but hormone levels within the normal range... So she booked me in for an ultrasound to check for cysts. I don't have enough cysts to be PCOS.. so I asked for a referal to a gyno. Took me several months to get in, but he said straight away it is PCOS, and he has prescribed the pill for me, to try to get my periods back and deal with the hair (including trying to regain my head hair). And diet & exercise of course. He said I prefers to only give metformin to women who are trying to conceive.... I'm wondering if I should get a second opinion and go on it though... particularly since I have insulin resistance.
It's funny how many things I'm finding is related to the PCOS that I never would have imagined...The annoying little skin tags, fatigue... I'm hoping my terrible memory is also a symptom... I used to have a good memory, but it's been getting shocking
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