Hello everyone! I learned in December that I have PCOS, and since then, I really haven't thought too much about it. OK, I lied, I have. I just read an article in a magazine and it made me decide to research more about it...So here I am. I didn't realize how much this has affected me until I found this site and instantly felt like crying. Let me tell you a little about myself. I am 25, I just graduated from college and in the same month, I found out about the PCOS. I have always had a "gut feeling" that bearing children would be hard for me. Now I know why. I went to the gyno in Dec. because I had been having ammenorrhea for about 2 yrs. all the other Drs I had been to blamed it on the DepoProvera I had been on. Finally I found a doctor that knew what he was talking about. In 5 minutes, he had the diagnosis. I am overweight, (started a few years ago and keeps adding on), I started getting bad acne, and i noticed a mustache above my lip...Talk about a self-esteem decreaser...Anyhow, I know where all the problems stem from. Now I am ready to learn how to better my life. Any help from any of you would be greatly appreciated. I have to be honest, I am deep into the depression stage right now. I need all the help I can get. I don't have health insurance right now, so I can't really get on anything to help me, but I have a feeling this site is going to be good for my soul...
Welcome to the boards! I just found this site this month as well. I've been a PCOSer for quite some time and never KNEW the mass numbers of women who were in the same boat!
And you're right -- this is a place to nourish the soul. I used to only get online to play a few games (my computer time is rather limited here at home) or check sparse email. Now this is the first place I come when I sit down at the computer.
What I've found as a newbie here is--
--if you've got some weird PCOS symptom, chances are someone else here does, too.
Hiya Tisha and welcome to SC! I believe that I would have or rather I WOULD be going nuts if SC wasn't here! Katrina was right when she said that "no question is too odd or personal" to ask here - trust me... you will see it all!
Keep posting - I look forward to getting to know you!
See ya around the boards!
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This condition affects your life so much and for alot of women they don't realise it until they get information from a souce like this. I didn't realise that alot of the way I was feeling was linked to the PCOS. Its hard to live sometimes. Well your here now, and you will learn lots about it, and you'll make new friends.
Tisha!
I am so glad that you've found SC!! I have learned sooooo much here, there are women of all sizes and symptoms that can help!!
I have to say that when you said that you had a gut feeling about having problems having children, I thought the same thing ever since I was in HS. I truely believe that weight loss is the best thing any women with PCOS can do to get their homornes back in order, causing the ovulation and regular periods to follow! Having said that, I know it's about impossible to loose weight with this stupid syndome, I'm trying now with only small results. One thing that gave me hope was to know about how sugar and carbs effect the PCOS problem... so I started staying away from carbs like white bread and pasta, and any candy as much as possible. I am slowly loosing weight, have added in exercise now and hopefully will speed up the process. Tisha, I'm telling you all of this because I was sooo depressed about my diagnosis... then I got determined to "fix" my body. I decide that I can be in control of my body, I can make these symptoms go away if I work hard (even though it's unfair).
So, since you said you don't have insurance right now... meds won't be the first choice. But you can go on a low carb diet like South Beach and be successful. If I were you, I would start there. Also, most Dr's agree that if you're not trying to get pregnant, PCOS women should be on BCP to help any ovary cysts not develop and to cause a monthly cycle. Some argue that monophasic BCP are the only way to go since the tri-phasic sometimes cause the cysts to get worse. You could go to Planned Parenthood or a clinic that is similar to get BCP if you're not able to go to your Dr. (they're usually cheap there) I'm taking Yasmin, and I recommend it since I've lost weight on it and haven't been "crazy" with my emotions.
I hope this helps a little. I know it's hard to find out that you have "something wrong" with you... but I made myself think that at least I know what it is now, and can move forward in changing it. Best of luck!!!!!!
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I just read an article in a magazine and it made me decide to research more about it...So here I am. I didn't realize how much this has affected me until I found this site and instantly felt like crying. Let me tell you a little about myself. I am 25, I just graduated from college and in the same month, I found out about the PCOS. I have always had a "gut feeling" that bearing children would be hard for me. Now I know why. I went to the gyno in Dec. because I had been having ammenorrhea for about 2 yrs. all the other Drs I had been to blamed it on the DepoProvera I had been on. Finally I found a doctor that knew what he was talking about. In 5 minutes, he had the diagnosis. I am overweight, (started a few years ago and keeps adding on
), I started getting bad acne, and i noticed a mustache above my lip...Talk about a self-esteem decreaser...Anyhow, I know where all the problems stem from. Now I am ready to learn how to better my life. Any help from any of you would be greatly appreciated. I have to be honest, I am deep into the depression stage right now. I need all the help I can get. I don't have health insurance right now, so I can't really get on anything to help me, but I have a feeling this site is going to be good for my soul...
