Im 27 and just got diagnod with PCOS last week. I have had irregular period all my life and have been heavily overweight/obese. But then when i initially went to the Dr. they prescribed pills n i wud get my periods. Never ever did i wonder or know tat i had PCOS.
I have been married for slightly over a year now. I married a gr8 guy who i had been with for over 3 years before we got married. He is very understanding and is always supportive. i badly wanna have a baby, coz my life feels empty without one. I am depressed most of the time and this strains my relatioship with my DH.
The Dr. has asked to go on the pill for 3 months to regularise my periods and metamorfin. I have been advised to reduc my weight as well. But then everything seems very depressing, is it just me? feeling this wasy?. I dont really know. No body seems to understand how rotten i feel.
the thought of infertility scares me allthough the more. I know i gotto be motivated but just dont know how..I am loosing focus at work, i feel like quiting my job. I have no frends to whom I can share my worries with. I dont know how far this struggle is gonna be.. I know i sound like some whinning machine........but i cant help it...
Would really appreciate any of your comments or advise, coz right now i feel lost
I know that after I was first dx with PCOS, I just wanted to understand it. I spend a lot of time just reading up on it and trying to understand what all my test results meant in relation to my body and my health and ultimately my fertility ( or lack there of ). That was two years ago and I am just now really ready to start down the road to fertility. It takes a while for everything to sink in and to begin to be able to cope with the challenges of PCOS.
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I have been wanting a baby for a long time and was diagnosed with PCOS a year ago. Its hard to get motivated at times, but I think about the outcome. Hang in there! You will find motivation through this site that will help you reach your goals.
First of all, you are not whining... This is a safe harbor.
I understand how you feel. I do not like to talk about PCOS with my friends and family because when I have it only made me feel worse than I already do... Here is sacred, here I can be open, here I can be me.
I am not TTC, I wish I was. But, try not to focus on the negative part (I know easier said than done). Focus on being healthy, having a healthy body will promote positive thinking, healthy cycle, and most of all a healthy baby.
Soak in your doctors advise, write down questions and symptoms and bring them to the doctor, ask your doctor about a low GI diet or IR diet, start walking (it will help if you have blood sugar issues and will help with your down feelings), keep thinking healthy.
And just because you have PCOS does not mean you are infertile. There are so many women here that have had healthy babies.
Keep coming back, let us know how you are doing. I will be thinking of you and praying for you.
Hugs!
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First of all, you are not whining... This is a safe harbor.
I understand how you feel. I do not like to talk about PCOS with my friends and family because when I have it only made me feel worse than I already do... Here is sacred, here I can be open, here I can be me.
I am not TTC, I wish I was. But, try not to focus on the negative part (I know easier said than done). Focus on being healthy, having a healthy body will promote positive thinking, healthy cycle, and most of all a healthy baby.
Soak in your doctors advise, write down questions and symptoms and bring them to the doctor, ask your doctor about a low GI diet or IR diet, start walking (it will help if you have blood sugar issues and will help with your down feelings), keep thinking healthy.
And just because you have PCOS does not mean you are infertile. There are so many women here that have had healthy babies.
Keep coming back, let us know how you are doing. I will be thinking of you and praying for you.
Hugs!
Wow perfectly said!! I couldn't agree more! Well done Shari!!
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Thanks so much, it meant so much to me, and yes i do think i need to be a lot more positive in my approach. I have started a shift toards a healthier diet. It is just a start but i just hope to keep it going. will keep you posted about how im fairing. Im also starting to walk hope all goes well.
I was dx at 31. All I wanted in life was to be a Mom! I was dx in Jan 07 and started a low gi (glycemic index) diet and walking. Once the dx was confirmed I went on Metformin. I lost 40 pounds and got my period. By May I was pregnant! Now I have a beautiful little boy! It is my understanding that if you want to get pregnant there are other things to try besides birth control pills. If you really don't want to take those...don't!
PCOS SUCKS! You are in the right place though, we are all there too! It's good to read on success stories so you can develop a more positive outlook on everything. It does feel like a lot in the beginning! Lose weight, get on meds, worry about having a period, worry about infertility...worry, worry, worry! It's all normal and one day you'll have a good day. It never goes away but once you learn more about it and start to manage it, it's not that bad.
Hang in there!
Becky
__________________ PCOS/IR diagnosis January 2007
Met up to 1500 mg and low gi diet
Lost 40 pounds
Pregnant in May, off Met at 12 weeks
C-section due to Vasa Previa
Mommy to Zach 1/5/08
Still down 30 pounds!!
I was never formally diagnosed with PCOS until today. However, I researched he symptoms and kinda knew that's where I was- with PCOS. I want to be of encouragement to you because a few rounds of prometrium, clomid, and a feverent prayer life I now have two children. Trust me, I was you a few years ago--avoiding baby showers and despising the good news of someone else's pregnancy or birth of a new baby. But I prayed through that and believed I would be a Mommy of my own children. Now I have a son who is 4 and a daughter who is 2. Put your mind into it and it shall come to pass!!
beekerbutt~ I love your sucsess story!! makes me feel lots better cause what u did has been my plan! im just currently waiting on help insurance!! I was diagnosed 4 years ago. i cant wait!!
wannabmom~I couldnt say it any better then what spazmother727 and beekerbutt said! They pretty much covered it! once u get on the wagon and figuring things out it will get better hun! hang in there and take care! <3
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Thanks so much all of you, i woldnt lie by saying im feeling great, but i am sure taking it all in. Becky, im so happy for you n your baby boy, god bless u both with good health ;o)..Chande78, your story is really inspiring, im really hanging on to all the strings of hope in me and u wud bet it im praying reall hard.....
pls dont get me wrong for saying this.. but i just wanna get it out of my system.... just after i got DX i have had people all around me rejoice at geting pregnant, i am happy for them but somewhere in my heart there is a pinch....im really praying not to feel the green devil, i know its wrong but trust me im trying. things just happen to people around.....sounds really weird at times... but im working my way out....sorry if i hurt any of u ...
I was diagnosed on Monday. Not that I want to have PCOS, but it does answer many questions I've always had and it makes a lot of sense now! I never could figure out why I can gain weight by just looking at food...it's so frustrating! Why are all of my friends able to eat such good/unhealthy food and I'm continuously ordering salads and I am fat and they're a normal size?!?
I am 27 as well and have been married for a little more than a year as well! DH is supportive, but guys don't know how to put things in words as well as other women...it's definitely frustrating to know i've been on BCP since i was 18 and probably didn't even need them! (Could've saved a lot of money!!!)
Weight issues have always been on my mind (especially since my mom is/has always been a size 4). It is hard to feel like you're the only one--but you're NOT! I have never had a healthy relationship with food, because i would diet, diet, diet for a month straight, and never lose weight, so I would eventually give up and start eating unhealthy again--it's always a battle!
I went off of BCP on December, had 3 "normal" periods (but it must have jsut been the BCP still in my system) and haven't had one since February! Ever since then, i convinced myself I had PCOS and when i went to the doctor's on Monday, she confirmed it. My mood has definitely lifted since the metformin, but it still is hard to see all my friends pregnant!
Just remember, pregnancy is still possible, it'll just take alot longer! And hang in there!!!
newly diagnosed 
