Hello! I haven't been around in a LONG long time, so I have decided to re-introduce myself here: The name is Dena. I live in Richmond Virginia. I am Twenty-Three years old, going to VCU. I am currently majoring in Psychology with an Art minor (perhaps art therapy thrown into my school counseling career choice).
I have offically been diagnoed with PCOS for years now (okay since I was like 19) but I knew/thought I had it since I was about 16 (yay for the wonders of internet!)
The only time I truly researched it was when the pesky black beard started to take shape. And I found myself using my dads shaver.
Anyway -- fastforeward to now. I have been doing laser treatments for the hair for over a year now. October will be year two. I was supposed to be done last October, but my laser nurse is raging war against the hair that just won't leave. Of course, now instead of a black beard, I have white fluffy long hair that could be braided any day now it is so long.
My weight is... heavy. A lot in other words. I used to go to the gym, but after doing aerobics for an hour or two, then swimming half a mile for five days a week, for a period of four months, and was on a strict diet - and only lost 7-10 lbs... I got discouraged and gave up.
I am hairy, fat, but happy in love. Keith, who is my fiance of over a year, but best friend since 2003 -- will be returning from his Tour in Iraq sometime Mid-2007. He's been gone since October 2005... so it's a pretty long tour. 18-24 months potentially he said. Light of my life! He has given me so much courage and self-respect. He taught me how to love myself.
I was once depressed, and he helped me get out of that.
Anyway -- just wanted to re-introduce myself being that it has been a long time!
Old but Newbie! 
