pcos for years doctors were not much help :(

Kaleigh13 · 02-04-2009, 03:18 AM

hello all my name is Kaleigh and i am 20 years old... im new to this site but was todl i had pcos when i was 16.... even though i have had it for quite some time my doctors have not done much about it.. i had the test which they told me i had pcos and i had an ultra sound done to see the cysts but that is about all they did.... once they said i had pcos they didn't do much else for me... tried birth control but that made me sick.... anyone have any info for me? or is anyone in the same boat as me?

BurntToasties · 02-04-2009, 06:52 AM

I had close to the same problem as you. I was diagnosed at 16 as well, but my gyno felt the lumps and had me do a blood test to see the elevated testosterone levels and the other hormones our of whack. She told me that things like bread and pasta and high carbs like that were bad for me, gave me a prescription for Yaz and sent me off.

Are you on a different b/c? I had to switch around three times before settling on Femcon-Fe because of breakthrough bleeding and a definite increase in irritability for some reason...

Kaleigh13 · 02-04-2009, 07:23 AM

no im actually not on any bcp... i have been with my bf for a long time and we are in it for the long hall... plus i want to have a baby so bcp is really not needed... the few kinds i tried all made me sick

BurntToasties · 02-04-2009, 07:39 AM

Ah i see. Good luck with the baby plans.

My boyfriend at the time wasn't so on board...But other than that, the only information I had when diagnosed was 'dont eat bread or pasta and take this pill'. I didn't know that PCOS also contributed to my depression, to the constant streams of hair i was losing. I was like 'oh, so it causes weight gain and screwy periods? ok then.'

dollface1982 · 02-04-2009, 11:39 AM

Hi ladies, I was diagnosed with pcos last year March 2008 and my doctor didn't do much for me either. One thing you might want to ask your doctor about is Metformin. My AF stopped completely in 2005 then they put me on bcp. I stopped taking them in Jan. 2008 because I wanted to start ttc. I don't know all of your symptoms but (no offense) if you're over weight, you might want to start by dieting and getting plenty of exercise. My hormones were all over the place but the Metformin helped me a lot. The docs aren't much help so some things you will have to research on your own like I did. I bought books and everything.

Kaleigh13, if you are ttc, go on the internet and read to see what types of vitamins you will need to take. We all experience different symptoms, so we all take different routes. I'm about to make an appointment with a Reproductive Endocrinologist so they can get me on track with trying to have a baby. You might want to do that as well. But I advise you not to sit around and wait for these doctors who doesn't care about our conditions at all. Find an RE and get on the path of being healthy so that you can conceive a healthy baby. It won't be easy but that doesn't mean its not worth it. You will become frustrated through it all but you must keep pushing because pcos comes with so many stresses. I know I want a family and that's what I'm striving for so I'm ready to take this journey. The question is... Are you ready to take the road of ttc? If so, start researching and making phone calls today. HTH!!!

~Waiting for my Little Miracle

Kaleigh13 · 02-04-2009, 02:15 PM

yeah it seems that way with doctors they tell you that you have pcos and then that is it.. like their job is done... im starting to do more research... and yes i have gained quite a lot of weight which has helped make me feel depressed.... i was never a stick but i had a good body because i played alot of sports... but now i have gained alot of weight and hate the way i look and just can't seem to get out of my negative rut

BurntToasties · 02-06-2009, 02:08 AM

Yeah, I've been dieting since my diagnosis, but I'm going pretty hard core about it now since my mom's having troubles with her gallbladder. I just originally thought, upon my diagnosis, that those were the only two symptoms.