PCOs no ovulation or periods
skin tags
dark patches on neck, elbows
constant boils or cysts
Irritable Bowel
Geographic Tongue
hyperinsulin
arthritis in both knees
astigmatism / lazy eye
carpal tunnel
anal abscess
dysplasia of the cervix
BAD pms when I do get a period
chronic bronchitus
I feel like I am 34 going on 80 lol.
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TTC #1 3 years
Diag. PCO 1/00
33 yrs old
married 3/00
1850 mg glucophage daily
__________________ TTC #1 3 years
Diag. PCO 1/00
33 yrs old
married 3/00
1850 mg glucophage daily
Wow, this is amazing. I'm reading these going, yup, yup, yup, that's me...
Besides of course the PCOS:
IBS
Allergies - Taking shots
Sinus problems
Poor Vision
Joint Problems - Ankles, Knees, Wrist
Foggy headedness - sometimes
Acid Refulx
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Age 22
Married 06/17/01
Diagnosed 01/25/02 (Self Diagnosis May 2000) It took almost 2 yrs. until someone listened.
Meds: Yasmin
"Every opportunity has a difficulty, and every difficulty has an opportunity"
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__________________ Age 22
Married 06/17/01
Diagnosed 01/25/02 (Self Diagnosis May 2000) It took almost 2 yrs. until someone listened.
My Weight Loss Mission: Lose 30 lbs
10 Down, 20 to Go as of 04/22/02
Meds: Yasmin & Zoloft
"Every opportunity has a difficulty, and every difficulty has an opportunity"
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What a list so many of us have. I had one Doctor tell me I have these problems because I am fat. Well news is I had many of these problems even when I was thin. Here goes my list.
PCOS-1500mg Glucophage
Systemic Lupus -celebrex(did not help)than vioxx(did not help) do not know what next, possible anti malarial drugs who knows.
When I started have all the missed periods and than bled like crazy I thought it was lupus related. Lupus is an autoimmune disorder where the body is basically allergic to it self. The body will attack it's own tissues and can affect any system in the body. At the moment I eat motrin like candy. Too many syemtoms with this to go into at this time.
Fibromyalgia(severe muscle pain)-Motrin
Horrible eye sight since childhood(I am 31 and wear No line bi-focs)
IR-1500mg Glucophage and low-carb diet
Headaches almost everyday- tylonal or motrin
Obese Belly -trying to ride exercise bike and walking as well as low-carbing.
Moodeness-Husband listens and gives back rubs
he is very patient.
Recovering Nurse( I now stay at home and home school our son , but once a nurse always a nurse, so yep you got it, I am a terrible pt.)
Unable to get pregnant- no meds to help here
Fatigue-naps
Hair loss and gain in wrong places.
Skin tags on neck and underarm and back-just live with um.
Dry itchy skin-scratch
Allergic to all kinds of stuff in the air as well as cats, chickens, rabbits, and several other animals(praise God I can have my dog no allergies there)-25mg Diphenhydramine
Now that I feel like I am a hypocondriackkk-ackk ackkk.
I shall sign off. All in the name of science or perhaps some get it off your chest therapy. LOL.
Handmaiden
I cannot believe how many responses I have received to this question! Keep them coming ladies. Hey Arctic angel are you still still keeping score????
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Danielle
email me at mrsmiaow@soulcysters.com
6 years TTC(but only married 2 of those years LOL, SHHH! don't tell)
Diagnosed 1998
Have all the classic symptoms, no periods, hairy, overweight, acne, diabetic ....etc
Provera, Glucophage, BP meds
Adoption will be done REGARDLESS of ability to conceive.
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NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF A CAT !
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Danielle
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10 years TTC(but only married 5 of those years LOL, SHHH! don't tell)
Diagnosed 1998
Have all the classic symptoms, no periods, very hairy, overweight, acne, diabetic ....etc
Glucophage, Actos, Lopressor, Norvasc(BP), Asprin, Lipotor
Adoption will be done REGARDLESS of ability to conceive.
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NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF A CAT !
Wow what a lot of responses!! I feel extremely healthy after reading all this!
I have:
- PCOS but the only symptoms are irregular hormones, polycystic ovaries, variable metabolism and odd odd odd periods
- one eye (left) due to a retinoblastoma from birth (removed at 18 months old)
- mega short-sightedness (-6.75)
but that is all - and enough
Nat
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*PCOS - Dx 10/99 & confirmed 1/02
-very high DHEA levels & low progesterone
-severe mood swings - rx: zoloft
-rapid weight gain (see signature)
-fatigue
-hypoglycemia
-bloatedness
-annovulation rx: yasmin to start soon
-no chance of natural conception
-facial hair & increased leg/bikini hair growth
*Pelvic Adhesions - laproscopy 9/2000 & 7/2001 - artery that supplies rt. ovary with blood removed
*IBS - due to scaring from Adhesions
*Raynauds Phenomena - poor circulation in hands, feet, ears
*Hierneated disk & another bulging disk - therapy 2x/week for 2 years...so far
*Hip pain after being hurt on aircraft (was flight attendant) - attended rehab for 6 months in 1999
*Epilepsy - last seizure 16 years ago
*Mitrovalve Prolapse which miracoulsly disappeared in 1997!
Hey Dragonlady - did you know that some medications that are used or were used to treat epilepsy have links to PCOS - possible causes, may want to investigate further!
God I hope that is it!
Lisa
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Dx: PCOS 10/99 & confirmed 1/2002
Laproscopy for Lysis of Adhesions 9/2000 & 7/2001
Found damaged ovary & fallopian tubes
Would like to conceive soon!
RX: Yasmin & Zoloft
Prenatals & Fiber Supplement for IBS
5'10"
5/99 - 150lb
1/2000 - 210lb
1/2001 - 170lb
2/11/02 - 185lb/goal 155
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__________________ Lisa - 29; Mike - 33
IM A NEW MOM!
Foster Parent/Adoption for:
DD Olivia DOB: 2/27/03 &
DS Ethan DOB: 12/07/03
IBS
OAS (oral allergy syndrome)
mild unmedicated anxiety
hay fever allergies (deathly allergic to Ragweed/Goldenrod)
carpel tunnel
mood swings
I'm a night teeth grinder too.
AND - when pg, hyperemesis gravidarum (severe morning sickness - lost 60+ lbs with #1 pgcy)
~Laurie
pcos - no meds - anovulatory
breastfeeding 17 mo DS - had first post pardum Af show and swore I was hemorraging because I've never had AF show on her own in 7 yrs. Maybe the wt loss helped??
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__________________ 28 yrs old, 40lbs over goal weight, high DHEAS
DH 33yo
SAHM to breastfed Luke 9-9-00 (Clomid + hcg + dexamethazone baby)
PCOS
IBS
OAS (oral allergy syndrome) - allergic to fresh fruits & veggies
Hyperemesis Gravidarum survivor (severe m/s - lost 60+ lbs while pg)
Okay - why not? Although my list pales in comparison to others.
IBS
Gallbladder removed 12/96
Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder
Generalized Anxiety
Sciatica
Tendinitis in wrist
Mild allergies (some flowers, dust, mold)
Oddly enough I have been known to grind my teeth - however if I go to bed in a good mood - rare as it is - I DON'T grind my teeth!
Overweight for a year and half now
My husband says that talking too much should be a syndrome all its own - but as of yet it hasn't been officially diagnosed! LOL
I do find it odd that most of us - at least the posts I could find - suffered from stomach disorders and anxiety disorders. I'm not sure if you ladies have been told this - or if you've read about it - but irritable bowel syndrome is made worse by anxiety.
I'm really interested to know how our mothers fared in the health area? Maybe, just maybe our pcos is linked to our mothers and something they had to take while pregnant - and not so much just a family gene?? I hope that statement doesn't sound stupid - It was just a thought.
Amazing and fascinating - so i gotta join in:
PCOS (duh) - hairy, annovulatory, oily skin, dizzy spells, IR
GERD - Gastroesophageal Reflux - debilitating heartburn and esophageal spasms
TMJ - not bad recently
Teeth grinding - used to wake up my sisters when i was little!
Sciatica
And tho not dx - it feels like i have IBS and a touch of the bi-polar, tho maybe it's just hormones and mood swings.
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Patti (32)
DH Chris (32)
TTC#1 since 12/2000
suspected PCOS for years; formally dx Nov 01
RX Avandia (rosiglitizone)
__________________ Mom to Sophia Rose, born 26 December 2002, and Emerson Joseph, born 12 March 2005
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these." Mark 12:30-31
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Right well i have read through all of the posts here and thought i will add my bit aswell.
BAD MEMORY:
SHOULDER PAIN WHICH I THOUGHT WAS A TRAPPED NERVE:
PCOS:
FEELING COLD.
INNSOMNIA,
WHEN I GET TO SLEEP NOT LIKING TO WAKE UP,
DEPRESSION SINCE I WAS 16 ALTHOUGH A LITTLE BETTER SINCE I MET ME HUSBAND :O)
AND I THINK I HAVE SAID ALL I CAN THINK OF.
BAD MOOD SWINGS ASWELL LOL
__________________ TTC For 10 years and 1 MC.
Life, Love, Lust and Laughter, Never lose and L !!
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ABOVE TICKER IS APPROX! AS I DON'T KNOW CONCEPTION DAY YET.
GOT A BFP!! 1ST MAY 2007!!!
NO MEDS, I WAS ON A BREAK! i don't know how, or why it's happened now but i can't believe it, fingers crossed i get past the next few months To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
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Right well i have read through all of the posts here and thought i will add my bit aswell.
BAD MEMORY:
SHOULDER PAIN WHICH I THOUGHT WAS A TRAPPED NERVE:
PCOS:
FEELING COLD.
INNSOMNIA,
WHEN I GET TO SLEEP NOT LIKING TO WAKE UP,
DEPRESSION SINCE I WAS 16 ALTHOUGH A LITTLE BETTER SINCE I MET ME HUSBAND :O)
AND I THINK I HAVE SAID ALL I CAN THINK OF.
BAD MOOD SWINGS ASWELL LOL
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in devon
ttc for ages
cant cope with not being able to control my body the way nature intended
would love to be penpals or email with fellow pcos sufferers
__________________ TTC For 10 years and 1 MC.
Life, Love, Lust and Laughter, Never lose and L !!
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ABOVE TICKER IS APPROX! AS I DON'T KNOW CONCEPTION DAY YET.
GOT A BFP!! 1ST MAY 2007!!!
NO MEDS, I WAS ON A BREAK! i don't know how, or why it's happened now but i can't believe it, fingers crossed i get past the next few months To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
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Oh ho! This is where I belong! O.K., here goes --
besides "classic" pcos symptoms since age 13
*IBS 2001
*GERD 2001
*gallbladder surgery 2001
*hysterectomy 1991 (cervical dysplasia)/still have ovaries
*sciatica
*constant and/or severe joint/muscle aches -esp. hips to knees
*TMJ
*very sore heels (not Dx'd) - sometimes can't stand in a.m. pain is still bad after sleep
*recurrent rashes in specific (same) areas
*toenail fungus
*heart palpitations Dx'd as "non-specific anxiety"
*hypoglycemia
*breathing problems not Dx'd yet (trying)
*Swollen ankles/calves/feet/hands in a.m.
*exhaustion upon awakening in a.m.
*severe constipation
*myopia/astigmatism
*severe hearing loss from birth
*boils in groin
*constant headache (atenolol meds help)
*severely dry/obssessively itchy skin
styes on eyelids
*severe mood swings
*dizziness/nausea even after gallbladder surgery
AND JUST GENERALLY FEEL SICK ALWAYS
Now, if I've left anything out, it's only because I already feel better for getting all that off my chest. The Dr.s usually just say, well, come back in 3 months and "we'll talk about it some more". So, I guess I really look like a hypochondriac! Or am I just my own worst critic?
Great topic - there are definitely some similarities here!!
Here's my list
PCOS
Infertility
Mood Swings
Headaches
Neck & shoulder aches
Ankle spurs - I've never seen so many other spurs before LOL
Depression - Seroxat
High BP - adalat
Dry cracked feet
Eczema on inside of elbows
Ok that's it - I sort of feel better getting all that of my chest - oh yeah and sore breasts as well
Hugs
Tassy
__________________ Tassy
Diagnosed 1999
2000mg Metformin
Cardicor
High BP
High Cholesterol
TTC
This was not supposed to be a competition of who is the most ill LOL!
Anyways ladies- I see alot of patterns here. Have many of you been told that some of your problems are weight related. CATCH 22, the weight 1/2 the time is from the PCOS, yet they say most your probs are from the weight? Round and round I go.....
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Danielle
email me at mrsmiaow@soulcysters.com
6 years TTC(but only married 2 of those years LOL, SHHH! don't tell)
Diagnosed 1998
Have all the classic symptoms, no periods, hairy, overweight, acne, diabetic ....etc
Provera, Glucophage, BP meds
Adoption will be done REGARDLESS of ability to conceive.
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NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF A CAT !
__________________ **************************************************
Danielle
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10 years TTC(but only married 5 of those years LOL, SHHH! don't tell)
Diagnosed 1998
Have all the classic symptoms, no periods, very hairy, overweight, acne, diabetic ....etc
Glucophage, Actos, Lopressor, Norvasc(BP), Asprin, Lipotor
Adoption will be done REGARDLESS of ability to conceive.
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NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF A CAT !
So, I guess I really look like a hypochondriac! Or am I just my own worst critic? 
