You have found your calling! If I were you, I would set up a meeting the your friend's mother and explain PCOS and give her some literature printed off the internet. You could really help this poor girl get a dx if you get her Mom to take her to an Endo. Not only will she get some help with her symptoms and be healthier, but she will know that she is not alone and there are others like her....especiallly if you show her Soulcysters.
That really is too bad that people are so superficial that they would torment someone like that.
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If she's insulin resistant she probably can't understand why she can't lose weight. She is probably so isolated, she has no understanding of what is happening to her. I was like that a year ago thinking, why am I so different, why aren't there other girls like me. I even mentioned earlier that if I never got a DX and the problem became worse, I might have become suicidal. Depression is a side of PCOS unfortunately, and even PCOSers without the teasing have trouble coping, this poor girl deals enough with it. She probably feels like a humanoid freak!! I felt like this before and I doubt there is anyone who was in the dark about it hasn't felt this way before. Some people are callous ignorant vampires, and suck the life force of others to feed the empty part of themselves that cannot be satisfied. Wooh, glad I got that out of my system. I think you should talk to her Me2, or your friend and explain that there are treatments to correct some of the problems, and if she gets a DX, she will be relieved to know that IR can be effectively treated coupled with low-carbing or other diets low in sugar. I get the feeling she has probably tried everything, but failed, and if shes 280 with a beard at such a young age, I'm betting it is IR. It just makes me so mad that people can be so cruel!! How can they want to hurt someone so bad and toy with this girl's emotions like she's something less than a person!! I pray for her... Suicide is so devestating to a family, and depression breaks a many hearts.
__________________ DX 17 without cysts, amazingly enough. A range of sx that include weight gain and excess body hair. Yasmin helping with the hair, my main focus is now weight management which I have been ignoring sadly... But will get on the ball here and soon will have a success story under Tuscar's thread!! We can conquer this ladies. We can win! Our bodies want to, they just don't know how yet! HW190/CW175/GW130
A rant a little off topic here, but this week I've been thinking about all the DOPEY doctors who don't get treatment to the thousands of young girls who show OBVIOUS signs of PCO. Any gyn who dismisses the most common symptoms and doesn't do some serious testing deserves a good swift kick in the butt. Line 'em up I've got a size 7.5 wide just waiting. This bugs me so much when I read that facial hair requires a higher level of testosterone to activate than it does to maintain.
I am not in favor of frivolous medical lawsuits, but I am getting close to litigious on this one!!
I hope this poor girl gets some medical help and moral support. This is a really hard age for girls with good self-esteem.
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That poor girl!!! I know how she feels; I get depressed about my sx's often (though have never contemplated suicide). I agree with Shoot the Moon and would give the girl some literature or show her this site--it might make her feel better to know she's not alone!
my boot is a size 11 and id be glad to kick some butt!
I was just out of HS when diagnosed, but i definitely had symptoms in school. Luckily i went to a tiny HS and was pretty well liked by almost everyone. I also noticed the changes in my body and took action even though i didnt know what i was dealing with. I feel terrible for girls in HS who get teased for reasons that cant be helped. it just makes me so mad, but unfortunately it only gets worse....especially when it comes to dating! I went on a date with a guy, we seemed to have had a good time and all but he never called me, i found out from a mutual friend later it was because he spotted a chin hair i didnt.....not that i wanna be with a shallow idiot like that but at the same time it still hurts
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Just when you think youre done with high school BS...
I was at a college class about 6 weeks ago, it was late. When the class was dismissed we (the class) were the last in the building. The security guards walked us out so they could lock the doors behind us. I forgot my notebook and had to run back, the guard says to me "alright, dont have a hairy, just go-Ti". What kind of @## does that to someone? I'll tell you who. 5 foot tall rent-a-cops.... OOOOHHH I was so mad. And embarressed which is why I'm still talking about it a month later. I just wish I would have said something.
I try to take this issue in stride because there is very little I can do. I know people see it. I know they talk about it, maybe even joke about me. Feeling personally attacked is hard no matter what the flaw. I am on meds and pursuing treatment to "fix" the hair thing- but acceptance of myself and this site have helped my personal feelings.I've had bad thoughts, I'm sure a lot of us have. I considered burning the underside of my chin with a hot butter knife once, thinking I'd rather be scarred than hairy. Luckily I came to my senses before I hurt myself. I'm just trying to say youre not alone. It is hard not to obsess on a full grown beard (no exageration) I wish men would go back to looking at my boobs when I talk instead of my beard lol.
I have been hairy since about the age of 7 or 8 soits always been normal to me.. i did get some stick at high school, even from my best friends, who in the end decided that so what if she is hairy or can grow a beard we like that person.. i remember when i got some stick about my hairy legs... but the one time i decided to shave them.. i got talked about even more!!!!!
Let your friends sister know that SHE IS NOT the only one in the world with this problem, there are thousands of us out there, and stuff can be done about the problem.
Would need a long leg to kick some butt from the UK, but if a kicks needed i will join in.. those people at school are shallow and worthless. It isnt easy as we all know from experience, but your friends sister does need to get a Dx and some help given to her. Tell her to hang in there, suicide is not the answer, introduce her to this site adn that she is not alone in this.
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Aristotle...
I am a teacher, and nothing raises my blood pressure like hearing stories such as yours. Your friend's sister deserves to be emotionally safe at school. As a teacher, here are some suggestions I can make:
- if the teasing is happening during class, your friend needs to go to the teacher and explain what is happening and ask for help. If the teacher is worth their salt, they'll put a fast stop to it. If not, then take it to the principal. If the principal doesn't answer appropriately, write a letter to the superintendent and school board explaining the issue and demanding that the school meet its obligation to provide a safe educational environment for all its students. It wouldn't hurt to imply that by ignoring her emotional environment, it is discriminating against her and her illness, which is in direct violation of the ADA and will not be looked upon well by the federal government.
- if (as I imagine) the teasing is mostly happening during lunch, your friend's sister needs a safe place to eat lunch. Some teachers allow students to eat lunch in their classrooms. Is there a teacher your friend's sister has a good relationship with, one that will help her out? If not, then it's time to talk to the counselor and/or principal, and if they don't find a solution, it's time to pursue the letter to the superintendent, et al.
- if it is a particular student or group of students, then the counselor, assistant principal, or principal should be able to step in and tell the kids to back off. Again, if they refuse to, you have the chain of command to work with. You might also invest in a quick legal consult and get a letter written to the students and students' parents explaining the civil consequences of harrassment and emotional abuse. Yes, it's pretty aggressive, but there are some people who just won't change their behavior unless they're handed a consequence with a dollar sign followed by a bunch of zeroes.
I hope your friend's sister does better. If you can, send her to this board where she can find the support she deserves and needs.
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teasing and PCOS 
That's a shame, isn't it... 
