Pcos (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) And The Sleeve

[Kimmyk 4]

I have Pcos too. My cycles are still bad. I was told' date=' I need a DNC. Hopefully after the DNC, I will notice change. I was sleeved in June. My insulin levels are normal now. I've lost over 50 lbs. I was sick weeks after surgery. So the weight came off fast.[/quote']

My cycles are very bad at one point I was only getting my menstrual three times in a yr. I'm praying the pcos gets better.

[alliemm 24]

I was diagnosed with PCOS in 2004. My cycles were unpredictable and lasted 7-10 days. Ugh!! I was able to have two kids and my second one I became pregnant the first time we tried after I lost 50lbs. He will be a year old next month. I had the surgery in August and I have an iud. I still get large cysts and my surgeon even drained one while he did my sleeve and took out my appendix. The pain from the large cyst is gone and I started a cycle 3 days after surgery. which is unusual since I have an iud. I hope I don't become "too" fertile with all this weight loss. For anyone who is trying to get pregnant I highly recommend checking out "My days". You can track your cycle, intimate moments, etc. when you have tracked a couple cycles it shows you when you are most fertile. I was told I couldn't have kids without fertility treatments for years, but I guess I was out to prove them wrong lol. Good luck and I hope that anyone suffering from PCOS gets past it!

[Kimmyk 4]

I was diagnosed with PCOS in 2004. My cycles were unpredictable and lasted 7-10 days. Ugh!! I was able to have two kids and my second one I became pregnant the first time we tried after I lost 50lbs. He will be a year old next month. I had the surgery in August and I have an iud. I still get large cysts and my surgeon even drained one while he did my sleeve and took out my appendix. The pain from the large cyst is gone and I started a cycle 3 days after surgery. which is unusual since I have an iud. I hope I don't become "too" fertile with all this weight loss. For anyone who is trying to get pregnant I highly recommend checking out "My days". You can track your cycle' date=' intimate moments, etc. when you have tracked a couple cycles it shows you when you are most fertile. I was told I couldn't have kids without fertility treatments for years, but I guess I was out to prove them wrong lol. Good luck and I hope that anyone suffering from PCOS gets past it![/quote']

That's how I was able to get pregnant I had lost alot of weight. I was trying to get prego but since they told I wouldn't be able to have kids I was a little irresponsible. So I got pregnant at the time I didn't even know I had pcos and my pregnancy was extremely complicated I had her at 26 weeks. But she's a very healthy 4 year old now thank God. But I want another baby in the future so I hope this will get better eventually

[Kimmyk 4]

I wasn't trying to get prego ***

[Kimmyk 4]

I want to thank every body for there input and there comments I really appreciate them and this forum for that matter it was just the push I needed to make my decision its a GO! Now for the waiting process I have heard about I'm ready

[Kimmyk 4]

I want to thank every body for there input and there comments I really appreciate them and this forum for that matter it was just the push I needed to make my decision its a GO! Now for the waiting process I have heard about I'm ready

[MoreganK 164]

I have PCOS... and I can tell one big improvement, I'm not longer exhausted for no reason. Next Tuesday I'll be heading to my OB-gyn for the first time post surgery, she's the reason I started down this sleeve path in the first place, so I can't wait to see her and at 50 pounds lighter! I'm hoping she tells me all signs of PCOS are gone... I'm do a backflip out of her office!

[Kimmyk 4]

I have PCOS... and I can tell one big improvement' date=' I'm not longer exhausted for no reason. Next Tuesday I'll be heading to my OB-gyn for the first time post surgery, she's the reason I started down this sleeve path in the first place, so I can't wait to see her and at 50 pounds lighter! I'm hoping she tells me all signs of PCOS are gone... I'm do a backflip out of her office! [/quote']

That's great news! Congratulations. I so cnt wait to get the sleeve

[Texas89 8]

Question!! So i went for a pap smear last month and did blood work,I asked my obgyn tht i think i might have PCOS and she said were you told you had PCOS and I said no but its been 10mnths without a period she said Im sure its ur weight,so i told her about me getting sleeved on sept 14th she said tht was good..and my results are good even my thyroid,i had hypothyroid but only took the pills(synthyroid) when it was first prescribed to me which was somewhere in may,Thts not my question,my question is how you guys were diagnosed with PCOS,how did yall find out?What are the signs?

[MoreganK 164]

Question!! So i went for a pap smear last month and did blood work,I asked my obgyn tht i think i might have PCOS and she said were you told you had PCOS and I said no but its been 10mnths without a period she said Im sure its ur weight,so i told her about me getting sleeved on sept 14th she said tht was good..and my results are good even my thyroid,i had hypothyroid but only took the pills(synthyroid) when it was first prescribed to me which was somewhere in may,Thts not my question,my question is how you guys were diagnosed with PCOS,how did yall find out?What are the signs?

Your doctor, generally your Ob-Gyn, but your regular doctor can do it too... needs to do a blood panel. They will check your various hormone levels, and your glucose levels. There are symptoms that you might see, such as absent or really irregular periods, hair growth on the face, chest or stomach, adult acne, exhaustion for really no reason, mood swings (more than normal), depression... and the list goes on. There is tons of great sites with information about PCOS.

I really like all the information that insulite labs has on their website. I don't use their products or methods they sell, but found their site to be full of some of the most useful information out there for PCOS suffers.

http://pcos.insulitelabs.com/PCOS-Self-Test.php

[mambomama 8]

Attached is an article about PCOS. IT is about 8 years old, but it is good and will give you an idea about testing and diagnosis and easily available to pass on to you all. PCOS is common. It is autosomal dominant which means a mother has a 50% chance of passing it onto each daughter. It's prevalence among women is somewhere between 4 and 12 %, or close to 6-8% depending on what you read. If you want a diagnosis, find an endocrinologist or OBGYN who specializes in this. So many are not that well familiar with the issue. I got diagnosed by an ednocrinologist and decided to get a 2nd opinion at a large university and that MD asked me if my periods were regular and I said, Yes, usually. Right then and there she told me I did not have PCOS based on that answer. She had not looked at my labs nor had she asked me the "Right" question after I said Yes to being regular. How many days apart are my periods? The answer was more than 40 days apart which means I have fewer than 10 periods a year, which is important. Some will look for hirsutism (excess hair) which I do not have and conclude there is no PCOS, not everyone has excess hair.

If you think you have PCOS based on what you have read, there is a high liklihood that you do. We are all on the right path though to healing. Just remember that we had the bodies built for famine in the day! We were the survivors in those lean famine years! We are helping our body adjust to 21st century.

Question - Have any of you gone to a plant-based diet after VSG? I am moving in that direction but afraid to have less Protein.

Clin Med Res. 2004 February; 2(1): 13–27.

PMCID: PMC1069067

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management

Michael T. Sheehan, MD

ClinMedRes0201-0013.pdf

[Losingitforgood! 50]

I've had PCOS for years. After 3. Years of not having a period 6 days PO- I had a period. Weight loss helps so much!!!

[1920-Zeta 64]

My cycles are very bad at one point I was only getting my menstrual three times in a yr. I'm praying the pcos gets better.

Im bleeding bad now. The doctor told me DNC. Now she changed her mind. I been throwing

[1920-Zeta 64]

My cycles are very bad at one point I was only getting my menstrual three times in a yr. I'm praying the pcos gets better.

Im bleeding bad now. The doctor told me DNC. Now she changed her mind. I been throwing up and nausea. Huge clots. I've been bleeding since June nonstop. I went to the er Tuesday like my obgyn said. I was dizzy. I begged them to keep me. She put me on estrogen today. Im still cramping bad and bleeding. I don't understand the doctor. I think I might need to try a different er.I can't live like this. Can't eat not good or drink. I keep losing blood.

[@DomLorenVSG 107]

I had various symptoms of PCOS since I started my period when I was 12 years old, years of misdiagnosis, and misreading symptoms led to so many procedures and doctors blowing me off. Even when I was covered in fibrotic tumors and cysts and needing surgery when I was 19, my surgeon just said it was "random"... it wasn't until 2007 when I got pregnant after a couple of miscarriages the doctors discovered I had triplets. When the specialists started reviewing my history, the extreme periods, extreme weight fluctuation, hormones, severe back and forth cycstic acne- they finally diagnosed me. While 2 of my 3 kids passed away, they heavily medicated me and tried to get the pcos under control after I birthed all three of them. I've only had two serious episodes since, but right after I was sleeved I went through a horrific period again. I'm praying that with this weight loss my body will stop being ravaged... I see stories of hope on here and I'm so thankful.