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Has anyone had the Lap Band while dealing with PCOS?

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There's a Lapband special interest support group about PCOS on this site. I have it, but have not experienced any changes yet, but I've only lost 30pounds so far.

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There's a Lapband special interest support group about PCOS on this site. I have it, but have not experienced any changes yet, but I've only lost 30pounds so far.

Do you know the name of the group? I will love join it!

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It's a sub-forum of this site. Look for Special Interest Support Groups and then a list of subgroups pops open with PCOS banders as a selection. Good luck!

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Thanks!!

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I have pcos and I'm going to be banded dec 17th . Pcos group isn't very lively :/

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I have pcos and I'm going to be banded dec 17th . Pcos group isn't very lively :/

I found the group and I noticed that!! :(. But on a happy note my surgery has been moved up to the 18th of this month!!! :) Can't wait to start my new journey.

Wish you the best and let's keep in touch!

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That is so awesome! I'm hoping that with this surgery it will help me to level out my hormones. Prob tmi but I recently started producing a substance that looks like breast milk. This stuff is just to weird. So at least I won't feel too much like a cow :P lol

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I have pcos, are you on any type of hormone therapy??

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The doctor gave me Birth Control & Metformin. I still take the BC but my body did not agree with the metformin. So I'm not longer taking it.

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My husband and I have been tcc for four years on metformin and levothyroxide since I'm hypothyroid. Metformin doesn't do much but keep me in the restroom all night :/ pcos sucks

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I also have PCOS.. I get banded 12-11-13 and can not wait!!

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I take Spironalactone, Metformin, and Desogen birth control. I thought it wasn't really working.so I quit.for a month and promptly turned into a Chia pet (PCOS hairiness, blah!) I'm praying I can even my hormones out too. Combined with my medication and weight loss, someday I hope to be human again.....ugh

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I no longer take the metformin since after being banded my A1c went down to 6.2 and the cystic tumors have shrunk to pea size. But I have the mirena and it has been a life saver.

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