PCOS success stories?

[Lizardlady 90]

I know this may be a stretch and maybe it is too personal for some to share, but I'm curious to know if anyone that has been diagnosed with PCOS has had success with Gastric Sleeve? How much of a difference do you see in your weight / skin / hair (loss and growth)? Mostly interested in the weight but also curious to see if I should expect any other changes? Thanks so much for those willing to share!

[Ruth1ess 494]

I am interested as well. I made the same post in the Ladies Only forum, but didn't really get much in the way of answers.

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[madferitchick 163]

I have pcos and have been very successful with weight loss post sleeve. I will be a year out from surgery at the end of this month and I am 111lbs down from highest ever weight.

Other symptoms haven't changed to be honest. I still have hair where I don't want it! And although I didn't suffer particularly from thinning hair on my head pre surgery, I lost a lot of hair post surgery (quite normal) but I do have lots of regrowth and the loss stopped around 6-7 months out (although I'm a bit concerned it's starting again now).

My monthly cycle has become more regular too which is a good thing I guess!

[kaitlynm 335]

I have PCOS and I'm loosing weight with the sleeve. I think I'm loosing slower than many folks, but at least I'm loosing. I'm down 100 pounds after about 7 mos. I didn't have any Hair loss, and other areas seem to be growing faster than they did before. (I think it is the Biotin in the multi Vitamin and the hair follicles are closer together since there is not as much skin). There is hope for weight loss even with PCOS, just be prepared that it might be slower than others.

[Lizardlady 90]

Awesome! Thank you gals! Those were the type of posts I was looking for. I do hope the weight will come off like it did for both of you. I don't mind if it comes off slow as long as it comes off! Moving the scale in the opposite direction is beyond awesome for me so I'm excited!

I don't have any noticeable hair loss on my head but you can definitely tell that I lose more than a fair amount every time I shower. Luckily, I still have pretty thick hair to make up for the loss. I was worried it might be worse for me since it is a common symptom of PCOS even if it's not showing too badly NOW. When I asked my nutritionist she said that it grows back for other people (which I'm fine with) but I wanted some input from people who also have PCOS on if they had any issues getting it to grow back. As far as the hair in other places... well, I've been dealing with it this long so at least you didn't say it got worse lol.

Monthly cycle leveling out would be a huge bonus too since right now I'm all over the place and I get pretty worried sometimes with how heavy it can be and how long it lasts (sometimes I even get two in a month).

[KristenLe 5,979]

I have PCOS and I'm loosing weight with the sleeve. I think I'm loosing slower than many folks, but at least I'm loosing. I'm down 100 pounds after about 7 mos. I didn't have any Hair loss, and other areas seem to be growing faster than they did before. (I think it is the Biotin in the multi Vitamin and the hair follicles are closer together since there is not as much skin). There is hope for weight loss even with PCOS, just be prepared that it might be slower than others.

I hope I lose that SLOW. Lol. You've done incredible!

[Amber Victorian 1]

I am 2 months post open. I'm down to 160 from 215. I am really glad I had the surgery. 2 weeks after surgery I had a cyst rupture. It cause pretty bad dehydration. Just make sure to hydrate as much as possible. My periods for the last two months have been at the same exact time. Thats exciting!!!