For those who have PCOS

[kbf1 0]

Hi,

Doný worry, the pcos is a blood test to see if two specific hormones are balanced in the correct way. They don't need to really check you out in any other way - sometimes people get ultra sounds to look for cysts, but some people with pcos don't actually have cysts! Good Luck:)

[Rutiglius 0]

Hi,

I was diagnosed with PCOS 28 years ago (back then it was called Stein-Leventhal disease). Anyway, for years there was no real treatment for PCOS, other than birth control pills which helped regulate my menstral cycle and clear up the acne.

About 8 years ago my insulin resistance became full-fledged type-2 diabetes. I saw a new, young doctor and he decided he would like to try me on Metformin. I resisted for awhile, not wanting to take more meds. Finally, a nurse-practitioner convinced me to take Metformin after she explained the connection between PCOS and IR/diabetes. It was truly like a miracle drug for me. I began having very normal and regular monthly cycles and my lower-abdominal area decreased in size due to the reduction of cysts.

I still had fertility problems and never became pregnant, but ended up adopting.

I continued to struggle with my weight and hair growth. I had IPL treatments for the Hair growth and have now been banded to help with the weight issue.

I feel, for the first time in my life, that I have a chance at being a "normal" woman!!

A great support site, if you don't already vist there, is soul cysters. Lots of good info and tons of women with great stories!

[PhatKat01 0]

:cursing:I too was diagnosed very young..16 to be exact I was 9yrs old when I started my cycle and was one of those really busty 12 yr olds. After age 16 my cycles were like 3 times a year. I was given Xenical and bc for my cycle and weight. I dropped like 30 lbs and was soo happy. This is a very expensive and uncomfortable $120 a bottle.

I joined softball and worked out hard. Then after graduation I got pregnant!! I was soo not ready but I steped up. She is the best thing that ever happened to me. Halie is now 7 and is soo precious to me. I married her father(HS sweethearts).

After 2 yrs of breast feeding I gained 80 lbs...SNAP just like that! No bc for 6 years bcuz I was hoping to get pregnant again, I was afraid that the bc would really screw me up. In 08 my gyno gave me metformin and My cycles are back. I have still not commited to bc. Although I will start taking them before I have the band. I have been at 222lbs for 3 yrs no more no less! Metformin is great but I still have hair issue... Help!!

I can't wait to be normal one day. I feel like this is such a disfiguring condition. I feel like I robbed my husband!! My body was slammin!! Now I work out and just bulk up. I feel so manly. The band, I feel is the only way to really get the PCOS under control. OH GET THIS!! I went for my sono and the tech was like, too bad you cant have babies cause of your cystic ovaries... I was like b*tch don't diagnose me your a tech!(in my mind) The nerve!!.. she felt pitty for me yet she condemed me to feel worthless and hopeless!!

Edited August 26, 2009 by PhatKat01

[marie715 0]

:cursing:I............OH GET THIS!! I went for my sono and the tech was like, too bad you cant have babies cause of your cystic ovaries... I was like b*tch don't diagnose me your a tech!(in my mind) The nerve!!.. she felt pitty for me yet she condemed me to feel worthless and hopeless!!

Oh, man, that makes me so angry. I can't tell you how many times I have had nurses make comments that were none of their business to make. And the worst part is I was too timid to tell them that. Arggggggh.... Sorry you had to endure that thoughtless tech.

[PhatKat01 0]

Wow someone who can relate... Yeah I have just swallowed those moments Hard! I know that this is the best thing for me and my Health... My Mom just told me " You better have this done before you have no options due to the med. reform crisis. I heard on the news that there are rumors The Obese might be taxed one day. Scary huh!! Like its not expensive enough to shop at Lane Bryant and be considered a Pre exsisting condition before you can sign up for health ins. But in some parts of the country you can have a sex change... Unbelievable... Sorry just venting a lil:cursing:

[a2bachik 0]

I had struggled with PCOS for half of my life, then last year I was banded. My PCOS would cause me to have long and heavy bleeding. Once I was almost put into the hospital for a transfusion... But, since being banded I have had a year of normal cycles. It has been regular since a month after surgery. I have been given the OK to start trying for a baby, so it is fun times :thumbup:

[Katlynn 0]

Just popping in to say hello. I too have PCOS and IR, was diagnosed with it by a fertility doctor after an ovarian ectopic pregnancy. I get several large and painful cysts on my ovaries monthly.

I went undiagnosed for years in my early 20's. I gained a 100 pounds in less than a year. I was able to lose the weight by basically starving myself and doing 2 hours of step aerobics a day -- but I couldn't keep that up.

As I got older I decided having a baby was my number priority, so I went through several treatments and had a baby a year ago! A dream come true for someone who is told that they can not have children.

Anyway, after having my baby I decided it was finally time to concentrate on me, which led to my lap band decision. I will be banded Sept. 30 and I am so excited!

Concerning laser hair removal - LOVE IT! One of the best things I have ever invested in!

Edited September 8, 2009 by Katlynn

[Shellykay12178 0]

i have PCOS too and i was told by a few docs that with my surgery it will go away is that true?

[ladybugchaser 0]

Hi Shelly!

Lapband doesn't make PCOS go away...a better way to describe it is...it puts it in remission or on hold. All of my symptoms are significantly gone but can be back if I did an unfill.

I had/have severe, severe PCOS and learned this summer where I 'have' to be fill wise to be at my hormonal best. If I get a fill taken out, I am curled up in bed and a hormone wreck. On a scale of 1-10 (ten feeling OUTSTANDING)....before diagnosis I was a -7, working with a hormone doc brought me to a 5, and lapband restored me to a 9.8...which I am happy to be at.

This surgery has been a gift to many....I hope it is for you as well. Ask any other questions, we are here for you. :thumbup:

LB