MichelleRoze
07-14-2006, 08:38 PM
Hello, my name is Michelle, I'm 20 years old and I was diagnosed with PCOS last year. I went to my doctor scared to death because I hadn't had a period in over six months. Which for me was VERY unusual. I told my doctor that the hair above my lip was getting thick and dark. I had dark long hair on my low back and I had a dark line of hair from my bellybutton down to my pubic area like men do. I told her that I had gained almost 100lbs in one year. Granted I was very lazy that year being unemployed, not in school, and just generally depressed with my life, but still. So we ran some tests and I did some research online and we both came to the conclusion that I have PCOS. Granted my case is low, I'm boarder line insulin resistant. So she set me up on Metformin 500mg two times a day. Which after awhile was still too strong for my stomach. So I stopped. I am also on Apri a form of birth control. I recently decided to go back to my doctor to get back on some form of meds because I don't want PCOS to cause serious conditions that could have been avoided. So now I'm trying Actoplus Met. So far so good but it's only day one.
I was a little upset when I found out I had PCOS because I knew something was wrong with me and I always had a feeling that it would have something to do with my reproductive system. For my height (5'4") I am overweight. I was 145lbs now I'm 215lbs. I keep dropping and gaining to were it seems impossible to be back to 145lbs ever again. I've read a few posts and I know PCOS can be scary but it doesn't have to be so devistating. It's a syndrome, it can be treated just not cured. If you think of it in that light, it's not so bad. Atleast it can be treated to were its not so bad.
So I guess the whole reason I'm posting is to introduce myself and let everyone know my feelings on PCOS. It may feel like the end of the world but it's not. There are so many other diseases that you could have. I could give you a few examples. I have a soon to be mother-in-law who has a degenitive spine disease that destroys the discs in her spine. One day she will be in a wheelchair. She also has a disease that causes her body to eat the lining of her stomach. Sprue Disease, I think it's called. She eats just about anything and it eats her lining of her stomach. One day she'll be on a feeding tube. So if you compare PCOS to her medical conditions, it's not that bad. Not to say it's not life altering, but it could always be worse.
I hope no one took that the wrong way. I just mean it as a way of motivation for those who feel like PCOS is the end of the world. It's something we can all work through. My main fear with PCOS is infertility. As crazy as it sounds, I'm less concerned with heart disease, and all that other stuff. I'm concerned about infertility. That's my fear. And thinking that things could be worse is my way of copeing. So I'm done ranting and raving. I just felt like sharing my story and oppinions. I can't wait to hear everyone elses and find some good information on this forum.
-Michelle
I was a little upset when I found out I had PCOS because I knew something was wrong with me and I always had a feeling that it would have something to do with my reproductive system. For my height (5'4") I am overweight. I was 145lbs now I'm 215lbs. I keep dropping and gaining to were it seems impossible to be back to 145lbs ever again. I've read a few posts and I know PCOS can be scary but it doesn't have to be so devistating. It's a syndrome, it can be treated just not cured. If you think of it in that light, it's not so bad. Atleast it can be treated to were its not so bad.
So I guess the whole reason I'm posting is to introduce myself and let everyone know my feelings on PCOS. It may feel like the end of the world but it's not. There are so many other diseases that you could have. I could give you a few examples. I have a soon to be mother-in-law who has a degenitive spine disease that destroys the discs in her spine. One day she will be in a wheelchair. She also has a disease that causes her body to eat the lining of her stomach. Sprue Disease, I think it's called. She eats just about anything and it eats her lining of her stomach. One day she'll be on a feeding tube. So if you compare PCOS to her medical conditions, it's not that bad. Not to say it's not life altering, but it could always be worse.
I hope no one took that the wrong way. I just mean it as a way of motivation for those who feel like PCOS is the end of the world. It's something we can all work through. My main fear with PCOS is infertility. As crazy as it sounds, I'm less concerned with heart disease, and all that other stuff. I'm concerned about infertility. That's my fear. And thinking that things could be worse is my way of copeing. So I'm done ranting and raving. I just felt like sharing my story and oppinions. I can't wait to hear everyone elses and find some good information on this forum.
-Michelle