I might be wrong about this but I've heard that with PCOS if you are not getting regular periods, you actually get a lot of lining in your uterus because every month it is just building up and not coming out. Then when it does come out, watch out! I didn't get mine for seven months after I first went off BC but when I started metformin, it's now come back and is long-ish but still better than it had been (4-8 weeks). Anyway, that first period, OMG, the first day it was spotting. The second day it was like a freaking murder scene. The worst part: we were on vacation! No joke. And that second day was the day we were driving home for four hours. It was awful.
So long story short, yes, this is pretty normal for PCOS. I pray you will be able to get to the doctor and get some help. My symptoms have gotten so much better since I started Metformin. it is not for everyone, but it works great for me.

ETA: my cycle is four to eight weeks, not my period. That would suck.

I know how you feel about the pregnancy. Most of us have been there.

Metformin is actually a diabetes drug. When you eat sugar, your body releases insulin to deal with it. Well, if you are insulin resistant like many women with PCOS, the body can't deal with the insulin properly. The excess insulin makes us gain weight. If you are like me, you have spent your life "eating well" and exercising and it does hardly anything. The Metformin helps by getting rid of the insulin - I look at it as now my body is doing what it is supposed to have been doing all along. It's not a cheat. PCOS is a chemical and hormone imbalance in your body. Unexplained weight gain is a symptom of PCOS.
Metformin makes some women sick and some just can't tolerate it. For me, I only really have a problem if I eat tons of sweets. I also have to make sure that I eat frequently enough or I get low blood sugar. BTW, my family doctor ran all the blood tests and prescribed my medication so if you can't go to the OBGYN, maybe your family doctor can help.

OH brother do I know about bad periods. I don't even think that it should even been called a period more like a blood bath....... I have huge clots like cra cra!!! Ive noticed that many of you ladies don't have a period for a while then have a crazy one... I never stop bleeding maybe ill go a week but if I get to active or anything crazy to stimulate my uterus I start spotting and bleeding... does anyone else have that problem.????? I can never have enough underwear...lol

Well, normally my periods are very heavy, but I haven't been on my BCP for a few months, and so when I do have a period (sometimes a littler over 28 days in between!) they last 3-5(sometimes 4) days and cause sever cramps.. I have been taken off all my medications due to a liver enzyme problem so when I go back to the doc in 4 weeks to be re-tested we'll see where they're at. Then if no issues, I can re-start all my medications. They've only got me taking my Metformin since I was diagnosed as a Type-2 Diabetic when they found that my liver enzymes were skyrocketed. But Yes, normally mine are very heavy, and cause very bad cramps that last the first two days.