can I start a PCOS Vent your frustrations Thread? lol

I too have PCOS! And well, like the rest of you ladies, it pisses me off! Hehe.
Though in my younger days, I conceived, I have lost 6 pregnancies, and one baby... I haven't been able to conceive at all in the last 5 years. It's very straining on my heart emotionally.

Doctors keep telling me if I just lose weight. If I just lose weight. I've already lost over 50 lbs since I've started losing weight, though I've got about 60-100 lbs more to go to be comfortable... What the hell, I've seen big women get pregnant all the time.
Why not me?

It's so relieving to see other women struggling with the same thing (although it doesn't make it suck any less).

Has anyone been prescribed sprinolactone to reduce excess body hair? My doc says she will most likely prescribe it to me but I haven't heard much about it. I've heard a lot about metformin and my doc mentioned that to me as well, but says she's leaning more towards spirinolactone...

My main frustration with PCOS is the really low self-esteem I have as a result of it. Of course I'm the one who decided to let it effect my self-esteem, but it's hard not to. It's really difficult for me to be comfortable getting close to someone. I'm just ashamed.

I guess I did get lucky in the acne department though. I never had it too bad, and ortho tri cyclen has cleared up my face completely.

It really is hard on your self esteem...But you have to remember that it's not YOUR fault that you have this. There are currently studies going on to see if PCOS is mostly genetic. Im guessing I have a genetic form of it that runs on my Dad's side.
Just be strong and remember that it is YOUR body and you have got to be proud. Treat your body like a temple and kick PCOS's *kitten*!

Mel everything I've read and every doc/ specialist I've seen said genetics play a huge rolls with pcos. Especially if diabetes runs in your family.
Btw pcos I am sick and tired of the perfect rounded belly that makes me look like I'm. 9 months pregnant!
To the peraon that post symptoms that were copy and pasted please research more, pcos can also cause heart disease, endrometrial cancer, premature birth, male pattern baldness, depression, skin tags amoungst a bunch of other issues inclusing diabetes. I know I'm missing more symptoms.
Northwestern university does studies monthly on pcos, you can google pcos study and it'll pop up. Since I don't have high levels of male hormones I didn't qualify For the last study.
I hate having pcos and it has affected my life in so many ways. I'm sick of being robbed of feeling like a woman! Its been 10 months since my last tom since that's when I quit taking provera. Even with weightloss and exercise I haven't been able to get that back.but I'm rambling on now lol. I am extremely sorry to all of you that suffer from pcos, maybe one day we will see better treatment options and they'll understand it better.

Great post!!!

I too have PCOS and hate it! I got diagnosed in 2006 after TTC for over a year. I had been on BCP for years, which kept my PCOS at bay. It wasnt till I went off to TTC that my body went CRAZY! I gained 20lbs in a few months despite working out like crazy!

After months of no period and not getting pregnant, my OB prescribed Clomid and referred my to a reproductive endocrinologist! It was this dr who diagnosed me and put me on Metformin. After getting through the GI issues, I finally felt normal again, although still could not conceive!

After multiple rounds of fertility drugs, my first IVF round I conceived twins. Sadly I lost my baby girl at 24 weeks gestation. I carried my son to term and delivered both babies at 37 weeks.

It wasnt till TTC our next child that I truly relaized how much PCOS sucks! After 6 more rounds of IVF, my RE basically told me there is a 99% chance there is something genetically wrong with all of my eggs, therefore causing me to lose my baby girl and not having luck conceiving any more children.

So PCOS....you can suck it! Im done TTC any more children, you have ruined it for me! But now Im taking control back of MY body!!!! You will no longer control me!!! I control you via diet and exercise and I feel great!!!!

Anyone know anything for hairloss? Its getting really bad for me lately! (not rogaine or hair thickeners plz) I heard of Biotin but I was waiting to ask my DR. about it....

A combination of biotin and rogaine worked well for me before I got pregnant! I can't wait to be able to start them again...as long as I don't go completely bald in the meantime.

Dear PCOS,

I've really had enough of your little "gifts"; the dark patches on my neck, skin tags, weight issues (that actually make you worse), the never knowing when I'm going to get my period, having to spend $100's on meds to MAKE my period come and then ovulate, the inability to keep my pregnancies (just miscarried last week, again)....and the numerous other "annoyances".

Go suck an egg.

Regards,
Me




I am soooooo sorry you miscarried. I have done this multiple times (about 4 known times) and it devastates me each time....I feel like such a useless woman when those things happen to me....but every other instance of my life seems to be so good and on track....I know it's hard and it's difficult, but that is one of the reasons I started this thread. We have to be able to VENT OUR FRUSTRATIONS.....because it IS frustrating....No one that has been diagnosed with this ever asked for it voluntarily and I truly believe that we can beat it, but it is such a LONG journey for us that we almost need to stay together and support eachother in this battle. Good luck and you WILL get through this!!!!!!!!!!!!