can I start a PCOS Vent your frustrations Thread? lol

I just wanted to share that I too have PCOS - I struggled with recent miscarriage and weight gain, emotion stress etc.
I'm continually writing about the struggles and accomplishments. Wanted to share my story to everyone knows your not alone.
Check out my blog for my story and updates.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/kelseytmurray1

I was diagnosed with PCOS eight years ago at age 17. I was given the combo pill, which didn't help any of my symptoms, and triggered Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension, which almost destroyed my late high school and early college years. I took Metformin for about a year after getting off of the pill, but a new doctor took me off of it. I was not on any hormonal contraceptive from age 19-22, during which time I was basically told that there was nothing I could do but suffer through it. For unrelated reasons, I started on Depo at 22 and was on that until last year when I got the Nexplanon put in.

I have long suspected that my doctors have not been paying proper attention to my PCOS... I guess I am just wondering if it is typical for doctors to be so blase about this? I am overweight, but my doctors have never once recommended weight loss, which is so weird to me. Not that I am blaming them for my not losing weight (that is alllll on me), it just makes me feel like this is such a non-issue to them. I've spent a lot of time dealing with the hair, acne, cramps, irregular bleeding (though I have been period-free for about two years due to Depo/Nexplanon), and weight problems, that this just sort of seems like the way things are going to be.

Then I get this dropped on me at my last gyn visit: doctor told me that I will probably be unable to have children ever if I don't start trying to conceive in the next two years. After telling me that, he scoots me out the door before I can properly process what that means for me. Losing weight seems to be my best bet but are there any, any, ANY other things I should be looking into? Thanks all!

I was told I couldn't have a baby without being on metformin. I had ran out of it and waited a long time to get more. The day I went to get more I found out I was 21 weeks pregnant. I got pregnant without being on metformin. There is hope. Losing weight can reverse PCOS. Don't give up!

Im starting to wonder if I might have PCOS. to be honest I didn't have a clue what it was until I just googled it. My periods are never regular - i'm lucky if I even have five within a year or less. I don't have everything everyone is listing. but I do have hair that likes to grown under my chin. just like little random strands of it. my mom thinks its cause i'm so obsese and thats what i chalked it up to as well.

I have not tried conceiving yet. I honestly do not know if I would have problems with that - in the back of my mind though I assume I would since my periods aren't regular.

I hate that you make me hate my self
I hate that your trick me in to believing i might be pregnant every month only to take it away again !
I hate that you make me cry
I hate that you make me want to hurt myself again
I HATE YOU !!