can I start a PCOS Vent your frustrations Thread? lol

Dear PCOS,

The Metformin is making me feel so sick today I can barely even get out of bed. I have an electrologist appointment next week so I can get rid of the hair on my face, and after 2 years of going almost every week, I'm still not done. I hate you for all the pain you've caused me and my friends. I hate you for making me feel ugly and unworthy. I hate you for trying to rob me of the one thing I want in my life.

But I will fight back. I will make that support group at my college so other girls who are fighting you can have a place to go and vent their frustrations. I will beat you, because I am on the quest to end PCOS.

I knew I would find women with PCOS here! We are always struggling to lose weight! My name is Burnadette and I live in San Antonio, Texas! I am a 36 year old yo-yo dieter. I have quite a bit to lose and I can honestly say that I am bigger than I have ever been. I have lost huge amounts of weight and I have gained even more each time. There are a lot of things that contribute to my obesity - self-esteem, genetics, family history, PCOS. blah blah blah...lol. I HATE PCOS. It sucks for a number of reasons but mainly it sucks because it makes it easier for you to get fat and the fatter you get the worse the syndrome gets. I have been able to lose weight but most of the time it was with a protein only diet but then I would gain it all back and then some. In fact, the last time I lost a great deal of weight I got pregnant! Hence, my 3 year old son, Noah! I know many women with PCOS struggle with infertility so I am very blessed to have him. Anyway, about a year ago I started the process to have gastric bypass because I was really sick of the PCOS and all the health problems that go along with it but at the same time I was scared to death. Well, I was never really into it. Now, I want to be healthy for me and my son. I want to be here to watch him grow but I want to try to do this the healthy way. I don't want to throw up because I ate sugar or end up in the hospital because I did something wrong with my diet like I am scared the gastric bypass would make me feel.

I have recently been facing my health issues. I went to the doctor and he called me with my test results from my blood work. Well, I was pretty scared. I was certain he was going to tell me that I have diabetes. I already have high blood pressure and cholesterol (Thanks, PCOS). As I was waiting for the nurse to give me my results I prayed to God that if this came back fine I would really try this time. Well, needless to say no Diabetes - yet - and here I am.

I am really looking for a support system here - from women who understand what I am going through. I want to lose the weight and try to have another baby before I am too old to have kids! I looking for people to help keep me motivated! Please let me know it you are interested in a great friend and motivator! (Or just add me as your friend! Thanks, ladies!

What a fantastic thread, I love it. Much sympathy to everyone battling with PCOS, it's a daily struggle.

Dear PCOS

Thanks for the infertility, two miscarriages and 8 years of TTC. I'll make a deal with you - you can keep giving me hair in odd places and I'll keep those extra pounds around my middle if you just let me ovulate regularly and fall pregnant with a sticky baby sometime in the next year or two. This is non-negotiable. Thank you.

Clare :-)

Dear PCOS,

Thanks for the 7 month long period, and constant stomach cramps, oh and for lessening my chances of ever having kids, the one thing that i was really looksing forward to in life.

Much love! <Sarcasm

Add me to the list of loathers of this disease!

I've always been a healthy active person with no weight issues. I had never even been to a doctor until I hit the age of 25 when my health started to decline for unknown reasons. I started gaining weight in my mid-section and was always extremely tired. My hair started to fall out, and I got horrid cystic acne along my jawline and back. After many tests and specialists they diagnosed me with PCOS, insulin resistance and a sluggish thyroid (hypothyroidism and PCOS often go hand in hand). They basically just said: "Go home and lose weight." Really helpful, right? Regardless of eating a healthy diet and regular exercise, i just could NOT lose weight.

Fortunately, I have a great family doctor, who put me on 2000mg/day Metformin back in Feb. 2010. This changed everything for me. Coupled with daily exercise and a healthy eating plan (Canada's food guide), over the next year I was able to lose 35 lbs. While Metformin isn't a weight loss medication, it certainly allows someone with insulin resistance to lose weight like a 'normal' person - in other words, it can make all your hard work "count" for something in the weight-loss department! I still have another 30lbs. or so to go to reach my goal (hubby and I are not TTC by the way - I had a hysterectomy earlier in the year for other reasons) .....but I'm in this to kick PCOS's butt! :-)