Joyce Ann, aka @GalatiansTwoTwenty ,

I just turned 40, and I was also diagnosed in my 30's, mid-30's, but just from simple ignorance - I had no idea what PCOS was, really, aside from my former SIL having cysts burst, and in fact, that was the final straw that lead me to researching PCOS... It's been heck on wheels getting treated, but luckily, I don't have the problem of getting discounted. I am done with children, but I am not done getting this handled.

I have an endocrinologist whom I went to for hypothyroidism initially, but he's treating my PCOS along side it, and in fact is the one who formally confirmed the condition. Given your history with diabetes, high cholesterol, and depression, it is very likely that you also have a companion thyroid issue. My understanding is that at our age, our TSH test should be well below a 2 on the range scale. Many of us have a thyroid problem for 10-15 years before it shows up on the standard tests.

stopthethyroidmadness.com is a fairly comprehensive site that can give you a lot of good information to get started in confirming this or not. If you can get a good endocrinologist (this one is my third, and he's worth his weight in gold!) to treat you for PCOS, diabetes, and/or hypothyroidism, I think you will start to regain some of your health.

I'm kind of an "in your face" "take no flack" kind of person, so I don't put up with anyone saying that kind of stupid mess to me...and most people know all that, so they really don't bother talk to me like that...but I'm a big advocate for this and all manner of female health issues.

I wish you luck in stealing some of your health back!

HUGS,
Carly

Also, I too have thyroid issues, but they remain undiagnosed, despite numerous dr.s looking at it. I have masses on my thyroid that change every 6 months when I get an ultrasound, symptoms of both hypo and hyper, and an inconclusive biopsy. I also have a heart arrythmia they suspect is being caused by my thyroid. My only options presented to me were--let's watch it or we can remove it. We are watching for now. I'm hoping this may improve also with my other health issues as I get healthier. Btw, all my test numbers show as normal. Knitormiss, I'll have to go back and check that TSH since you mentioned under 2.

Thanks for the info--I'll check all that. I was checked for Hashimotos at some point and it wasn't that. Mostly, I am hypo, but once in a while hyper symptoms kick in, to the point where my hands are shaking. The theory is that the masses have a life of their own and squirt out hormone unregulated at weird intervals that lead to the hyper symptoms. I was on meds for years, (mostly Armour Thyroid) but nothing really changed. And they had to yank me off of them when the arrhythmia started 2 years ago, because the meds could have been causing it. So now I have a cardiologist in the mix <sigh>. I have another ultrasound coming up soon, so I'm hoping that since everything else PCOS-wise has gotten so much better, that my body might somehow heal itself of this too. I don't notice the arrhythmia anymore, but I'm on beta blockers, so hard to know if I would have it still w/o the drugs. Will talk to the cardio next time about slowly pulling me off them to test this.