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Anyone have a TVH and then lost weight?
I'm scheduled for a total vaginal hysterectomy on June 13th. I'm kinda nervous I was able to loose 13lbs before my fibroids took over my painful life. Anyone have any insight? Or helpful suggestions? Thanks in advance.
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Advice needed
Hey so the story goes something like this,,i was diagnosed last June with PCOS, this wasn't too much of a shock as like many of you i kinda knew something was wrong for many years. My doctor was rather unhelpful meaning i have had to a lot of research myself. I came off my contraceptive pill 2.5 years ago after a case of…
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Depression with Hirsutism
Do you guys ever have days when you get depressed with excess hair? I just look at my body and feel so gross....and then I think abuot that I'll have to deal with it for the rest of my life....am i the only one? Waiting for my blood results to come back so my endo can prescribe me some spironolactone....i hope it helps!
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Birth Control and Spironolactone
Hello! I am newly diagnosed with PCOS. I have always suspected I had it, but doctors just brushed it off. I finally got an ultra-sound and turns out I have PCOS! So much explained! I work REALLY hard at maintaining my weight, so I am at a healthy BMI, It sucks how hard I have to work at it, and not lose much weight, but at…
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What is your vitamin/suppliment regimen?
Fellow PCOS sisters, what combo of vits/suppliments are you on and have had success with? I recently discovered by some article in the internet that Vitamin D and Calcium really help with PCOS symptoms and weight loss. Any others you notice help?
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Should I increase my Metformin dosage?
Hello all, I've been on Metformin for close to 6 weeks now, taking 1000 mg of ER. I was gaining weight rapidly out of nowhere until I started the Met. The weight gain finally stopped when I started Met, but my weight would not budge no matter what I ate (lots of carbs, little carbs - didn't make a difference). I finally…
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Acne
Does anyone here have acne? What do you do to treat it?
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Hope & Encouragement
I was thinking of you ladies the other day and ran across a journal entry I wrote a few years ago (2008). I have to say my life has changed a lot since then but I know that this will inspire those TTC not to give up. Those suffering that its ok to grieve, and those who just need a little support.... Sometimes its so easy…
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Challenges in Losing Weight due to PCO
Dear All, I am finding it difficult to lose weight. What are the challenges being faced and overcomed by you?
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Metformin side effects...
So I've been on Met for almost a year this time. I took it a few years back but quit because the side effects were bad. Well I decided to start it again and I recently had to up my dose to the full 2000mg (from 1000mg) a few weeks ago. I am still having the horrible gastrointestinal issues (nausea, BAD diarrhea not to be…
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Ugh..here we go again!
Hi there ladies. I was on Spiro for about 1yr1/2 and a new Dr took me off it (6months ago), put me on Metformin 500mg and Pravachol 20mg (sp?) But, since I have been off Spiro I have noticed all the "hair issues", oiler face, sweating a lot etc.. I feel like I took a step backward as far as controlling my awful PCOS…
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Am I an oddball PCOS'er?
So I am relatively new to all of this PCOS info and am being put through the tests because my Dr. thinks I may have it which from what I read would explain A LOT! Anywho..while i'm waiting for my pelvic ultrasound appointment and bloodwork results i've been doing some reading and it seems all you ladies have something in…
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anyone with PCOS ever conceived just by loosing weight?
After trying Clomid and Femera for many months with no luck, I am hoping that by loosing weight I will be able to conceive naturally, and if not hopefully weighing a lot less will help the clomid work? If you have conceived by just loosing weight here is my questions: What was your highest weight? What was your weight when…
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My story.....
I was diagnosed with PCOS in 2000 after oh I say 6 different doctors, many wrong diagnoses, PCOS it was. I have researched and researched and have used every prescription drugs. Suffered from excessive weight gain 75 pounds in one year, thinning hair, skin tags, growing hair in places no women wants, also no to mention the…
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Infertility is bumming me out, anyone want to commiserate?
Hi ladies, I'm going on two years trying to get pregnant. I miscarried last year and after that I didn't get a period, got diagnosed with PCOS and have been struggling with the infertility problem ever since. It's really confusing since I got pregnant pretty soon after we started trying and then after miscarrying suddenly…
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Terrified of going to the gyno. Help!
I have not officially been diagnosed with PCOS, but happened to come across a thread on the main boards and got to reading on the internet and the threads in this group. The symptoms sound A LOT like me. I've started noticing a pain in my ovaries which I'm concluding is a cyst. I'm also not on birth control and have been…
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Provera
anyone here on provera & metformin? I started treatment about 3 months ago and the first 10 days i had to take provera the period i got was horror 2 weeks heavy bleeding but the passed 2 months it does not seem to work right i take the 10 day provera and when i stop i just get a tiny little bleeding not even strong enouph…
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Dr. says not PCOS, but i'm not so sure...
A little background info: Not on ANY medications/birth control Almost 29 years old 5'5, 170 lbs, About 30% BF. 100% normal menstrual cycle until one year ago ( Shortly after the time I changed everything about my lifestyle in efforts to lose weight - starting at 1200 cal then joining EM2WL and learning I didnt eat enough -…
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PCOS && Mood Swings
Since I got diagnose with PCOS my moods have been the worst. I tend to snap at people, I'm really *****y, and I don't understand why. It sucks because I swear I don't mean it at all but my GF does not believe me anymore she just thinks I'm a ***** because I want to but is like I cant control it . I really don't know. Any…
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Pregnitude
I was doing some research about pregnitude and it seems that there are alot of great reviews about it and I wanted to try but I have tried many things and I feel taken advantage of spending countless dollars....so I did some research pregnitude has two main ingredients myo-Inositol and folic acid. well all know you can buy…
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How old were you...
...when you were diagnosed? ...when you got pregnant for the first time? My husband and I are beginning to look at a time frame for starting a family and I'm starting to come up with a lot of questions. This is the first community I've joined that addresses this topic and I am exited to get some mentorship! Thanks!
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Have you tried Spironolactin? This is not an ad.
Hello. My name is Mona. I found this group and I would like to share my experience with you in the hopes that some of you might benefit from it. I had PCOS from age 13 on. At age 25, I started taking Metformin. I ended up being very allergic to it. It made me so ill that an hour after taking one pill, I was in the…
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Newly diagnosed and looking for pals!
Hi everyone! I'm 29 years old, and was just diagnosed with PCOS in March. I knew for years that that's what it probably was, but I guess I was afraid to confront it and learn what it might mean for my life. Plus, I never really hated the fact that I never had periods. But, once I started to research it, it become so clear…
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PCOS and Unwanted Hair Growth
I've been very frustrated with excess hair growth on my jaw line lately. I had previously had lasor treatments and they were successful (for a while) and now the hair is back with a vengeance. In desperation, I went to the plastic surgeon to get an opinion and ws stunned when he told me there is no lasor treatment that…
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Any of you have success with TurboFire?
Just started week 2 of the program but not doing shakeology at the moment.
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Whats the longest anyone has gone with no period?
I've really been reading up on PCOS with blogs and posts from other women. Most of my symptoms match everyone else's, but everyone seems to get a period pretty normally or "close" to normal. I go for months and months and months, I just wanted to know if I am the only one out there, or if there are others like me?
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PCOS && Mood Swings
Since I got diagnose with PCOS my moods have been the worst. I tend to snap at people, I'm really *****y, and I don't understand why. It sucks because I swear I don't mean it at all but my GF does not believe me anymore she just thinks I'm a ***** because I want to but is like I cant control it . I really don't know. Any…
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Conflicting information.. help?
Hi all, I just joined. I have a "probable" diagnosis of PCOS, although there was a mess up with my lab work so I don't have any blood work to back that up, but I have multiple other symptoms. My question is this... a few weeks ago I was reading something on the net and it said that PCOS was a condition that happened,…
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PCOS and Metformin Titration
Me again-- one more question. I've been struggling with PCOS for years now. I've been on metformin off and on for about seven years. It's not helped my visibly. It's improved my numbers (maybe-- also could be my own lifestyle changes). I'm seeing a new repro endo, told her my struggles with stagnant weight and still no…
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Emotional Mother's day for me.
So today was mother's day, and at church it was a baby dedication. We have been trying to conceive for a year now and it took a toll on me emotionally today. I was not diagnosed until 4 months ago, my entire family is extremely fertal (Several opses and most not having to really try). So needless to say I didn't think it…
