Bearded lady

I'm going to assume that there are many people in the group who also have pcos and have excessive facial hair, especially chin hair.

just wondering what the hair growth has been like post op.  Has anyone noticed a significant change at all?

Also have people's periods suddenly become regular?

comments are welcomed and appreciated :-)

I am almost 6 weeks post op, and have not noticed a reduction with either the chin hair or  period. In fact I think my hair grows faster. Yikes!!!

hoping it's slows are stops with more weight loss

Sometimes after post op what happens is people starting taking things to try and stop hair loss but i fact it will make the other hair on your body grow more. Some people periods change because your hormones are effected from the surgery.

In the same boat and would like to know how people are doing after surgery too.  For me I am not interested in having children so don't care if I ever have a period again really.  More concerned about it helping with weight loss, excess hair, mood issues, energy levels.  Really hoping to have some relief from those PCOS symptoms after surgery. 

Can someone tell me what PCOS means?

Polycystic ovary syndrome

I was diagnosed with PCOS in 2006 and had surgery in 2012.

My periods became somewhat regular after I had my son in 2007 but now they are very regular. I had a lot of hair on my chin and unfortunately that did not change after weight loss. I am actually having laser hair removal to solve that problem.

I track my fertility signs and am convinced that I am ovulating regularly, which is a good thing for my body.

Remember that obesity isn't a cause for PCOS, and that many people with a normal BMI still get PCOS so losing weight might not help.

Hi Minkie83!  I have rip roaring PCOS as well and I was wondering the same questions.  I don't get a period at all now and I have to induce it every three months.  My dietitian said that she has seen women have their first period hours after the surgery.  I'm definitely not looking forward to getting my period back but it's all worth it if my hormones level out and my mood swings and energy level get better as well.  As for the hair growth.....I hate it!!! There is nothing worse than plucking and waxing my chin and neck every few days.  It's bad enough that I am overweight, never mind feeling like I look like a man! Let's both hope that some weight loss will at least ease our symptoms. 

I feel your pain, PCOS ladies. (((Hugs of Empathy))) for every one of you.

I have it, too. Wasn't diagnosed for YEARS. Started showing symptoms my first year of marriage. This formerly athletic, outdoorsy girl. full of energy once, gained 100 pounds the first year, while living mostly on plain stewed tomatoes, eventually ballooning to 330 pounds. This illness ate up 20 years of my life; could not have the babies I wanted desperately and I've been weak, tired, moody, heavy, hurty and hairy for far too long. Plucking and waxing black hairs out of my arms, sweaty, losing hairs from my head, ugh. I'm in my fifties and meet with a surgeon this June, 2014.

I have heard of women whose symptoms of PCOS lessened after surgery. Some women have HT (hormone therapy) to help with the beardy/baldy problems.

Hang in there.

Hopefully the surgery will help...but...it would have been nice to have had this sooner. Things happen for a reason and I am grateful for a husband who loves me as I am, over 300 pounds with lots of health problems.