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how is everyone? i just joined last night. i am considering the wls and i have pcos. i was diagnosed 7 years ago. has anyone here with pcos lost the weigt w/out the surgery? i am in the first stage i guess of getting started. (where you diet w/ a physician for 6 months). thanks for taking the time to read this.   

Hi and welcome to the board!!  With diet and exercise and Metformin I was able to lose 50 lbs. within a few short months.  I maintained this weight for just over a year, and the weight started creeping back on again...ok...not really creeping, but packing on quickly again.  Once I regained 35 of those lost 50 lbs, I decided I needed a permanent solution, and chose wls.  Because I'd been seeing my doc for my PCOS and I followed her diet suggestions, she had documented my weight progress, etc.  I didn't need to do the 6 months diet...I'd already been under her care for 2 years.  My insurance counted this time span.  Insurance companies vary on what they require, so I'd check with yours.