opinions please

Just like everyone else I need help.  Here is goes.......

I have PCOS i have since I was about 23 years old.  My symptoms are thick black hair everywhere.  The hair on my face grows so fast I wi**** would grow faster on my head.  BUt I have always had sportaic periods. I have a very high testeron e level . I never could concieve Me and hubby adopted a set of twin boys.....Fast forward a lot now they tell me that I have gone through menopause vaginal dryness, hot flashes, HIgh FSH hormone level 55.  BUT I AM STILL HAVING A PERIOD.  DO any of you know what can cause this Am I just just dreaming that it could be something else.  They said that my ovaries have shrunk and are very small but they have never confirmed cysts in my ovaries.  I really want to do the VSG surgery but am concerned about the insulin resistence I tried Metformin and it just gave me horrible stomach pains.  IS there any other medication that they are trying yet.  BUt my OBGYN says that I really dont need it.  Because I don't have insulin resistence. Can I ask what are the symptoms of being insulin resistence.....I don't want to do gastric or DS because of the risks and I am self pay I have no insurance because I am self employed and I have 2 small children. Would it be naive of me to have the sleeve and than if I don't loose all the weight have it converted for a second operation.  I am a very positive person so I think I can do it with just the one operation but what if my body says enough.  Looking  for guidance ladies! Thank you, look forward to hearing from you. 

Have you tried anything for the hair?  Like Vaniqua or Spironolactone?  I have tried both, and they are SLOW moving, but seem to work.

I had the VSG 3mo ago, and I was super excited because I got my first period a few weeks ago (pre-op, I never got them unless on BC pills).  I am hoping to get one again this month, but I am not getting my hopes too high. 
I think that you should go for the VSG.  Its a great surgery (I know I'm biased!), and I while weight loss isn't going to be the magic light switch that turns your PCOS off, it will definately help.  How much do you have to lose?  Have you checked out the VSG forum?  There are some people over there who started with BMIs over 60 even.  I was at 50 when I started, and I couldn't be happier. 
PM me if you ever need to.  Good luck!

I too have PCOS.  I had the VSG almost 3 months ago.  I had a period immediately Thanksgiving and Christmas but January I missed.  I was hopeful to have it start being regular but it could be due to stress that I have endured from the surgery.  I have an inflamed stomach and my bowels won't move unless I force them too and even that takes several days.  The inflamed stomach was most likely pre-existing in my mind but the bowel movements was something new to me.  I chose the VSG because it was less invasive the issue is that it is non-reversible. There is no turning back.  I went through a major buyer's remorse stage but now I'm just okay with it.  My reasons for doing the surgery was that I had heard that it would help my diabetes, depression, and gave me hope of having children someday.  The getting thinner was a plus which has kept me sane since I've been in so much pain (stomach & intestines) since the surgery.  It's my comfort. I have heard you can upgrade to other surgeries but it's my thought you wouldn't need to.  I suppose it depends where your BMI is.  I have read that the higher BMI use the VSG then go to gastric bypass if needed.  I was 240 now I'm 178.  It feels good to be able to move around more easily. I'm 35.  I haven't ever been told I've been going through menopause but my mother didn't go through it until she was 52.  I've read studies that show that you can gauge your menopause on when your mother has gone through it.  Not sure if any of this helps.  Best wishes, Corina

If you have PCOS, then you are insulin resistant.  I have never had a high blood sugar reading in my life, except for one time when my orthopedist injected my knee with cortisone.  But, when they do a test called an A1C, which measures how the body metabolizes sugar over a 3-month period, I come up positive every time.  And when I take Metformin, which is a treatment for diabetes, my PCOS symptoms improve.

The way it was explained to me is that the insulin resistance causes the body's hormones to go all wonky.  In some people, that leads to blood sugar imbalance, and diabetes.  In other people, it leads to too much testosterone (and other things) in the body, that causes PCOS.

And it is possible to have a period and not ovulate.  What it means is that your body is trying to shed the egg,and is producing hormones that tell the body that the egg has been released, and yet the egg is still sitting up there in the ovary.  Some people with PCOS don't have periods, but others have them but just don't produce an egg.

I'm in the process of going through menopause.  I have hot flashes, and all of the other stuff that goes with it.  I haven't had a period for seven months now, but I had plenty of them before.  They just got lighter and farther apart.