Diagnosed Monday

Hi everyone! I am glad to have found this board. I was diagnosed with PCOS monday. I am having all the tests done and have to go for a pelvi****rasound. From the reg ultrasound They found ALOT of cysts. I am very scared. But in a way it feels like everyhting in life that revolves around PCOS is coming together. SO hello!

Hello Sabrina, I am glad to know that you are on your way to dealing with this sydrome. Has having PCOS hindered your weightloss? Have you visited http://www.soulcysters.com ? Everything will be o.k. Don't be scared. You will be fine. take care, God Bless

Thanks for the reply. I dont know if it has hindered. But I am thinking it may be what is keeping me from getting to goal. No matter if I eat low cal or normal cal or high cal and work out like mad and drink so much water I can not budge the scale. II am going out of town but have more tests when I get back. So in time huh. Thanks for the site I will surely check it out

Sabrina, I have followed your progress, you have done wonderfully so far, I KNow PCOS sucks, but it can make you feel better to know that there is a reason behind you symptoms. And it really helps me to know there are others out there going through the same things I do. if ever you need to chat, feel free to contact me!!! Let us know how your test turn out. ~lori

Thanks so much!! I do feel alot better know that I know whats going on! The GTT test was a living nightmare! 20 months with no sugar (10gr or less) and that BLAH ow horrifiying! I will be sticking around this board and looking more stuff on the net. But stuff makes sense!

Hi Sabrina - I'm slow in checking in here but thought I'd respond anyway. I am curious how you are doing now and how the pelvic US went. What were the results of the GTT? I am surprised they made you take it, honestly. They should be able to take a blood test that shows what your average has been over the last 3 months. Either way, at least now you know what it is. I know for me, I am struggling like nobody's business to lose this weight. I am one very slow loser and all I can figure is that it is the PCOS rearing it's ugly head. Did you find it easy to lose or were you a slow loser? I did read part of your profile but forgot to look for that. I'll re-read it in a minute anyway. As for having kids, I was able to have my son Mason, but I had to do strict low-carb and took Glucophage to help keep the PCOS under control. This was before I had surgery though. My friend Kim has raging PCOS with every imbalance you can imagine and she even got pregnant and her daughter is turning 1 on Saturday. So keep a positive outlook. We know it's a challenge, but it's not the kiss of death for having kiddos. Dina

BE GLAD U KNOW NOW WHAT IS WRONG BUT GOOD LUCK FINDING ANY HELP W/THE SYNPTOMS. I WAS DX AFTER TRYING TO GET PREGNANT FOR 5 YEARS, AN INFERTILITY DOC FOUND OUT I HAD IT. I DID GET PREGNANT W/INVITRO FERTILIZATION BUT HAVE NEVER FOUND AN ANSWER FOR THE BODY HAIR, BUTTAND FACE. SINCE I AM NORMAL WEIGHT I AM HAVING MY PERIODS ON TIME EVERY MONTH BUT STILL HAVE CYSTS THAT RELLY HURT AROUND OVULTION TIME, I HAVE ONE NOW. DONT BE SCARED THIS ISNT LIFE THREATENING OR EVEN AS BAD AS ENDOMETREOSIS MAINLY IT JUSTS HURTS AND IS ANOYING.BUT IF U HAVE IT THERE IS A 20% CHANCE OF BEING OBESE I READ. I ALSO READ THAT FAT HOLS IN TESTOSTERONE,WHICH MAKES THE FACIAL HAIR WORSE. I AM DOWN TO 120 NOW BUT IT IS STILL A PROBLEM FOR ME BUT IM HOPING NOW IF I WOULD GET LASER OR SOMETHING MAYBE IT WONT COME BACK. I DID HEAR THE SURGERY WOULD MAKE POS BETTER. GOOD LUCK ANGEL