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I am just wondering what you have done since this post? Have you done anymore with the surgery? Have you had any appointments? Are you considering the LAP Band still?
I am pretty much in your shoes and am just now considering the same. My insurance does not cover anything so I am on my own with the payment and everything. consider the financial cost, I want to be sure that with PCOS this is a possible idea and not something that I will later regret.
I was wondering if there is anyone out there that has had the LapBand and has successfully lost weight with PCOS. and has been able to get pregnant naturally?
Thanks!
I'm not looking to get pregnant. I have twin boys, and that's more than enough....ready to focus on myself now! I'm also ready to deal with this PCOS once, and for all. It's been nothing but pure hell, ever since I was diagnosed at 19.
HW: 311 lbs - SW: 294 lbs - GW: 140 lbs Lap VSG with Dr. Roslin - 03-12-13
"We are still Master's of our fate....We are still Captain's of our souls..." ~ Winston Churchill
Having pcos does sometimes make weight loss hard but not impossible. If you already have lap band you should be restricted somewhat in the amounts you can eat. Making healthy choices and limiting calories should help you lose the weight, although it might be slower it'll still come off. The band is just a tool but you have to put in the time and effort. Not all people with pcos are overweight, just like no all people with pcos have facial hair or have fertility issues. Pcos is different just as we are all different.
There are a lot of helpful website that deal with pcos and dietary changes to keep blood sugar stablized. Are you currently taking metformin or spiritone to help control your pcos.
http://natural-fertility-info.com/pcos-fertility-diet is a great site to check out.
HW:274 SW:238 CW: 150.0 1St goal: 199.8 2nd goal:174 (100 pound lost)
My Persoanl Goal: (HIgh)150 (Low)140
1st goal acheived December 27th/2010. 1 week after my 3rd month surgery anniversary.
2nd goal acheived June 4th/2011. 2 weeks after my 8th Month Surgiversary.
Gall Bladder surgery April 12,2012
You can either believe it will happen.....or believe it won't. Both are self fulfilled prophesies. For Me it has happened. My Surgery was September 21/2010
Well so far I have lost 113 pounds and have went ahead and stopped taking BC because I want another child but I am not worried abt getting pregnant. But I have noticed my periods are much easier and more regular now.
Run, don't walk, to your nearest weight loss surgeon! You are me, 20 years ago....always athletic, always active...and I even watched what I ate everyday of my life...I played sports in college and weighed about 175, slowly crept to 190 when I was 24. That year, my weight ballooned to 222..I was found to be infertile and diagnosed with PCOS....for the next 25+years I struggled with my weight each and every day..I raised 4 adopted children, had a very stressful career...I would range from 220 to 252 at my largest, but could never really loose more than 20 pounds, no matter how hard I tried, even though I was swimming with a masters level program and training with triathletes!....I debated about surgery for a few years, some of my doctors where concerned that my hormones and my immune system were so messed up, that the surgery may not work for me....I persisted, and as soon as my medical insurance began to cover Roux-en-y procedures, I went for it! I started the process last year at the age of 51.... I weighed 242 when I started the approval process, was 229 the day of my surgery...and NOW, only 4.5 months later I am at 175!!! The road has been long, and it is harder to loose the weight with PCOS, but not impossible! I opted for the roux-en-Y gastric bypass because I had been self limiting my food intake for a long time, so restrictions on the amount of food would never have been enough. I had to change the way my body, and my hormones worked and the RNY was the only way I could be sure to give myself a shot! The last 2 decades of my life would have been so much better without the weight...I would not have developed diabetes, my rheumatoid arthritis would not be so bad, I would have continued to ski and sail and run and hike...and I would not have been so Rey, very tired all of the time! Please do your research, I am not a medical professional, this is just my opinion, but do it! You can always contact e if you have any questions or just need to vent...but if you are ready to work at your weight...DO IT!
Thank you. Hearing someone else say that they have had success with the Sleeve and PCOS Makes me feel better about choosing it. I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 16 and I am turning 27 in less then a month. I am ready to start a family and the PCOS is not allowing that to happen. Again thank you for the encouragement and information.
Courtney
You will lose, with having such a small tummy and eating very little the 1st year your body will have no choice but lose. At 1 year out I was still only able to eat about .5 to 1 cup of food and only about 2 oz of protein per sitting. Now at 28 months out I can do 1 to 1.5 cups of food and about 4 oz of chicken, less if beef or pork. Don't fear you'll have success.
Kee.
HW:274 SW:238 CW: 150.0 1St goal: 199.8 2nd goal:174 (100 pound lost)
My Persoanl Goal: (HIgh)150 (Low)140
1st goal acheived December 27th/2010. 1 week after my 3rd month surgery anniversary.
2nd goal acheived June 4th/2011. 2 weeks after my 8th Month Surgiversary.
Gall Bladder surgery April 12,2012
You can either believe it will happen.....or believe it won't. Both are self fulfilled prophesies. For Me it has happened. My Surgery was September 21/2010