When did you find out you had Pcos?

Hi Lady's-
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When did you find out you had PCOS/and what was your reaction?

-I found out when i was around 13-14
I got my period for 1 day, i was excited and told my mom....Then 1 day was all i got...months went on and on, and never had a period again..So i went and talked to my doctor and she just looked at me and said...i bet its PCOS...she said with my weight gain, and facial hair she diagnosed me...after blood work and she put me on Birth Control Pills, and Spiralactone (sp) for my hair...took them every single day and thought  nothing about it...until i got serious with my Husband my senior year and i did tons of research and found out it could lead to infertility....
Back in high school my Reaction was whatever, took my bc pills and other pills no big deal...only for the facial hair and i got picked on...but i survived it
Now...PCOS sucks, and i hate it...and don't wi**** on any woman

PCOS is a badge for me~

I was happy when I found out I did have it, in 2002.
All of my life I went from doctor to doctor not knowing what was wrong with me. I now take it with me everywhere I go and teach other woman about the disease. I often teach practioners and spouses about it too!

It is not easy having it, but I use it to strengthen myself to help others.

PEACE

Awesome!!
Thank you for sharing that!!

Its crazy, how pcos affects so many ladys, and there are so many people out there that do not know much info on it!

WE had a badass room at the Four Seasons in downtown Houston. WE had 3rd row tickets to one of the big wrestling paperviews.. It was a huge night for hubby... I had spent the previous 2 months bleeding on and off..

I was standing on the white bathroom  rug.. My husband goes, "OMG What happened"
And My thighs were covered in blood.. so was the white carpet.. it looked like a massacre.

I went to one doc... she told me I was just overweight and to lose weight.
I went to another... I found soulcysters at the same time.. and asked this doc to put me on metformin and do some tests... Nada... She told me to just eat sensibly and lose weight...

I found Dr. Allon.. who specializes in PCOS... and we found out that I have the testosterone levels of a dude.. lol and I worked for 2 years with a personal trainer and doing PCOS detox diets.. spending close to 30,000.. and never lost more than 30lbs...
and gained all that back.

Surgery has saved my life.

Thank you for sharing that!
That sounds so scarey!!!!!
I'm glad you found a good doctor, nothing better then a good doctor!!

I found out I had PCOS in 2/99 when I had my consult with my OB...or rather old OB/GYN.  I was a late bloomer when it came to AF...not even starting until a wee****il I turned 15.  I spotted for a week and that was it...for a few months.  I'd have AF...wait 3 months...AF again...waited 6m AF again then I went a whole year before my next AF.  Doc's explaination was that teenage girls normally aren't regular.  Huh...whatever.  I went on the pill when I got serious about my DH (I was 17...we'd been kinda seeing eachother for about a year) and all was good.  We got married in 10/96 and in 7/96 I stopped taking the pill as we wanted kids and since I wasn't regular we figured it would take a little...had no idea it would take me 9 years to get pregnant.  Anyway after I stopped the pill my body went haywire and I started massive weight gain & facial hair.  I started seeing a doc about it in the summer of 97 and she didn't have a clue in her head to save her own life let alone anyone elses.  She said that my weight gain caused my absence of periods and facial hair.  I started popping diet pills and over a year only lost 30lb.  Oh and through all this AF never returned and when I brought it up with her she'd tell me 'oh we'll worry about that after you get under 200lb'...well I never did.  One day I went in for my weigh in and was told that she was no longer a part of the medical group and that they could not see me but were going to establish me with another doc. 

I chose to switch medical groups and elected my old OB/GYN (he just left the group last month) as my PCP as he also did that.  My 1st visit with him he listened to my history and diagnosed me immediately.  WHAT A RELIEF!!  It wasn't all in my head!  Then of course we began the clomid/provera cycle to get prego...many years later aftger my bypass I was finally able to be PCOS symptom free & a mom of 2!

Kristy

Kristy
Thank you for sharing your story!
Sounds like you were on a roller coaster ride, with doctors
Glad everything has turned out amazing for you!!
Pcos Free, and a mom, what more can a PCOSe'r want?!?
Thats fantastic!

I found out when I was 21.  I didn't have insurance at the time & I needed a physical for my job.. so i went to this health clinic in a rundown part of town.  Anyway they doctor was pretty creepy…. You know how you sit on the table as they do the exam well he SAT on the table next to me too! 

Anyway he checked my eyes, ears, mouth  & went to check my thyroid and of course felt all the hair on my neck.  Ugh!  He started talking about this strange thing he thinks I have called “PCOS"

That night I looked up PCOS online and felt overwhelmed!  I kind of felt helpless anyway.

5 years later I really took an active role in learning about PCOS because I was having issues TTC.  I felt like I was finally getting control over my body!  I lost 30lbs, working out & feeling great, & taking Met.   My periods finally started on their own too!  Then I got preggo and after pregnancy everything just went out of whack! 

So here I am again!  Trying to get some control over PCOS again