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Hi Juanita,
Can you give me the site you go to for WLS support groupfor woman with PCOS..
See that what i'm trying to understand, because my mind on lapband right now, and idon't want to have to go through revision to rny later in life.
Thank you
Jennifer

Hi Jennifer!  I had the RNY (Roux-En-Y) typically referred to as gasrtic bypass surgery.  I'm 5.5 years post op and doing well.  I lost 114lbs to get to my goal weight of 140lb and reached goal at 1 year post op. I had 2 kids post op which was my dream come true as I was infertile before surgery.  I went through 8 years of failed fertility treatments before my surgery and after I was able to get pregnant both times the 1st month not using protection.  My insulin resistance & diabetes are gone, so are my cysts, dark patches of skin, & skin  tags.  The only thing left is the facial hair but unfortunately that won't go away without treatments. 

I'm happy with my decision...my kids wouldn't be here if I hadn't had surgery. 

Kristy

Hi my name is Jennifer, 37 yrs old and live in chesapeake, VA.. I'm happily married to my wonderful husband Darrel, we have 3 beautiful children together. We have a son he's 15, 2 daughters 10 and 5.  Well here my story:  I really didn't have much problems with my period because I was on the pill all the way up till my son born with being on the pill I just had regualar period.. After about a yr after having my son didn't see a period so went saw my dr and she refer me to OBYN, he was a specialist and that when i was diagonose with pcos.  He really didn't do much just to explain what i had and it be better if i loss the weight at the time I weight (210).  I was never a skinny girl when i was growing up.  Well years went on and in 1998 we wanted to try for another one, saw the specialist again and started me on shots, pills. Well after a year of that, time and money we decided to give it all up and hand it to God.  Well we where moving at the time, and I think with both of us being busy and our mind wasn't forcusing on conceiving it helped I got pregnant on our own and conceive a healthy baby girl in 2000.  Well we move to VA in 2002, my dr wanted me to see a specialist on pcos up richmond to get my period regular.  I saw a spacialst up in richmond and was put on metiformin, I started to see my period come and started to see weight coming off. Well I conceive in 2004.  Well that was enough for us.  I was still taking metiformin till July of 2009, I started having the dumps, bad (sorry). It was so bad, i couldn't eat or drink anything, My husband up making a appointment with my primary care, she ran some blood work but she told me it sounded like I became totally resistance and told me to stop metiformin.  At that time I weight 248 and the drs office.  Well I saw my primary care again in Dec, was not happy with my weight, since I stopped metiformin weight just been climbing on.  and I didn't feel good, I was tired all the time, I felt like someone was pullng my arms down, felt like weights on my shoulders.  I mean I was sleeping all the time..  I wasn't depress really honeslty..I am on depresstion medications.  So ran more blood work, my dr was thinking maybe it my thryroid.  Well i was kinda hoping explaining the weight gaining.
I'm really not a big eater, I honestly don't eat much or eat alot of sweets.  So waited for blood work, got the phone call and everything normal, not diabetic, NOTHING.. I was like this is so strange what the heck and my question is why I'm I feeling this way. It so frustrating.
Well I been talking to people and now my mind on the WLS surgery.  My question is well if i have the surgery is it going to help with pcos and avoid becoming diabetic.
Sorry this is so long.
looking forward to meeting some of you that are in the same situation as me.

Jennifer

My weekend was so hectic I didnt get to stop in! Looks like everyone else also had a fun filled weekend!
 I spent the weekend with my family, and friends! Played cards with friends friday night, then went out into the frozen rain here in MN, I learned I could do the splits, not by choice! haha! Then saturday we watched movies all day with my kiddos! (13 and 11) and sunday of course, FOOTBALL!  Watched the saints beat the snot out of those dumb MN vikes! hehe.

Thanks! Ill be checking it out too!