Hey mel, how was your trip?
Rebekka, what's the latest on Rosa?
Hi Amelie,
I will keep you in my prayers.
I was diagnosed with PCOS a year ago. Took 7 years to get a diagnosis. I finally found an endocronologist who was up on his research. One doctor mentioned something to me about it a couple of years ago, but said it did not need to be treated if I was not trying to get pregnant. Now, I realize that I had a right to be treated no matter what.
Anyway, my endo put me on metformin. It changed my life! Have you tried it? I also started weight training. But of course you have to get rid of the crushing fatigue caused by the PCOS and the thyroid problem before even thinking about exercising. The horrible fatigue is greatly underestimated. It's awful and it is NOT all in your head. Be gentle with yourself. Find a doctor you trust and hang in there, you are not alone!! It is possible to get your life back and feel good again.
Amélie Unbound;47896712 said:I've had the PCOS symptoms since puberty, but in spite of seeing many doctors about my symptoms, nothing was ever done. My current doctor told me that (just like your experience) many doctors won't treat PCOS unless the patient wants children, but she believes in treating it anyway because 90% of women with PCOS eventually develop diabetes and other health problems (if left untreated), and she wants to prevent that.
Amélie Unbound;47895552 said:Hi everyone.
I have just been diagnosed with diabetes and hypothyroidism. This is on top of the PCOS that I was dignosed with a couple months ago.
The diabetes scares me; I have seen family members die of this disease. I thought with my healthy eating and exercise habits I would never develop it, but I was wrong. Ironically, being overweight can contribute to the onset of diabetes, and it turns out the reason I couldn't lose weight was because of the hypothyroidism. My doctor says with how out of whack my thyroid is, there's no way I could have lost weight. (So at least there's a bit of vindication there... try convincing people you're eating right and exercising when they can see that you're overweight, and they think you must be in denial.) PCOS, as well, can make it difficult to lose weight, and then in turn, is worsened by the weight at the same time. So my body has been working against me at every turn.
I haven't been doing well in school, because I've just been so tired and mentally foggy all the time. I've even been falling asleep in the afternoons while trying to study. I was really beating myself up over it, thinking, "What is WRONG with me?!" At least now I know. I'm going to take a medical withdrawal from school until my conditions are under control.
Please pray for me. I'm scared. But logically, I know my prognosis is good, because once the medications for hypothyroidism and PCOS do their thing, I will likely lose weight as those issues are resolved (yes, I will work at it too, of course... but I've been working at it all along with no success... at least now the issues hindering my success will be dealt with), and then the diabetes will be easier to manage. But I still feel pretty bad about this diagnosis. Although many people in my family have diabetes, I am the youngest to be diagnosed, which is not a distinction I'm happy about.
Amélie Unbound;47898531 said:Snooch, wow, I had no idea you had diabetes. Yet another thing we have in common.(Well, not that this is a good thing to have in common, of course.)
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