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PCOS--HELP!!!From: Annie (anonymous@obgyn.net)Mon, 18 Jan 1999 15:42:06 -0600 (CST)
HI! Please help me!! I was Diagnosed with PCOS two years ago. I have been reading some of the testominies of women on the web page, and have realized that I'm not alone. I started my periods when I was 14. They were never regular. I am now 23 years old, and they are still irregular (sometimes 4 times a year). The facial hair started when I was about 16--a few hairs under my chin--a few on the sides of my face--very hairy arms. My mother told me that it was becuase I was French. (My mother by the was has PCOS--she would bleed and bleed for months-have to have blood transfusions etc. --this all back in the middle 1950's. She went through all the hormonal treatments for Stein Levanthons Syndrome. Finally an ovarian re-section allowed me and my younger sister to be conceived.) Anyway, to get back to me--After I graduated from high school I gained about 50 pounds in a matter of 3 months. I blamed it on the fact that I wasn't as active--although I counln't figure out how--and that I worked at a conveninece store--lot's of great junk food in close priximity. When I look back now, I really don't remember eating in excess. My mother, who at the time didn't know that PCOS is hereditary, helped me to wax my facial hair problems. She was convinced, as well as I, that the dark and largely abundat hair on my body was due to my French heritage. I was, and still am envious of my younger sister who inherited my mother's light Polish colering. I finally got sick of getting up every day and having to pluck and wax--I started Electrolysis--painful and expensive, but it got rid of the hair--at least till others started to grow back. My Primary care MD tried to start me on estrogen therapy, but I became very ill with the first doses, and couldn't handle it. This was all happening while I was preparing to go away to college in the Fall of 1997. I was in new unfamiliar territory in OHio, no job--no way to pay for insurance and electrolysis. I went a whole two semesters with my facial hair coming back. I didn't want to wax--I tweezed, clipped, and bleached it. My friends say that they don't notice it, but I know that they do. I try not to let it bother me, but I feel so afeminate. My weight also bothers me--I'm 5'10' and 217 lbs. My personal goal weight is between 150 and 165. I was told by my MD that that is healthy for my large bone frame and height. I've tried diets--WW, and Jenny Craig along with others--with no avail. I follow along strictly, but just can't shed the weight. I'm also afraid of the risks associated with PCOS--cancer, coronary artery disease, diabetes, and infertility. I want more that anything to be able to conceive a child someday, but I'm afraid that I may have some permanent damange that won't allow me. I want with all my heart to be a healthy woman. Please, do any of you have any suggestions as to treatment or ways to cope with PCOS? I would appreciate any responses at my e-mail address. Thanks and God Bless!
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