PCOS: How does it affect me?


My understanding form my former Dr in Dodge City is that the disease was present at puberty. It generally causes the awful apple shape that I had in middle school. Then in HS I worked hard to make it go away...no matter how hard I tried I remember always looking pregnant. (So much so that my adopted son people thought I gave birth to him in High School. )

The worst part of polycystic ovarian disease for me was not the fact that having kids was no easy task. I was very fortunate to have a husband that was eager to keep trying on a daily basis. The worst part has been the insulin resistance that goes with it. Insulin resistance causes my testosterone levels to be high. I really hated all the hair. This for the most part was corrected after my hysterectomy. My hysterectomy took care of the pain, the embarrassment of suddenly starting my cycle and the pain from the cysts. However what it didn't change is the fact that no matter what I eat I still gain weight. No matter how little or how much I eat, no matter what diet plan the Dr. places me on. I even managed to start gaining weight on the shake diets that I spending a ton of money with a doctor's office to be on. The insulin resistance just makes it so everything I eat is turned into fat.

I never use to understand how your spirit was in your body and that they were not the same. I understand now, my spirit so wants to be in someone else's body and able to do the things I use to be able to do.

I am told and from what I have researched the only way to possibly reverse PCOS is to loose weight, only it won't allow you to loose weight like a normal person. I am told that the lap band surgery is my only option. In one week I will find out if it is an option. If not maybe I should just quit eating all together.