DD01
Thu, Oct-09-03, 17:09
Hi,
I have not posted on the PCOS forum before but was just invited to do so. After reading some entries on this board I'm not sure if it IS PCOS. About 5 years ago, all the sudden, I skipped my period one month. I'd always been regular so this was kinda strange for me. I'd gone through some pretty bad things (just been diagnosed with Mitral Valve Prolapse(heart valves doesn't close properly and allows blood to flow backward into the main heart chamer), social anxiety, agoraphobia, panic attacks, etc) I'd also been through a bad car wreck. I thought I'd wait and see if I got one. Time kinda slipped by and 3 months had gone by without a period. So, I went to the doctor and she sent me for an pelvic ultrasound. The results came back and I had cysts on both ovaries. One was so bad that the cyst was the same size as the ovary. She said I have Polycystic Ovaries. She said all women had cysts but they are supposed to go away on their own and my wasn't. She said I could go on birth control and it would regulate everything. So, I agreed although I was scared because of all the stuff I'd heard about them. Before I could start them, I finally got my period. First one in three months. It lasted for almost a month. I was goin crazy. The doctor went ahead and started me on the BCP's so I'd stop. Since then, as long as I stay on BC pills, I have a period every month. When I started Atkins though, I wanted to get off of them. I stopped them in April. Again, I had no period. It completely stopped. I also got bad swelling in my legs and ankles. It was terrible. I didnt have a period until I started back on the birth control. Once again, I am regular.
I don't have any extra hair growth, skin problems, or thin hair..so I don't know if it could still be PCOS or not. I do have extremely high Tyglercides. They were 2,609 the last time I had it checked on Sept. 23rd. Of course, I am overweight and am losing it very slowly. I've lost 20 pounds in about 6 months. My regular doctor is sending me to an Endocrinologist on Nov. 18th. She doesnt know how to treat me anymore for the high TG's. I have been on so many pills for it. I am now taking Crestor. (i have these TG's on Oct. 16th) I hope maybe I've given enough information to let everyone give me an opinion. I hope I haven't left anything out. I wasn't really expecting to post but thought ya'll might could offer some advice. I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks,
DD
PS..I never had a problem with weight till this problem started....Thanks again...
I have not posted on the PCOS forum before but was just invited to do so. After reading some entries on this board I'm not sure if it IS PCOS. About 5 years ago, all the sudden, I skipped my period one month. I'd always been regular so this was kinda strange for me. I'd gone through some pretty bad things (just been diagnosed with Mitral Valve Prolapse(heart valves doesn't close properly and allows blood to flow backward into the main heart chamer), social anxiety, agoraphobia, panic attacks, etc) I'd also been through a bad car wreck. I thought I'd wait and see if I got one. Time kinda slipped by and 3 months had gone by without a period. So, I went to the doctor and she sent me for an pelvic ultrasound. The results came back and I had cysts on both ovaries. One was so bad that the cyst was the same size as the ovary. She said I have Polycystic Ovaries. She said all women had cysts but they are supposed to go away on their own and my wasn't. She said I could go on birth control and it would regulate everything. So, I agreed although I was scared because of all the stuff I'd heard about them. Before I could start them, I finally got my period. First one in three months. It lasted for almost a month. I was goin crazy. The doctor went ahead and started me on the BCP's so I'd stop. Since then, as long as I stay on BC pills, I have a period every month. When I started Atkins though, I wanted to get off of them. I stopped them in April. Again, I had no period. It completely stopped. I also got bad swelling in my legs and ankles. It was terrible. I didnt have a period until I started back on the birth control. Once again, I am regular.
I don't have any extra hair growth, skin problems, or thin hair..so I don't know if it could still be PCOS or not. I do have extremely high Tyglercides. They were 2,609 the last time I had it checked on Sept. 23rd. Of course, I am overweight and am losing it very slowly. I've lost 20 pounds in about 6 months. My regular doctor is sending me to an Endocrinologist on Nov. 18th. She doesnt know how to treat me anymore for the high TG's. I have been on so many pills for it. I am now taking Crestor. (i have these TG's on Oct. 16th) I hope maybe I've given enough information to let everyone give me an opinion. I hope I haven't left anything out. I wasn't really expecting to post but thought ya'll might could offer some advice. I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks,
DD
PS..I never had a problem with weight till this problem started....Thanks again...