I am starting this blog because I need an outlet. I
have been diagnosed with something that no one around me really understands,
and it'd frustrating. I have PCOS or the long version
is Ploy-cystic Ovarian Syndrome, also known as
Stein-Leventhal Syndrome, and is one of the most common hormonal endocrine
disorders in women.. The cliff notes on what that is; basically instead of
producing an egg when I ovulate, my body makes cysts. There are a ton of other
things PCOS effects, some common signs according to pcosfoundation.org are:
Irregular menstrual cycles,
Irregular periods also called Oligomenorrhea,
Weight gain,
Excess hair growth on face and body-
called Hirsutism,
Darkened patches of skin,
Skin tags,
Infertility,
Thinning hair,
Insulin resistance,
Type 2 Diabetes,
High cholesterol and high triglycerides,
High blood pressure,
Cysts on the ovaries (multiple),
Pelvic pain,
Depression,
Anxiety,
Sleep apnea (when breathing stops for a short period of
time while asleep),
Decreased sex drive,
Increase in stress levels
Difficulty losing weight,
Now I don't have all of these symptoms personally, but
I have highlighted the ones I do have, just for reference because those
are the ones I can and will be speaking about. Mood swings is another one
that's not up there, but I have found from other stuff online that it is really
common, and I also have those. PCOS causes my hormones to be completely
out of whack, which causes everything from migraines to little annoying
chin hairs.
On the plus side, I have meet a few really cool people, I
have started to get healthier, and take control of my health. I want to put
this out here for people who were like me when I was first diagnosed and even
people like me now. When I was first told "You have PCOS" and once
they told me that I wasn't producing eggs, it was a kick in the stomach. All I
have ever wanted to do was me a mom, and, to me, that had been ripped away from
me, oh and I was also being handed a lifetime of medical issues and
medications. That was hard, and I really felt alone...
But your not alone, PCOS is more common than most
people think, and there are ways to deal with this with out taking all the
meds. I am here for you any time.
Also, because it is now effecting everything in my life, I
am working on losing weight and I am going to blog about it to keep myself
accountable. I started working out today and I weight 226lbs. I want to weight
150lbs before I graduate college in December 2014.
Thank is going to be it for today, I love you all.
