pcos

[rachel163]

I was diagnosed with pcos back in 1997 my periods started to go regular but for the last year they have been irregular and feeling bloated everyday.

[Dinahmite]

I was too DX with PCOS myself.  Have you seen your OBGYN lately and told them your issues?  If not you should.  You need to let them know that this concerns you.  If they won’t help, then seek for a better group of doctors.

I went through a lot with my PCOS from Clomid to insemination to ending up with uterine cancer before the age of 40, yet with no kids.  But thank God it was only Stage 1.  To this day, I can’t believe I’m considered a cancer survivor…1 year on Dec 19th.
  
I lost faith in my conventional doctors can you blame me…I went from a primary, OBGYN, Liver, Heart, Fertility clinic, then Cancer hospital and no one thought outside the box of what is really wrong with me for 5 years.  So, last year months before I got diagnosed with cancer, I ended up seeking a medical holistic doctor which happens to be a family friend.  When I told him that my OBGYN diagnosed me with Stage 1, he told me it’s because of your imbalance hormones that you’re highly likely to develop it.  

We did a lot of testing saliva, hair, detail blood work, stool sampling…he found a lot of stuff off balanced with me.  Can I tell you, I have so many paperwork charts and graphs in 6 months than I’ve seen from all my doctors in the 5 years.  He put me on natural supplements just like Suzanne Somers, a good book to read is her book called: BREAKTHROUGH.  But more importantly he stressed about my diet to limit/cut out the starchy carbs/sugars.  He found out that my hormone levels were totally off, my body was producing too much testosterone and estrogen.  And my progesterone was very low.  Whenever I had my cycle, my prog levels were supposed to be higher and my estrogen was supposed to be lower…they never crossed paths for me to ovulate.  Technically they were “chasing” themselves for years.  This was causing me to have heavy bleeding and cramps and spotting before and after my period.

So my suggestions are, if you have faith in your conventional doctors, then have them take care of this upfront.  Don’t ignore it nor accept it because you have PCOS.  I would say your bloating could be from your diet.  For us PCOS women too much starchy carbs and sugar is very bad for us “insulin resistance” making us fat.  Have a positive attitude and have a strong faith that you will get through this.

However, if you chose to go through a holistic doctor, then I would suggest someone who also has a medical license so that your insurance can cover the cost and if you have Flex Savings from your work, then they can write off for you copays, supplements, testing as  “medical necessities”.  So far so good for me.  It may have taken longer, but my estrogen levels are finally normal and now we’re working on my progesterone naturally so I hope I’ll have a little one in 2011  Good luck to all!  

[theclansmom]

My sister was diagnosed with PCOS, I feel for you.  The bloating may not be related to the pcos, or irregular periods, so rule out all Gastreology possible causes, then revisit the irregular periods issue, which is likely related to the pcos.

[RainLos27]

I was DX with PCOS when I was 16 (Now 24), After my gastric bypass surgery in 2007, my Af started to come regular. Then in 2009 they became very irregular! 2010 my Dh and I begain TTC, but with irregular AF, it wasn't going to work. So my doc gave me Provera to jump start my AF. I was also given Metformin to help with the PCOS. According to everything I have read about PCOS, and in Physicans information, after not having a AF in 6 month, seek your MD or GYN. We know we have PCOS, but you should have your Af atleast 4 times a year. Good luck!