Review of PCOS Explained - Thank Goodness for this podcast

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“Hi my name is Mel I was diagnosed with pcos when I was in my early 20’s, prior to this I didn’t have any idea on what was happening to my body. I definitely took a lot of birth control in my teens years, between the ages of 14 and straight through. I honestly believe, I have tried all the birth control options that are available to women. I notice at the age of 15 that’s when I started to gain weight and when my periods began irregularity. My diet was horrific majority horrible. I gained a solid 25-35 years within a two years span. I started puberty early at the age of nine. By the age of 20 years old I was weighing a solid 190lbs and obese. My diet sucked, I wasn’t regulating a period monthly, I turn to a lot of processed food, I noticed the protruding abdomen and darkening of my skin. I went back and forth to the gym, tried various diets and dermatology visits consistently. I was annoyed, highly depress and frustrated. When I did eventually have a period ; oh my goodness, it was massive, messy and embarrassing. All my clothing, I had to wear women’s depends diapers not sanitary napkins because it went through my clothing. I would starve myself because the weight gain was massive. I would binge in the gym work out so much and so hard til I made myself sick. The weight gain would increase continually. I cried and tried so many suicide attempts and ideations because I was overwhelmed. The weight wasn’t going anywhere and I was tired, hungry and angry. I drove myself into a financial crisis, I would buy so many clothes and stare in the mirror just sitting there trying to starve my way into the clothes I just spent my last earnings on. I was dying instead of living. I wasn’t sure what else to do next, was there hope living with this condition? I’m so scarred with this condition, is there another day that’s worth living and does it have a positive purpose? I was very sad and worried about life living with pcos. I wanted to end it because there was no more. No other way to deal with pcos. The more I understood about the pros and cons of birth control pills and the damage it was doing to my body the more I would shift away from it. Intimacy wasn’t so much pleasurable because I was told I will not be able to have children. Pcos left me feeling horrible about myself, it makes me feel less feminine about myself. To me my menstrual cycle means everything to me, it’s the way of my body detoxifying all the waste it’s cleaning out my reproductive system and that’s very important for me. It’s also helps me to keep track of my fertility schedule. I had a laparoscopic surgery done in 2010 I had a dermoid cyst on my left ovary size of a golf ball it was major didn’t have a period prior to this for six months. I was so heavy and my family was frantic with me they thought I was pregnant. I was exhausted constantly and always hungry. After the surgery I did lose some weight but only a small amount. My stomach did go down but what I thought was the end was not. This was the beginning of my diagnosis and medical journey of living with pcos. Years passed on and I tried my best to deal with the symptoms. I tried to practice living my life. I tried changing bad habits and tried replacing them with healthy habits. Not easy! I have also tried visiting other doctors and consider looking into a second opinion. How the heck did I get this condition! Is it because my parents have diabetes and I’m predispose to it because it’s in my family. Maybe look into the genetic factor but then I started the research of what’s this medical condition truly is. Overwhelmed and constantly living in fear I will never become a mother. I’m just a fat goose I’m ugly and not lovable. I asked so much questions til I was blue in the face. So grateful I was able to look into to cosmetic surgery moving forward to 2018 I did a tummy tuck because again I was overwhelmed and disgusted with my body. I couldn’t tolerate it. Two months after I went to my doctor because again my periods were horrible and getting worse and I was feeling horrible. Complicated pregnancy; I developed gestational diabetes and group b streptococcus.. I didn’t even know I was pregnant until 15 weeks. I was two- three months into my pregnancy and sick as a dog. I went into preterm labor, my son was immediately rushed to the nicu 34 weeks gestation premature I had an emergency c-section and didn’t even know my water had broken. I was at a lost for words that my pcos condition almost robbed me of having my baby boy and welcoming him into my family and this world. Still struggling but bless for this podcast thank you so much I’m so happy to hear from other women that have this condition to share insight and counsel others about pcos because I still need some education on the condition . Thank you for everything Blessings from Mel”

babycake16 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 11/24/19

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