CinAngel75

We are on the May 10 sailing. Swells are supposed to end by Tuesday I sure hope so, as I hate riding buses. Lol

I am on the 10th as well....really hoping the weather turns around. Bus ride from Long Beach to San Diego would NOT be fun....especially on Mother's Day Looking at the weather looks like 60's and clouds next week :( I live in L.A and right now it's low 60's and clouds...

I was so pleased to see this thread!:D I'm amazed how many ppl still don't know what PCOS is. Congratulations on the weightloss! It's not an easy road, but it does feel great! We just came back from a 7 day and I was so worried that I would mess up the weightloss I had accomplished, but I think with all the walking etc, it balances out unless you reaaallly eat poorly.

I was diagnosed about 4 years ago. I had almost every symptom in the book (irregular, androgen issues, skin issues weight and on it goes). I saw 2 or 3 doctors who said nothing was wrong even though I had gone 9 months without a cycle (I was 30-32 yo) and I weighed almost 40 lbs more than I did the day I gave birth to twins. I think one of the reasons they didn't consider PCOS (if they even knew what it was) may have been because I had kids...but I had my kids very young, before all the symptoms really started and I had a couple of miscarriages along the way, but they didnt consider that.

My 1st appt with my current GYN, he asked "why I came to see him" and when I explained my symptoms, he said we needed to confirm with labs and U/S but he was sure it was PCOS. We did an U/S in the office and I had so many cysts you couldn't see my ovaries. He induced my cycle and started me on a birthcontrol pill to regulate everything as well as Aldactone to help with the androgen issues. I also do Welbutrin, which was prescribed off lable to help with PMS migraines but also helps with mood swings. Last year we added Synthroid for hypothyroid. He says he wants to save Metformin as a last resort, and from what I hear about the stomach issues, I am good with that.

In Jan this year, I started the South Beach Diet...I lost 22 lbs in about 6 weeks. I have kept that off so far. I want to do another 20 and I will be happy. It seems as soon as I start adding the carbs (healthy ones - whole grain & veggies) back in, my weight loss stops, so I am going back to limited bread and no potatoes for a bit and see what happens and I need to get back in the gym :o

I look forward to seeing more posts! and good luck to everyone that's on the "getting healthy" journey!:D