Hi there everyone!

I am a 31 year old married mother of two miracle boys. I have finished all my pre-op testing and I am currently waiting for a surgery date for my sleeve. I have PCOS which is a hormone related endocrine disorder that places women at high risk for diabetes, infertility, heart disease and obesity. It also makes it very difficult to lose weight. I am wondering if there are any PCOS Sleevers out there who can share how the surgery has affected their PCOS symptoms, if at all. Thank you all for any information and all your inspiring stories!

Hi,

I have PCOS and was sleeved in August. It hasn't really made a difference in my symptoms yet, but I think it probably will when I am farther out. I feel like I am losing more slowly than some others and I don't know if it is due to PCOS or not. I also have hypothyroidism, so that could be contributing as well. I was worried before surgery that I wouldn't lose because of the PCOS and the hypothyroidism, but I am.

You may find this helpful.

http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/193977-success-with-pcos/?hl=%20polycystic%20%20ovarian%20%20syndrome

If you search either PCOS or the full Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in the Search field, after selecting 'Forums', there are a lot of hits.

I'm a sleeved PCOS-er.. it's a laugh a minute!

There's a lot of good advice and discussion out there. If you have any questions, just hollar

I have PCOS, Hypothyroid, Pernicious Anemia and am pre-diabetic. I had infertility and also have miracle children. I had gestational diabestes with my last pregnancy (twins). I was sleeved on October 14, 2013 and have been losing weight pretty steadily. My A1c is down 2 points since surgery and my throid functions are better but not enough to change my synthroid dosage from 125mg. I still get acne and that hasn't changed. I still have the heavy periods also. I'm not sure if the fertility has improved but don't plan on finding out. All in all, I'd say that I haven't really seen many changes in my PCOS since being sleeved.