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Did you have PCOS prior to surgery?

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Chelsea Marshall    3

Chelsea Marshall
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I am still in my 6 month program for surgery and I have a few health conditions related to weight and PCOS is one of them. Has anyone that has had the surgery find that the weight loss from surgery helped your PCOS as far as abnormal hair (facial hair), fertility or anything like that?

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betrthnever    107

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@@Chelsea Marshall PCOS can also be associated with other medical conditions like Adrenal gland issues, such as what my daughter has, and she is within normal weight. She is only 15 so I don't know what her long term prognosis is in terms of her fertility . I will say that she has to be on birth control just to have periods. It doesn't have to be just a weight problem...are you sure it is weight related?

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Pinkgirl1234    761

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PCOS has been a hamper to my life...Hirutism,Weight issues....the band was not successful.I am heavy and fat and miserable...seeking a revision to RNY.

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SkinnyDown    409

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I have PCOS. I have had the dx for many years, with all the lovely things that go along with it. I have noticed no change in the 3.5 months since my surgery, but I am keeping my fingers crossed!

My diabetes has gone into remission. I used to take 2 oral diabetes meds, and I was on 2 types of insulin, 4 injections minimum, daily. I have been taken off 1 major heart medication, and two other heart meds, my Dr. reduced dosages.

I had the dosage of my cholesterol medication cut in half as well!

I'm hoping for a change in my PCOS status! That would be great!

Let's keep our fingers crossed. :)

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Pinkgirl1234    761

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Carol1965

This is fantastic.,,,this PCOS is stubborn but you are doing great....it's about the complete you!!!!You are cutting the medications out one by one,this is fantastic...I am inspired and hopeful.

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Pinkgirl1234    761

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Carol1965

You are doing great!Remember it is about the complete you.You are losing weight and knocking down those medications one by one and this is most important.Very important.You give me hope!Keep it up.

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SkinnyDown    409

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@@Pinkgirl1234 Thanks so much. I'm working on it. Now if I could just get more exercise in.

I have two bad knees and am nearing the weight I need to be, to have the surgery. One replacement, the other a big bone spur that needs to be ...well, whatever they do to that. Then I will be able to really walk more. *crosses my fingers* It's hampered my walking a lot.

But I'm glad I am still losing despite not really exercising much. I enjoy walking on my treadmill. Blasting music, and just kind of getting lost. :)

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mishi    72

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I have PCOS as well. It was a big deciding factor for me choosing the RNY. I'm only 3 weeks out and haven't noticed a difference yet but I have high hopes that I will see a change soon. Cross your fingers for me! ;)

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Pinkgirl1234    761

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This PCOS is rough!!!

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SPettijo    40

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I have PCOS and at week three I had my first period in two and a half years. Unfortunately I am still having a period (maybe the same one) I saw an OBGYN today to run tests. The facial hair should be able to be removed when your hormones are back in balance. hair does not magically stop growing. I had laser treatments when I was younger and it thinned out my chin hair quite a bit but because my hormones were out of balance new hair grew.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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