K I want to say right off the bat that I know this isnt a miracle cure and that the weight wont drop off overnite. But I never expected it to be this damn hard to lose this weight.:redface: I go to the gym, I eat right, I try to remember to drink alot of Water and crystal light. I am probably hurting myself sleeping til noon and that might be messing up my metabolism and not going to the gym until afternoon when to speed the metabolism I've read you need to go to the gym in the morning. But still I didnt expect it to be this damn hard to lose this weight. I am losing weight in my neck, my arms, my legs, even my boobs..but there is NOTHING COMING off of my stomach. I cant even squeeze my ass into a size 24 pair of jeans and I had the surgery over 2 months ago. What the hell did I do this for..right now I'm stuck since my 2nd fill at 235 lbs.. the scale wont move.:thumbdown: I believe I am doing everything right and yet I'm not making any flippin progress. I went through all the pain and the 10 day preop diet and followed all the damn rules and still i'm this big fat slob.:crying::mad2: What the hell is this band really gonna do for me.

I have pcos and insulin resistance and I think that it's making it even harder to lose this damn weight. I know everyone is different but come on there is ppl over 3 months out that have lost over 50 flippin lbs.

K I feel better knowing that this is out and hopefully it will make other ppl realize they arent alone in their frustrations about this band.

peace and love to all

dolphin

Hey everyone looking for a little advice (posted this in another thread to) so here go's my story i just got bloods done this morn to check if i have pcos and my horemones checked cos i have some hair on my chin which is horrible but other than that im not overly hairly and my cycle is regular as clockwork every month does this sound like it could be pcos i really am praying it isnt but if not what could cause my hair growth any info would be so much appreciated

Hey everyone looking for a little advice (posted this in another thread to) so here go's my story i just got bloods done this morn to check if i have pcos and my horemones checked cos i have some hair on my chin which is horrible but other than that im not overly hairly and my cycle is regular as clockwork every month does this sound like it could be pcos i really am praying it isnt but if not what could cause my hair growth any info would be so much appreciated

Although it could be, I doubt it. Most people that I have talked to that have it, have problems with their TOM either not happening or being extremely heavy. Another big thing with PCOS is insulin resistance (I take metformin for it). Also, there is typically pain around the ovaries, especially during sexual contact. Also, my GYN sent me for an untrasound. They could visably see the cysts. If all you have is extra hair, you may just have a hormone level issue. Of course, I am sure that there is more that they look for. I hope you don't have it either. Good luck.

Blood tests alone are not typically enough to diagnose PCOS.

For instance , if your hormone levels are elevated BUT you do not have missed periods, excess hair growth , weight around the middle or any other symptoms of PCOS you wont be , or shouldn't be diagnosed w/ PCOS.

PCOS Of Symptomatic , if you have the symptoms (more than one ) you have PCOS. BUT the MAIN symptom if missed periods.

There is NO ONE Blood test to test for PCOS.

Mindy

Did the metformin help at all with weight loss? I got my band in May and have only lost 15 pounds - much of which was in the first 4 weeks. I was just diagnosed with PCOS last week and my doc/gyn thought I should just use yaz for the symptoms but I had seen where some docs use yaz and metformin. Doc was concerned with the GI symptoms. Think the symptoms would be worth it if I could lose more weight. I have only lost 2 pounds in the last 2 months. Any thoughts?

I was diagnosed 19 years ago with PCOS. I don't remember having a blood test, but I do remember having to take a diabetes test (the drink was disgusting!).

I was told then, there are 3 main things a doctor will look at, excess body hair, especially face; excess weight; missed or stopped periods. I had all 3 (still do). I was also told by the doctor that a woman with PCOS doesn't have to have ANY of the symptoms and she can still have it.

The jury is still out on the cause of PCOS. The link between PCOS and weight is well known. Have one, you have the other. Change one and you change the other. They still aren't certain which causes which though.

And once you lose the weight, the PCOS goes into remission. Essentially, its like not having it, but its still there. Put that weight back on and bang! Up it comes again.

So, flirtylass, I won't say you don't have it because you don't have all the symptoms. You can have an hormonal imbalance without having PCOS, so that could be the answer. Best to wait til the results come back.

hi i read on soulcysters.com

that even some thin women have pcos

i always thought it was directly related to the extra weight

Its a syndrome meaning a group of signs/symptoms. You don't have to have all to qualify, but usually there's a certain number of them you have to have in order to be diagnosed.

I've had doctors ask me if I'm sure I have PCOS because I don't have cysts on my ovaries - never had!! You can be thin with it and I've even been told you can have no symptoms at all and still have it.

I was diagnosed with PCOS about 12 years ago. I only had periods once or twice a year. I struggled with weight gain, infertility, amenorrhea, facial hair, and fatigue. My band has saved my life....

I am almost 1 year out and have lost 86 pounds. I have to agree with the carb thing. My weight loss for the past 3 months has been pretty much nonexistant. I low carbed during the first 6 months post band and then decided to start taking in carbs again. Bam...weight loss stopped. I am low carbing again and beginning to see the scales move. I really do think that there is something to carbs and PCOS not mixing well.

Anyway, I am 11 months out I have normal periods, lots of energy, 86 pounds gone, my sex drive does exist now. I still have problems with excess hair, but I dobt that will ever go away completely on its own. I have begun laser hair removal. And believ it or not I am getting my tubes tied this month. That is just wild when I have struggled with infertility for so long, but it would appear that I have become fertile again, but we have 1 bio son and adopted 1, so we are not planning to have anymore.

I say all that to say this, YOU CAN DO THIS!!! Yes PCOS sucks, and makes it harder, but not impossible. Cut out carbs, exercise and log what you eat!!

hi i read on soulcysters.com

that even some thin women have pcos

i always thought it was directly related to the extra weight

I was diagnosed as a teen I was 110 pounds when i was diagnosed.

Like i said before. PCOS Is SYMPTOMATIC if you have the majority of symptoms you have PCOS .

Its a syndrome meaning a group of signs/symptoms. You don't have to have all to qualify, but usually there's a certain number of them you have to have in order to be diagnosed.

I've had doctors ask me if I'm sure I have PCOS because I don't have cysts on my ovaries - never had!! You can be thin with it and I've even been told you can have no symptoms at all and still have it.

You do not have cysts all the time. I have had sonograms and had no cysts and I have had them and had as many as 110 cysts in each ovary , If you have a sono and have none go back a different time of the month and you will have them .

Chances are they just never caught the cysts when you went in for a sono. Th eproblem is since people w/ PCOS do not know typically when the ovulate you cant go in of or a sono to check for cysts at the right times.

HTH

Mindy

You wouldnt have a hysterectomy for PCOS. They used to do a thing called a wedge resection

Ovarian wedge resection - Fertility Journey

but it is really not common any more. Removing your uterus wouldn't do anything at all - perhaps you had endometriosis - which is probably the most common reason for hysterectomy.

I was Dx with PCOS in my late teens - I hadn't had periods for five years and had PACKED on the beef big time.:frown: My skin was bad, but that's all I had, no hirsuitism (extra hair) thank god as would have spent a fortune on lazer removal!!

For me, Metformin didn't do anything. It made my skin 10000 times worse - as I had come off the OCP and my skin just broke out with Metformin. I had to stop taking it, but it didn't make me lose anyweight either - so big deal. Because I couldn't tolerate the metformin, but I couldnt go back on the pill due to my weight and family history - they had to do something about the fact that I wasn't having periods - as it apparently increases your endometrial cancer risk - so they gave me a Mirena:scared2: - best thing ever! I am not trying to get pregnant at the moment, so I don't mind - and it means I get to still not have periods which I personally think is awesome! ha ha.:biggrin:

The single biggest thing with PCOS is exercise exercise exercise - as exercising makes your body less insulin resistant, and therefore you process you food more like a non PCOS person! :crying:

My biggest thing with PCOS and the thing i have always hated is the excess facial hair. As soon as i can afford it again im getting laser hair removal. I am having regular periods now , which is odd because before when i was thin i did not have them regularly And by regular i mean I get them once a month they come at different times LOL

If i could figure out a way to stop or slow down this hair growth i would be a happy camper now !!!

Mindy