HI! This is my first post, but I have been "lurking" for a few weeks. I decided about a year ago that I wanted to be banded, but I talked myself out of it and thought I would do it on my own instead. So, here I am a year later just a big as before and a year has just "wasted" away!

A month or so ago I told my DH and mom that I wanted to have the surgery and started the process. My doctor started the approval process and I am just waiting to hear from the DR if I am approved to start the next steps.

My insurance requires a 6 month pre diet. So my initial thought was to just take it easy and not lose to much weight. Because I am only 20 lbs or so from a 40 bmi.

Now, after the stinking article on MSN yesterday, my hubby is real nervous. So, the new plan is to give it my all for the six months and if I go past the 40 bmi I will just do it on my own, with his help. He is going to join the gym I have been going to and is going on a diet with me.

No more sugar for this sugar addict. I boxed up my whole stash and put it on freecycle today and it is already gone.

On a side note. I think I may have PCOS. I know many people on the board have it. How do you bring it up to your doctor? Do you just bring it up out of the blue? My symptoms are: bad acne and facial hair (started about a year ago), periods only every 3 months or so, have not gotten pregnant w/o b.c. in 3 years (so am I infertile??? IDK) and of course, the overweight one. Do you think I just grabbed this out of thin air or does it seem legit?

Ok, thanks for reading. I would love any feedback!

I brought the idea up to my gyn years ago. I walked out feeling much more confused, and back about 6 weeks later with a LOT of pressure on my lower right side (I still remember clearly). The dr said I had a cyst. Gave me birth control pills, and ibuprofen. Finally 3 months later the cyst had popped (that was hell). Two months later I got pregnant, lost it at 11 weeks July 12, 2002. I had to have a D&C because I didn't miscarry on my own, and had an infection from loosing the baby. Then he decided I had pcos. I started a drug metformin, and it was better. Not cured. A year later I quit the medication, and went on my way. I was diagnosed as a full blown diabetic ( a risk of PCOS) in August 2004, and put back on metformin. This time I lost 20 pounds, and got pregnant with twins. Since then I've had a hysterectomy, so I'm without periods now. I still have the fuzzy face syndrome. I also have horrible skin tags. (to be removed next month). I am on byetta, another drug shown to help some pcos symptoms. But I still know when I have a cyst. I still know the pain when they burst. And I still have PCOS, but then I still have all this weight. I'll be soon having a lap band.

Just my story. If you're feeling like that may be pcos, what you have... please do talk to your dr. Some insurance companies accept it as a comorbidity.

Teri