Today I'm wondering if anyone out there has PCOS and got lap band. I personally was diagnosed with PCOS about 2 years ago and was told that losing weight would be the only thing to get my hormones in check and eventually be able to concieve. I was banded 1/16/09 and have already seen some differences in my body. So, anyone out there? Do you have PCOS and have your symptoms gone away with weight loss? :frown:

Thanks!

Theres a site one here called pregnancy and the lapband u should check it out...the girls on there will help u out and im sure a lot of them are in ur place....go to forum and scroll down til u see it..good luck

I have pcos, among many other problems. I'm done having children, but my sugar issues have completely become in check. I no longer see my endcrinologist, as I'm considered glucose intolerant now. In a year I'll be cured. :blushing: I don't get AF, but I get pms still, and it's pretty regularly at 28 days now. My hair loss and skin problems seem to be normalizing now too. So I would have to say yes.... it's helping my pcos.

Teri

I have PCOS and had 6 failed IUI cycles with clomid and injectables. Banded two weeks ago and believe it or not, I ovulated this week. I normally go 2-3 months between cycles and just finished a cycle 2 days before surgery. Needless to day I am very optimistic that we will conceive this year once I get more weight off and my hormones go back to normal! Feel free to email me and good luck!

I never believed that losing weight would actually help/clear up PCOS, mainly because I just didn't want to accept I needed to lose weight!! But I am living proof it's absolutely true. After about 4 months post-op, I had my period, and ever since then I have had a period every month, and I can pretty much predict it. Completely new experience for me. And I hope this isn't inappropriate to say, but sex has gotten 1 billion times better. :tt2: Alot of the time before, sex was painful most of the time because of the fluid filled cysts on my ovaries. Best of luck to you and in your journey....

I also have PCOS. I am hoping this helps it. I have found it impossible to loose weight any other way. We do have one son as we did fertiltiy for two years to get him. I can't wait to see if this helps the other PCOS symptoms! Hang in there!

HELLO!!!!

I was diagnosed with SEVERE HELLISH PCOS almost 3 years ago. Suffered for 8 years...getting progressively worse. I heard about PCOS/BANDING last summer and began researching the heck out of it as my last resort (been to 23 doctors trying to get some relief). My PCOS was so awful that I was calendaring my symptoms daily on the calendar...severe mood swings, severe hormone migraines, different body odor, extreme fatigue...just to name a few. I wanted to die. Literally....48 hrs after my surgery it felt like it was RAINING on the inside of my body and I knew it was making hormones again. I haven't calendared a PCOS symptom since!!!!!!!!!! WOOHOOO!!!!! What's cool...if you go to your doc and have a vaginal ultrasound 3-4 months after being banded...PCOSers are being told the ovaries are no longer covered with cysts.

GOOD LUCK to us all!!!!

LB

I have PCOS and I had the surgery on 1/14. So far, I have lost 18 lbs since surgery and I'm doing fine. I'm hoping for improved fertility as well. I have a 6 year old and required surgery to remove endometriosis and clomid because of PCOS. I was able to conceive after 2 years of trying, but I'm hoping next time will be easier. Good luck with your journey!

i also have PCOS...although i am hoping for fertility in a few years, i am hoping to feel much better right now :sneaky:

i had horrible mood swings, on top of the insulin resistance, excess hair, acne, hair loss etc.

i have lost 28lbs so far, and i feel much better....not sure if thats just cause i am finally losing weight or what...but it seems to be helping in some way.

every other diet i have tried has failed...i lost initally but then it all came back...i hope the band works and i am able to keep the weight off.

Thanks everyone for your responses! They made me have some hope!! For the first time in about 4 months I started on my own! We'll see how it goes next month!!

Good luck everyone!!