October 13, 2005

I have been thinking about the time since I had been diagnosed and it really makes me angry. First when I started having symptoms in my twenties my doctor couldn't tell me what was happening or seemed too worried. She even told me some women just don't have periods. Yea but that isn't healthy!!! Then finally years later an endocronologist diagnosis me with PCOS but that was it. The I went to another one a few years ago who confirmed it and put me on medication and told me to lose weight. No one told me all the more serious things this could lead to. I had to discover that on my own.

I remarried this year and when I first told my husband he didn't even read the info about it I gave him. Then I tell him more and told him about a great website that I found and what they say that could really help me. He says ok we will do it,etc to get you healthy. But then he comes home one night and says he had talked to a woman at work and she says "oh a lot of women have PCOS and it isn't that big of a deal" he says oh that is treatable. Anyone who says it isn't a big deal obviously doesn't know anything about it or how horrible it can make your life depending on the amount of symptoms you have. It can also lead to some life threatening diseases. Anyway I felt like he just kind of blew it off because some woman at work said......


ok that is my venting for today

October 12, 2005

I am not too good at keeping up with my posting. Not a lot to post though! I am enjoying trying to find organic alternatives to the things I currently use not only food but make up, cleaning supplies,etc. I have learned a lot!
I started taking a body conditioning class this week. i am going to start with twice per week and work my way up to four. I am a little sore today! But it is a good thing! I also have been drinking organic apple cider vinegar for the past two weeks. There were a lot of things that is supposed to help with.

October 3, 2005

Over the weekend Dha nd I talked about having a baby. We aren't preventing it but obviously PCOS is in control. So, now I guess I need to get busy with getting my inflammation under control because I do not want to use fertility drugs. When I got pregnant with my daughter who is now seven I had lost 40 pounds and was eating better. So I guess it is time to buckel down and do it! I was hoping to take the EPC test but since that isn't an option then I will have to try the elimination diet. The hardest part is getting my mind ready! I keep telling myself I can't do it therefore I can't. So now I must convince myself that I can and will do it!

Hi, My name is Terry and this is my story of my life as a PCOS victim! What else can you call it? It is something that totally takes over control of your life without your permission. Until recently I was beginning to think being 'normal' again was impossible until I ran across a website called pcosliving.com. For once there was a positive place to be and interact with other women (and guy) that was effected by this dreadful monster PCOS. After reading posts and doing some research of my own I now believe this is the answer to becoming the 'Terry' I used to be. What I mean by that is living with PCOS has turned me into someone I didn't like very much. Someone who suddenly gained a large amount of weight, was so miserably tired all the time, constant headaches, hair loss, then growing hair where I didn't want it, acne, fertility problems, not having a normal period. It made me irritable and I feel like it has robbed me of a lot of my life because of how I felt. I felt I couldn't be the mother, sister, daughter or wife I needed to be. Not to knock the doctors, but they weren't much help. Now that I have done research on my own I sit here wondering why they didn't share this information. The only thing they shared was medication which isn't good for you either. But after the wonderful encouragement and support I have found at pcosliving.com I am confident for the first time since my diagnosis that I can become the person I once was. I can be happy and fun to be around.Someone who isn't too tired to spend time with my daughter or to clean my house so my poor,hard working husband doesn't have to come home to a messy house.

Thank you for reading my story.