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.