Possible PCOS???

[Ilithyia]

Hi,

I am not sure where to start....

I first got my periods when i was 10 years old. They had always been pretty heavy and painful.

For the past 5 years i have noticed several changes in my body. These changes became noticable after i had a m/c in 2001 and worsened after a termination in 2003. These changes included extreme weight gain (went from 54kg to 86kg), painful periods, break-through bleeding, increase in body hair, period like pains constantly and inability to lose weight.

Last year i saw several dr's, went for numerous u/s (which only turned up an abrasion on my uterus) and was finally referred to a gyn at the public hospital. I had to wait 4 months for an appointment just to see the dr. From the information i provided them with they suspected it to be PCOS. They also decided they wanted to perform a hystercoscopy and laparoscopy to have a look at the abrasion that was found on the u/s. They could not set a date for the op but said it could be up to six months wait. I was put on strict order NOT TO FALL PREGNANT!! Well, they must've jinxed me cause 2 weeks before they called to say they had a date for the op's i found out i was pregnant!!

So everything was set aside and i had a reasonably healthy pregnancy. But almost immediately after i had Briley the symptoms came back. I had lost 10kg from m/s and gained it back within 5 weeks. I am now 88kg. So i have again been referred to the hospital but my appointment to see the gyn is not until the 5 Feb 07 :eek:

I have been visting this forum for a while now and from what i have seen some of the girls here post i believe that i do have PCOS. Especially the sticky about women with PCOS and Type 2 diebetes. It has shoned a light on a lot of things that i have been going through for a long time.

So, my question to all you current sufferers of PCOS is.....Do my symptoms relate???

Your adive and comments would be muchly appreciated.

Thank-you.