Anonymous #1 14w

🥹🥹 thanks

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Anonymous #3 14w

Got a blood test done I kinda figured I already had it because I hadn’t had my period for like 6 months.

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Anonymous #4 14w

Thank you! It’s definitely been a rough journey so far.

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Anonymous OP 14w

What type of blood test, cuz believe me I get mine and it comes out clear

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Anonymous #3 14w

I got a hormone panel done, including tests for testosterone, LH, FSH, and insulin levels

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Anonymous OP 14w

How did you lose the weight, I’m tryna do it myself but my mother keeps on meddling and she try’s to give me dieting drinks and pills. She keeps on telling doctors that I’m the reason, like I eat too much when I don’t eat anything.

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Anonymous #3 14w

Honesty I started cutting out a lot of stuff and things that would spike my insulin. Instead of coffee I now drink green tea, instead of regular potatoes I eat sweet potatoes. Like I had to change my entire diet. I also walk everyday at least 3-4 miles and I fast 16/8 to improve my insulin sensitivity and I take 500mg of metformin at dinner.

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Anonymous #3 14w

I basically treat my body as if I already have diabetes tbh because that’s what it genuinely feels like to have PCOS imo.

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Anonymous OP 14w

I feel like I need to take metformin cuz I did the health lifestyle with eating well and walking a lot like 10-15k steps a day along with the gym, but I just stay at the same weight. I’m pretty sure I have pcos, my mother forced me to have laser hair removal on my face when I was in high school, it was that bad and I still have hair from my chin down. I’m just afraid that metformin is too expensive and my body would get used to it

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Anonymous #3 14w

Diabetes runs in my family, so I get tested for pre diabetes and diabetes every year, I’ve gotta my thyroid checked multiple times, I had a whole colonoscopy done cuz my sister has Crohn’s disease, kinda like ibs. I think I have both endo and PCOS but my entire life I’ve had a pediatrician and my mother has been feeding that woman lies that I eat too much when I eat nothing. My mom pushed for dieting pills, weightloss home drink remedies, weightloss surgery, and more. I’m scared the gyno won’t

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Anonymous #3 14w

Trust me. I am going in alone but i genuinely don’t know what to say. It also took me 6 months to get this appointment.

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Anonymous #3 14w

My insurance pays for mine but I don’t think it’s that expensive it may run you like $20-30 for 60 pills and I also stop taking it for like a week so I won’t get super used to it every month cause I believe it can like fuck up ur liver/kidneys. You may just have a different type of PCOS than me. I have insulin resistance but there are multiple types of PCOS that women can have.

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Anonymous #3 14w

I flat out just said can you run as many tests possible that my insurance covers because gaining weight and haven’t got my period. My doctor even offered me ozempic in the beginning but I had declined because idk what that may do to my body in the long run.

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Anonymous OP 14w

A friend of mine recommended tirzepatide but idk abt these, I just don’t wanna take anything unless I have a genuine health concern, I want to loose the weight naturally so to speak but if there are health issues stopping me I’d go on meds

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Anonymous OP 14w

See the issue is, research has proven that pcos and endo don’t cause weightloss directly, so when you gain weight and go to a doctor it isn’t the first thing they look for. The thing is it’s not the illness so to speak but the impact it has on your hormones, hence the insulin resistance. I was thinking that that may be the case for me but my doctors never listen to me and idk what to do

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Anonymous #3 14w

Yeah there isn’t enough research for pcos for me to take anything like that and I feel like once you stop taking a drug like that the weight will come back full force. It’s best to just change your diet and habits imo

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Anonymous #3 14w

I’ve been gaining weight for now 10-13 years. I have always been overweight but no matter how healthy I eat, how much less I eat, or how much exercise I do, the weight never goes down. I used to live on campus skip meals and walk 10k-15k steps daily and it did nothing

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Anonymous #3 14w

Make your doctors listen to you. Go in there with a list of questions and make them run tests and don’t be afraid or shy. I’m a black woman so i totally get healthcare providers completely ignoring you or making it seem like ur being difficult. Just be super stern on what you want done.

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Anonymous OP 14w

It’s been so long that I don’t know what to say anymore. I feel like I’m going insane and maybe it is me, but at the same time I’ve tried everything for weightloss.

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Anonymous #3 14w

Ask your doctor for blood tests to check your testosterone, LH, FSH, insulin, and fasting glucose levels. You can also ask for a referral to an endocrinologist for hormone issues or a dietitian who specializes in PCOS and weight loss.

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