The shit has hit the fan. My big prescribed hope of hormone regulating, hair battling, skin clearing goodness (Dianette) gives me massive whopping great mood swings. See uncontrollable crying, lying around in bed all day and also painful boobs. Yay!
Also a family member got wind of the side effects and potential side effects if I were to ever come off the pill (based on reliable internet comments on health sites of course) and no longer wants me to continue with it. Cue accompanied trip to the doctors to talk about other options and risks, but also (and I am trying not too be too enthusiastic about this in case it is a let down) I am being taken to see someone about having electrolysis hair removal (eeeeee!!). Its £10 for half an hour (seems quite reasonable) and if I can at least remove some of the hair from my face/chest I would feel soooo much better about myself.
For anyone who is worried about talking to people about this... please don't be. I have bottled this problem up for 5 years which has just allowed it to get worse, and you would not believe how supportive people can be. My family wants to help, my doctor is really understanding. I have even confessed my problem to 3 male friends to gauge their reaction. One told me it was ok, there are ways to deal with it and it wouldn't put him off me, another told me he felt the same about his own body hair and totally understood me (I even showed him what it was like and he still told me he wanted to be with me - he has a crush on me for some unknown reason), and the third (we are crazy about each other but I am too scared to do anything because of my hair problem) told me he didn't give a shit.
So I will let you know about the electrolysis... the family member who wants me to take that route has had it and said it worked. Also my doctor was very positive about it. However the one thing that he really pointed out as being a factor in improving the symptoms of PCOS was weight loss. Apparently this reduces the growth of hair, helps skin (because of a better diet perhaps?) and other obvious health benefits. Tricky though for someone who has always been overweight and struggled with dieting.
But for some unknown reason, it is going well. I am currently a UK size 14 (down from a size 18 last year - my biggest ever was a size 20) and I must have lost in the region of 2 and a half stone (since late August 2010). I currently weigh 13 stone 7 pounds and my goal is to get below 13 stone (small steps is better than trying for one big hurdle). So far the benefits include looking a lot better (lots of people have commented) and having more energy. I will keep posting on the weight loss, especially if it seems to be improving my other symptoms.
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