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 lowell, MA Member Since: 11/26/06 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 6/12/08 1:13 am HI
I am kinda embarresed and I know I should,nt be but its natural!
I have PCOS and one of its side affects is Boils/ Ingrown hair Follicles I get them on my inner thighs under my breasts and My armpit area but Mostly on my inner thighs I have scarring due to these aweful things and they hurt like crazy everytime I get one I know weight definalty contributes to these boils because friction of skin rubbing againsts skin!
So down to my question has anyone had this problem and had Weight Loss Surgery improve the amount of breakouts you get or have you stopped getting breakouts all together very curios to know I,ve never seen this question asked yet on this board.
Summer is the worst for me thats when I get them the most!!
Four more days until surgery nervous but cant wait to start my new Journey! |
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 ME Member Since: 02/16/07 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 6/12/08 2:35 am I use to get them all the time too. knock on wood it been almost a year since I had my surgery and I havent had one..I use to get them on my privates too , my doctor told me to shave the hair off and I would not get that problem any more. I dont know if she was right or if it was the sugery. combination i guess.. dont be embarrased to ask question thats what we are all here for..good luck to ya
Barb Before sugery 230 - Day of Surgery 221.6 - Current Weight 140  |
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lowell, MA Member Since: 11/26/06 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 6/12/08 3:04 am Thanks for your reply thats wonderful to hear and yes I tried the shaving method and it only made it worse for me! |
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 Queen somewhere Member Since: 07/12/05 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 6/12/08 2:53 am yep, I had them all the time pre-op.... post-op not a single one.... I don't have the oily greasy skin and hair in a single day any more either..... I chalk both of these changes up to a lack of greasy junky food in my new life style..... LOL Life is tough, but my God is TOUGHER |
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lowell, MA Member Since: 11/26/06 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 6/12/08 3:06 am Thanks for your reply I have another thing to look forward to after surgery yipeee I cant wait till its all over and done with so I can stop worrying I keep telling myself 4 more days! |
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Member Since: 03/17/08 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 6/12/08 5:12 am Were are you having your surgery done in Massachusettes? |
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 Other Member Since: 08/16/07[Latest Posts] | Post Date: 6/12/08 6:47 am yes i had/get them too. i am only 2 months post op and have noticed a differece, i still get them but not in clusters of 5. i do notice i start to get them around my period(post op) and i am guessing its from the hormones, it sucks. |
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 Chapin, SC Member Since: 01/22/08 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 6/12/08 7:53 am Last Edit: 6/12/08 7:56 am Yep been getting them pretty regularly since I was 19 - I had surgery in May - so I'm still early out - but I haven't had a single one. I do know that b4 surgery - I used to see them more when I was under duress or at my period - but I haven't had one yet - my skin is clearer and like the other poster my hair/skin isn't greasy.  Heidi R...Starting/ Surgery/ Current/ Doctor Goal/ My Ultimate Goal 366.3/ 312.8/ 220/ 200/ 150 I can't change my past ...but I can change my future! |
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Member Since: 06/12/08 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 6/12/08 8:09 am My sister has this too. Hers have been so bad that she was part of an investigation therapy in Miami to help clear them up. I feel for you, but I do think it will probably be better after the surgery. If nothing else, you will have less areas that rub together. |
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 Member Since: 03/24/08 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 6/12/08 8:16 am I know very well where your coming from. I have dealt with this for a while myself. It is very embarrassing more so in summer when you want to wear a bathing suit. I am only 10 days out so have yet to see all the benefits but this one I never thought of. Thank you for putting a good thought into my head. I wish you a speedy recovery.
Amy |
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lowell, MA Member Since: 11/26/06 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 6/12/08 11:15 am Thankyou so mush this is a big help for me I really hope theres hope on the other side!
I wonder if they do stop if theres a procedure that will get rid of the scarring so I can wear a bathing suit after losing my weight Im sure there is with all the technology there is today!
Thanks to everyone whom took there time out to to answer my concerns and good luck to all whom have done or want surgery I give you my blessings! |
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Denver, CO Member Since: 04/02/08 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 6/12/08 3:34 pm I have had PCOS from the time i was 16. I know all about the boils. I hated them. I had surgery seven weeks ago and on the three days post op my skin started to clear up. I always had zits and boils from PCOS no matter what i tried. I tried shaving didnt help. My back has cleard up as well as my face. I have a couple of boils left from before surgery under my arm but 95 percent of them are gone. It is weird. This surgery has also made me regular. You know with having PCOS you hardly every get your visit from aunt rose and on my fourth day out i got it. First time in two years. Now i have had two. You will be happy you had the surgery. It has really helped me out greatly. I am already down more then sixty lbs. Good luck and God Bless!!!! |
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