Hello there just wanted to send you warm wishes and prayers down your way. I am so sorry about your twins. I was recently diagnosed with PCOS and also just had the WLS. I was diagnosed after surgery. I started to notice changes in my facial hair, period, body, etc. I think the most complicated problem with me was my insulin resistance. That is making my weightloss a little slower so its a bit frustrating but I was told that with taking glucophage it should regulate it and be able to control my insulin. Once you start losing my doctor says it should get under control. Oh yeah and someone else also said the glucophage makes you very fertile. So maybe that will help you also. Well Good luck!


Liz

Hello everyone my name is ameenah I am pretty new to the boards, I have been diagnosed with pcos about 3 years ago and they already explained to me that It would be hard for me to concieve. They said that it is not impossible though because I already have a daughter. So I tried to figure out how I could concieve without infertility drugs (there expensive and were broke! ) , Anyway I decided to try to loose weight, I was successful 30 pounds in 3 months  but when I was on a roll I got pregnant It was bitter sweet because I have a tremendous amout of weight to lose. But I was exicted with the twins. I had a pretty good pregnancy but then I went in early labor at 24 weeks and I lost my beautiful babies. that was three years ago needless to say I gained back my weight and 30 more pounds along with it. So now I have decided on wls and I hope this helps because I just got back on the baby wagon. So I hope and pray everything goes well!

The Insulin Resistance Diet book (can be found on amazon) is pretty good. Basically it recommends eating only complex carbs and when you do, pairing them with a protein. I got it a few years ago for like $8 I think on amazon. I was diagnosed with PCOS 6 years ago.

Hey, I've been dealing with PCOS for several years now.  I have not ever really had a lot of acne or hair growth.  For me, I gained 100lbs in a year's time and my hair on my head has gotten thinner. 
Other than that, I have been fighting a pre-cancerous condition called endometrial hyperplasia, which if you haven't had a period for a couple of years, you might be at risk.  It's a build up of the lining of the uterus and can lead to cancer.  I was 30 when this was diagnosed (after years of asking the dr's what was wrong with me, I finally found one that knew what she was doing).

Anyway, the recommendation for me was to have a hysterectomy, but I want to try to have children.  So then it was recommended that I have weight loss surgery.  But I have to be monitored every 6 months and have endometrial biospy's (which aren't fun) and I have to take birthcontrol pills every day and have a period every month.

PCOS is something you can deal with and it sounds like you're young enough that you can prevent the really bad things from happening.  Just make sure you do keep on top of it and don't let your symptoms go un-checked.

That's great!!! You give me hope. I'm 30 & has spent a ton of money on treatment to get pregnant. I had surgery 12-10-08 & have lost 70 lbs. You are in my thoughts.. Best of luck