**Might be a little long, sorry about this**

Wow, I feel a little angry at my doctors right now. I've never really been aware or was informed of PCOS until reading some stuff online and on this website about my personal symptoms. The different cures my doctor put me on for each of these symptoms seem pretty on par to what PCOS positive people are being treated with and I'm kind of scared... Cancer is not something I want to think about for not being diagnosed earlier, nor complete infertility:

-No periods of very infrequent. **So my doctor put me on birth control to make me regular**

-Extreme acne and oily skin. **So my doctor gave me Benzaclin gel to put on my face**

-Excess hair on face and chest. **Read below, also I went through laser hair treatments only to have the hair come back**

-Obviously I'm big, I never had a point where I gained a lot of weight all of a sudden, I've just had it all my life. **Had lap-band procedure for this, didn't work (another story)**

-High triglycerides levels? Something along those lines. **So my doctor prescribed Glucophage/Metformin**

-Dark brown ring around my neck. **Doctor called it Terra Firma Forme Dermatosis "dirty dermatosis" and said that was a sign of pre-diabetes and left it at that... it's not something that can be washed off but I found out if you scrub it with rubbing alcohol it removes the color so if any of you have that... it works**

-Skin tags: neck, armpits, inner thighs. **Doctor said they remove them for $90 a pop, and there's no cause they just appear**

-I get what I think are cramps even when I'm not on my period, severe pain in my pelvic region.. haven't talked to the doc yet about that one.

About the hair:::: My mom brought me to the doctors when I was 17 because I'd finally had enough of all the excess facial hair and I was really upset about it at that age. My doctor did talk about a male hormone excess and he sent me to have an ultra-sound on my ovaries (never fully explained why, nor did he bring up PCOS) and when the results came back he said.... I DO HAVE small cysts on my ovaries BUT it was because of my period and they'll go away after I have it... I'm so confused, wouldn't that be another sign of PCOS or is that really common to have cysts that go away after your period?

One more thing (sorry guys), I read all these symptoms to my mom (who also has every one I do, plus sleep apnea) and SHE said "OMG" pretty much... because every pregnancy she's ever had she miscarried on EXCEPT for me. I was an only child... kinda creepy.

Anyways, I guess the advice I'm looking for is... does this sound like PCOS? and if so, where do I go from here? Do I talk to my doctor or is there a specialized doctor that is better suited for this (say, an OBGYN for instance?) I just need advice. Can all these things/symptoms happen to someone who does NOT have PCOS? For maybe, some other reason? 
 

I'm bringing it up to my doctor during a regular appointment I have this Monday (Jan. 12th) so any advice I get on here I might bring with me lol.