Question:
Anyone else with PCOS ahve WLS done?
I have PCOS and was wondering if anyone else with the syndrome has had WLS and what their results have been. — Flo1 (posted on October 12, 2002)
October 12, 2002
I have PCOS and could skip periods for months (maybe even a year or so at a
time) and my periods were usually VERY heavy and lasted up to 3 weeks.
Since WLS, my cycles have been very normal. The longest I've gone is 6
weeks. Usually it is 4 weeks and maybe a few days between, and my periods
are very normal. 5 days at most and 3 of those days a pretty light. I've
even seem to be experiencing PMS. I've never dealt with that before!
Lisa
— LisaTaz
October 12, 2002
Hi, I dont know if you are asking how the weight loss is going or if the
PCOS has changed, so I'll answer both.
I started taking Metforim right after my surgery and my periods have been
like clockwork ever since. Dont know if it's the drug or the weight loss.
probably a combination of both.
I am currently 10 months post op RNY and have lost 120 lbs.
Other than that, nothing has changed.
Good Luck
— Missy M.
October 12, 2002
I am two months post-op and had the surgery mainly in the hope of curing my
PCOS and becoming fertile again. I think it has worked. I got my period
in the hospital and then again exactly 30 days post-op (the closest
together my periods have been in about five years!).
I was shocked that it started working so fast. I figured I'd start getting
regular periods again maybe after I lost 100 lbs., but I was amazed that it
started back up again the first month. I just hope it continues!!
— mandajuice
October 13, 2002
I did not even reazlize that that was part of my problem(no menstral cycle
for seven years, onset of obesity fairly quickly, moodiness, ect.) until
after I had had an rny done in june of 2000. I went for a physical and my
gynecologist informed me that that was what was going on with me. After I
had the rny, within a month or so, my menstral cycle began again. However,
I have noticed that my cycles either skip a month or two, may be light one
month and heavy the next, and I have been experiencing slight, barely
noticable, pains as my cycle begins. I don't know if pcos ever goes away?
it has to do with our ovaries and the hormone impalance in our bodies. We
produce too much testosterone(ie; facial hair, loss of cycle, weight gain,
etc.) If someone knows if it "goes away" I would be really
curious to know.
— twenc
October 13, 2002
hi there! i too have pcos and for some strange reason,my cycles started
coming every month again even beofore my surgery. post op im glad to say
that they are still, and even more so, regular now. i wonder if im fertile
again or not. ive heard that although we may ovulate, pcos sufferers ovum
never seem to be ripe enough to be fertilized and it all has to do with our
hormonal levels and even insulin levels. so im hoping for us wls/pcos
family out there, that those trying to have babys will be successful .i too
ofen wonder at times if pcos slows our weight loss or works against us in
any way. and the only reason i wonder this is becuause psoc is one factor
contributing to obesity. i hope when its all done that i wont have near the
symptoms of pcos as i have in the past. best of luck to you and for more
info on pcos please visit www.soulcysters.com if you havent already :)
— carrie M.
October 14, 2002
I had PCOS and since my RNY Surgery, March 6th, 2002, I am essentially
CURED!
— Heather W.
October 15, 2002
There is no cure for PCOS. No cure. No cure. No cure. Even if you loving
PCP or OB/Gyn tries to tell you that - they are WRONG. Losing weight may
help SOME of us (although not all of us as there are skinny cysters out
there where weight is NOT an issue). Weight loss has helped my period come
back (and I am pregnant right now), my acne decline and my hair to regrow.
It has NOT helped my hirsuitism (once facial/body hair is grown, it cannot
be UNGROWN), or depression. Still, I have been helped and I can thank this
surgery for it. My PCOS (or yours, or anyones) will never go away- and I
must still treat certain symptoms. For instance- I was starting to feel
the "muddled mind" lately and I started taking Metformin, it
helped me loose 5lbs. and made me feel SO MUCH BETTER physically- but since
I am pregnant I cannot take it anymore. My weight loss stalled as well,
after 90lbs. lost- I feel this is my PCOS acting out against me once
again... I only got down to 187. I started "dieting" and
exercising again and the scale barely budged... Do not stop seeing your
Endo after surgery, keep getting your labs done and keep up on the
treatments.
— Karen R.
October 15, 2002
http://www.inciid.org/faq/pcos1.html#1.6 PCOS is an Endocrine Disorder,
that in turn affects other parts of your system. This is the main reason
you should see and ENDOCRINOLOGIST for the treatment.
— Karen R.
October 16, 2002
http://www.inciid.org/faq/pcos.html
This actually takes you to the start of the information page. The last
link I posted took youstraight to page one.
— Karen R.
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