PCOS

Today I've been doing some reading again all about PCOS. I was diagnosed with PCOS in 2003 (along with hypo-thyroidism) when TTC Leroy which was proving un-successful initially. So to cut a very long story short all this time my treatment of the PCOS has been to try and get pregnant - that was the goal so those were the 'symptoms' that we treated. but now that I'm not right now TTC, I'm feeling like all those symtoms are coming back again...
* excess hair - have the most shocking embarressing moustauche I have to wax every few weeks
* excess weight around middle - you saw that in the photo below!!
* extreme tiredness - I am sooo tired ALL THE TIME. I know I have 2 busy kids but it just doesn't seem right to me.
* major heavy periods that are becoming a bit irregular again.
* a hard time losing weight and sticking with the regime - I feel like this is due to suagr cravings. I get the worst sugar cravings straight after a meal - that is a classic symptom I know. Makes it so hard not to head to the fridge/freezer for something sweet.
and there is more I'm sure.

Anyway I have decided that I really need to get this under control again, rather than just thinking I don't need to do anything as I'm not TTC. Going to the doc's on monday (she requested I come in as I have had an irregular thyroid function test - might need to adjust that medication too) and while I'm there I'm going to ask for another blood test for all the markers of PCOS. I just hope there is a specialist in the Top End who deals with it!!

xxx