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Submitted by: Jenny Garnsey

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Wow! I had the same problem. I had problems for a long time.. same stuff as you and finally got health insurance about 4 years back. I wanted to find out why I wasn't having my periods and what the heck was wrong with my skin. My doctor ordered a bunch of blood tests and I went to "Physicians to Women" down here in FL for my GYN. Great group of people. My reg doc told me she thought I had Cushings disease. I only saw a few of those symptoms that looked familiar to me. It was my GYN that told me about PCOS, and eventually I was given the diagnoses after they looked over my blood tests. At the time my huband and I had been married for almost 2 years and wanted to have a baby. They said its going to be hard, but we'll get you there. So thinking possatively (sp) My husband and I made up a nursery and got baby stuff together while my GYN put me on birth control to jump start my periods, took me off for a month then put me on clomid. Did the clomid for 3 cycles and each time upped the dosage. After the 3rd time, he said I'd have to see a fertility doctor at IVF. Oh lord did I get upset. I couldn't afford that. Thats insane. We went for the free consultation and after that, we didn't go back. Adoption seems the cheaper way to go about growing a family. I do admit, however, that I really do want to have that experience of being pregnant. Yes, morning sickness and all. I want it and Pray for it. I want the whole shabang. I have found that weight loss would help my problem as well as others that have sprung up because of my PCOS weight gain problems. I weigh 255 lbs and I'm only 5'5". Its so bad that my ankle keeps spinging itself because its not made to handle the weight. My legs are mostly in shape, so I look like I'm pregnant or diabetic. Which in a way, I am. PCOS is like being a diabetic. Now I have spinal problems in my back and my weight makes it worse. My hope, is that this year, with help from family and friends, that I'll be able to loose the weight and be at least as healthy as I was at age 19. I'm turning 27 on March 4th.. thats less than a month away. I want to feel healthier again. I weighed around 189 lbs at age 19, but my legs were all muscle, I was very strong, and my back didn't have issues. I have a great Chriopractor. All I need is to raise the money to get healthy again.

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