OH, also..

I forgot this little bit. I meant to include it in my consultant post..

The nurse who showed me to the room - as she walked me back to the waiting room, she told me that she also has PCOS and that she gets really upset about the constant shaving. It threw me a little bit. I love that having this horrid condition connects women. (Also, I think I was a tad shocked that someone in the medical profession has it! As if working in that field stops it.. Ha!)

Is it odd, that everytime another woman tells me she also has the condition, I feel a little bit better?
I know I tell you that you're not alone, but I know that we all have times when we really feel as though we are.

Keep smiling ladies.

B x

Correction and/or confusion.

Apprently, PCOS Awareness Month is 20th-27th November.
So, why did I see everywhere I looked, that it was last month? The is obviously some confusion about the actual date. If anyone knows when it really is, please let me know!

Beardy x

A note for all Consultant Gynecologists..

So, I had my second appointment with my consultant yesterday.

If I'm honest, I wasn't looking forward to it. My partner and I split-up last week. I'm ok, but it only hit me yesterday. So yes, ontop of the horrid bout of depression, mentioned in my last post, I spent all of yesterday in bed. I got up only to make cups of tea and to have a shower. Other than that, I cried. Today is better though, and I hold my consultant partly responsible for that!
This appointment was in a new place I'd never been before. For once, I managed to get ready in an hour (shower, wash/dry hair, shave my face and put my make-up on) and was still late! The directions on the little map they sent me, were poor.

Anyway, I arrived all sweaty and flustered only to be told by the nurse, NOT the receptionist who gave me a filthy look when I explained why I was running SIX minutes late, that they were about ten minutes behind. To be honest, I didn't mind too much. It meant I had chance to cool down and check my Facebook (addict!).

The nurse returned and showed me to the room. I was greeted by my consultant in the best possible way!
"Wow! You look amazing! Have you lost weight?! On the scales, NOW!". And, she was right, I've lost a stone and a half. I've not felt so good about myself in, well, a very longtime!
(So yes, if you want to keep your patients happy, be super lovely to them!!)

She prescribed me another six months of Dianette, which is fine. I've not put on any weight from it, as you know, and I like the idea of being on the Pill more so now I'm single.
She also prescribed Vaniqa. Honestly, I'm quite excited to try it. Do any of you have any opinions on it?

While I think of it, would anyone be interested in a regular webchat? So you can vent/ask me questions etc..


Beardy x

Dark day.

Today is horrible. I want to do nothing but sit in my pj's watching crap tv.
I haven't felt this down in a while. I keep randomly crying. No, not crying, sobbing. I hate this.

Isn't it bad enough that I have to shave my entire body daily, but I also have to go through these horrid bouts of darkness too. How is that fair?

I want to get painfully drunk.

It makes me sad..

Firstly, I'm sorry for my lack of updates since my initial post. I've been so busy and have hardly been on my laptop. Sorry :(

Now, onto what makes me sad:

1. The fact the September was PCOS Awareness Month and hardly anyone, even fellow sufferers, didn't know it even exisisted.I'm sorry, but surely the point of an 'awareness month' is to make more people AWARE. I saw nothing in the press about it, at all. So, from now on, it is my mission to shout as loud as I can. For the condition to be understood, more people need to know about it. Right?

2. How many women feel they can't be open about the condition.Ok, I can understand not wanting to tell random strangers that you have to shave every inch of your body. But, honestly, telling your friends makes everything easier. My boyfriend and I make jokes about it too, he knows how far to push it. Come on ladies, you know the saying. If you don't laugh, you'll cry.
I've joined almost every group concerning PCOS on Facebook and even have that I suffer from it in my 'About Me'. Since doing so, I've made some wonderful friends who also have PCOS, thus making it easier for me, as I have people to talk to.

So, come on ladies. Opinions please..


Beardy x

Getting to know well, me..

Well hello!

I guess I should introduce myself.. Call me Beardy! I live in London Town, in a big old house, with a mental cat who mainly eats my legs. I love him, really, i do.. I have the most wonderful and supportive boyfriend, he's my world. My friends are the best anyone could ever ask for!

I was diagnosed with PCOS at 17 and have stuggled to deal with it since.
I will be posting on this blog anonymously. Not to protect myself from anything, but so that you can all talk to me freely. I'm sure there will be a day  I'll trip-up and "come clean", but for now, I'm just Beardy.

This blog will be documenting my day-to-day living with PCOS as well as some of the random events that occur in my ever-so-slightly odd life. I'm going to be painfully honest, well try, but I'm sure it'll get easier to write.

Sorry, in advance if there are a few days between updates. I have quite a bit going on at the moment, but look on the brightside, the updates will be longer..

Ok, it's late and I should sleep.
Please, feel free to introduce yourselves. Include any other information you feel comfortable with too! We're all here for the same reason.


Beardy x

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