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anyone else in pain with pcos?

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rachel1996
rachel1996

It sounds strange but recently it has felt like my ovaries have been hurting, my stomach can be quite tender to touch where they are located and it feels like they are generally aching. I was just wondering if it was normal and if anyone else has experienced pain with pcos.

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  • gina47657
    gina47657 rachel1996

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    I am exactly the same. I was diagnosed with Pelvic Inflammatory diesease but have been on antibiotics for a week and all my symptoms have subsided other than this. However the pain feels different and like it is in my left ovary shooting down my leg!
  • abigail19081993
    abigail19081993 rachel1996

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    Yes I have experienced cronix pain with my pcos. I have cut out sugar, this has helped a lot for me as our bodies are producing to much insulin as it is so have sugar is adding to your insulin level 

    Hope this helps

    X

    • rachel1996
      rachel1996 abigail19081993

      Posted

      I am wanting to start eating better and cutting out most of the rubbish, its just getting the motivation to get started. The pain isn't constant but it comes and goes, maybe cutting out sugar etc will help me. Thanks for the tip x
  • rachel10525
    rachel10525 rachel1996

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    Hey Guys,

    I was diagnosed with pcos just over 12 months ago after a 7 year battle with my weight and (previous) GP! I had rapidly gained weight after a miscarriage, then my periods stopped for two years - long story short I had most of the symtoms of pcos but my GP refused to listen, he also thought I was a complete waste of time and resources "lay off the chips and you'll be fine" he said, he sent me for blood tests (ie) cholestrol, glucose,hormones but other than that he was adament my weight gain had affected my cycle - he made me feel terrible so I never asked about it again...My periods started back two yrs later.... 12 months ago I hit an all time low, I was going hair where a lady should grow it (unless your 80+biggrin), the pain was sometimes too much more so on my right side going down my leg the bleeding was/is horrible at times especially in a morning....anyway finally got myself a Dr that would listen and look through previous medical history she referred me ...... low and behold I have pcos! My symtoms are much the same as before excess hair, skin tags, thicker skin on elbows, weight gain (massive) around my stomach, sometimes i have a period sometimes i don't, pain in my right ovary and sometimes I'm in pain when ovulating, bloating, and hard abdomen. I'm now taking Orlistat to help with weight loss as I've been following SW and hardly lost anything. I get completely fed up of it! Anyone else? rolleyes x

     

    • rachel1996
      rachel1996 rachel10525

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      Sorry to hear about your loss. I also had a bit of trouble to begin with as in no one was interested but I just kept pushing because I knew not having a period for five months at a time wasn't normal or healthy. Eventually a doctor referred me to gynecology and they have been great, answering all my questions and getting me scans booked in. I'm the opposite in the sense as I'm not affected by the symptoms as much, I get the irregular periods and have always had bad skin but I'm only 18 so when I was younger I just put it down to puberty. Also always been overweight but I would like to change that. I was given provera to induce a period and I was in a lot of pain when that came, felt horrible all the time. I understand how you feel. I'm fed up of it too, its a worry with all the risks that come with it. I have a famikyr history of diabetes and that's the last thing I want to end up with. You're not the only one that feels like this, a lot of us know what you are going through x
    • asunnyshiney
      asunnyshiney rachel10525

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      I was recently diagnosed with PCOS (2 months).  I am 40 and apparently have had this for a long time.  The thing is, is that I have been complaining about these symptoms for years to several different GYN's.  I would get the lecture that I am overweight and that is causing the the symptoms (irregular period, facial hair, skin tags, weight gain etc.).  My dermatologist pushed me to talk to the Gyn about the facial hair.  I went to my Gyn again and talked to him about my symptoms.  Again I got the lecture that I am overweight and the weight causes the symptoms.  I told him that my dermatologist told me to talk to them.  Only then did he refer me to a specialist (after trying to talk me out of it).  The specialist told me I had PCOS and that was part of my weight issue (not other way around).  I knew things weren't right with my body.  I get weird pains in my abdomin.  Sometimes they are stabing, sharp and twisted.  Other times it just feels like bad period cramps without a period.  

      I have noticed that when my period is late I get very crampy and bloated.  This continues until I finally have my period.  Around my period I also get what I guess may be best described as IBS.  Haven't been diagnosed.  I think the sharper pains may be a cyst bursting.

      I also get very nauseous all the time.  I didn't associate that with PCOS until reading these threads.

      I was very angry that these men gyno's just wrote me off and blamed my weight for everything when it turns out that my weight may be a symptom.  Seriously had a Dr. that just met me tell me to stop eating fast food and I should eat a banana for breakfast instead of McDonalds.   I don't eat McDonalds (infact I don't eat breakfast).  He made the assumption based on my weight. 

      I was relieved when I got the diagnosis.  I haven't started treatment yet.  I have to wait for my period to get my lab work and we will go from there.

    • c86954
      c86954 rachel1996

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      I know how you feel as I'm only 17 and I only put it down to puberty when I was younger too! But when I was 16 I got told it was pcos and I was gutted, but then I went for scans after scans and it's getting sorted slowly. At least I knew why my pains was so bad now! X

  • teltel90
    teltel90 rachel1996

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    Hi Rachel ive got constant achy pain sometimes my pain is like a burst blister dont mean to sound discusting but it honestly hurts I may end up back atdocs if it carries on x
    • rachel1996
      rachel1996 teltel90

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      Sorry to hear you are in pain too! It's not nice, I feel silly when I say my ovaries hurt but it has just been recently and it can be really quite painful sometimes. You should go back to the doctors, there might be something they can do x
  • lisalynch14
    lisalynch14 rachel1996

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    I was told I had problems with my ovaries and fallopian tubes in 2006, however I stopped trying for a baby due to reoccurring miscarriages. In 2010 I fell pregnant and successfully gave birth to a little boy, not assisted. 

    I didn't think much about 2006 until this year, I have had no period for a year after coming off the combined pill (yasmin)

    Every month it seems I get pregnancy symptoms nausea,  sore nipples,  Back pain, cramps, .. and obviously no period.

    However,  I still don't know if this normal. ? I have been scanned and confirmed pcos and multifolicle in left ovaries.  

    I am still none of the wiser about anything and all ive really been told is... if I want to conceive I need to pay private and to contact acu.

    Is this normal pain once a month? Does anyone know about treatment. . Cost. .. procedure?  Can anyone help me

    • rachel1996
      rachel1996 lisalynch14

      Posted

      Sorry to hear about the miscarriages but that's great news about your little boy! I have been put off having children a bit through the worry that I won't be able to or I will fall pregnant and have a miscarriage, I don't know if I would be able to cope with that. I sometimes get sore breasts but none of the other symptoms. It is hard to get the doctors attention with this, you just have to keep pushing, there is only so many times you can be ignored.

      Why have they told you to go private, surely you are entitled to help?!

  • catriona73755
    catriona73755 rachel1996

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    I have this pain! I thought i was the only one who had this pain... I went to my Drs when I had only had my period twice in 9 months, bloods came back pretty normal with only one thing slightly lower and higher than what it should be, went for a scan and they found one cyst which went away by the next month. been having pain that feels like the start of a period around my ovaries and when I am intimate with my partner it can be sore if I'm near or just off my period. I get my period roughly once every 3/4 months. I tried the pill but it just made me crazy! I am at a loss... My partner and I have been together 2 years and we are looking at a more solid solution of birth control... the pain in my ovaries is annoying and I can't plan when my periods are... HELP
  • hannah49539
    hannah49539 rachel1996

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    Hello! I know this is an old thread but I was wondering if you ever figured out what was giving you this pain or if it went away. I am having very similar issues, bloodwork and ultrasound was clear but having period like pain (in my lower back and lower abdominal) but no period. Any help would be great and I hope you are feeling better!
    • shanice61678
      shanice61678 hannah49539

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      Hiya ive been scrolling through trying to find answers and seen yours being only 2 weeks old, I've been having a constant pain in my lower right admonen I've had 2 scans which came back with pcos but still having the pain. The doctors keep telling me that the pain would be the eggs bursting and that this should only last a few days but mine is constant and is made worse with certain movements! I've now been booked in for another scan to see what else they can find. Hopefully I'll get some answers! Xx

    • kayla55515
      kayla55515 shanice61678

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      I had the same thing happen except I actually started spotting and it went on for around 11 days. It was barely anything but I knew something was wrong at that point. I had always suspected pcos but nobody ever listened to me. I made an appt with a new obgyn and went Tuesday. They did a vaginal ultrasound and I called yesterday for my results. My doctors nurse didn't tell me much other than I have cysts on my ovaries (which I expected but still upset me) and the doctor wanted to speak with me in person to come up with a plan. She mentioned managing it so it wasn't too painful and even surgery. I just hope there wasn't anything bad she didn't tell me. I'm having pain on my left ovary that is fairly constant. I go Thursday for my consultation so hopefully I will find out more then. Good luck to you! I totally understand how frustrating this is.

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