...I'm Fat. Well, we all already knew that. The diagnosis of PCOS is official as of Tuesday morning. I saw an endocrinologist and he said based on my history and current symptoms I definitely have it. I also may be insulin resistant and now I'm terrified. He gave me metformin to take and I haven't taken it yet because I read about everybody's horror stories on the web. He gave me the extended release version which is supposed to ease the side effects. God, I hope so. Now, I am to watch the carbs, no more than 40-50g per meal as per the doc. I was also told to keep up the exercise and I'll see him again in three months. They took 8 tubes of blood and he ordered like ten blood tests so the results of those will confirm the insulin resistance, if I actually have it. I most likely do. I'm really bummed. I kinda always knew I was but was in denial because only unhealthy fat people have blood glucose/insulin problems. I don't know what the fuck I was thinking. I am fat and semi-healthy. Minus the fat. My first dose of metformin will be tonight after dinner. I wanted to take it over a weekend when I wasn't at work in case my ass falls out from diarrhea or I double over in stomach pain. I'm hoping not but there are some bad stories out there from women who have taken it. I need to stop reading those.
I think the flu has run its course as of Wednesday. I went to work and felt OK. I am easing myself back into my normal diet. If I did it all at once, all the fiber I usually eat would clean me out all at once. I don't want that in combination with the metformin.
Not much else going on around here. I was picked to submit an abstract to possibly have the opportunity to present it at a meeting in the fall. It's in Philadelphia, too! So, I'd actually get a chance to rub elbows with some other cell therapy nerds. I hope it goes through. I'm actually really excited about the opportunity. We'll see what happens...
I haven't been blog-lurking as much as I was. The flu really kicked my ass. I literally spent about 4 days on the couch doing nothing because I felt like death. I'm pretty sure I watched every single movie and/or TV show on Netflix. Tomorrow I'm going to the gym and attempting a light workout. I should be OK, as long as I have enough calories on board.
Ugh...I hate being fat.
Hope the flu has moved on...
ReplyDeleteI did not have to take metformin for my PCOS, but look at it this way: any side effects you might have from it are a lot less concerning than what PCOS/insulin resistance/metabolic syndrome will do to your body in the long term if you don't get the ball rolling.
And if you follow a diet of clean foods with complex carbs from veggies and fruit rather and drop enough lbs, chances are excellent your symptoms will disappear or diminish to such a point that metformin is no longer needed. I have virtually NO PCOS symptoms after my weight loss -- periods are very regular, blood work is stellar, cravings gone.
Kick its ASS!
That 2nd paragraph was supposed to say, "complex carbs from veggies & fruit rather than refined or simple carbs" -- sorry, was on my way to bed when I wrote it.
DeleteAgain, hope you're feeling better; don't push too hard at the gym today...the flu you had sounds terrible. Take care!
Norma already said it - I wish to hell MY endocrinologist had rec low-carb years ago when I was complaining about the weight gain post thyroidectomy...
ReplyDeleteAll he did was pat my hand supportively, tell me to cut out the "white foods" (sugar & flour), and sympathize how hard it was...
Hi. Just popping in from Alan's blog.
ReplyDeleteI hope you feel better soon!!