So, I didn't do anything during my period. I was in too much pain and misery and too busy. I finished my period on Sunday and intended to work out, but never got around to it. Monday, I had doctor appointments. They did my echocardiograph with the cardiologist, and I saw the gyno to talk about alternate forms of birth control. Because of my cholesterol and blood pressure issues, my regular doctor won't prescribe birth control pills to me; they raise my blood pressure. I've even gotten a second opinion from another gynecologist regarding it and they said the same thing. At my last doctor's appointment, I mentioned to my doctor the scary situation of only using condoms as contraception and how we had a scare a few months back. I looked into some alternative forms of birth control and she referred me to the gyno I had seen when I started having issues with my period.
I went to see him again on Monday and after reviewing my past symptoms from the first time he saw me, and talking to me, he suggested trying the pill again. Basically, he said that he thinks I have PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) and admittedly, after doing some research, I do match up with a LOT of the symptoms of the syndrome. He said that the side effects of using the pill might outweigh the benefits, since the pill should help with a lot of the symptoms I have during my period (irregular period and extremely heavy flow). He said the hormones in the pill will also help me loose weight, since weight gain is one of the symptoms of PCOS. I'm not putting my faith in a pill; I still am going to continue to work out and stuff. However, the thought that there is something that can HELP make loosing weight no longer be this constant, painful, uphill struggle is a little uplifting.
On that note, some how I slept really wrong last night and I won't be making it to the gym today. My back is killing me and so far nothing has helped relieve it. :(
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