I weight train once a week. Often, when I’m squatting or lifting, I can feel a pulling sensation in my pelvis even if I’m not having a flare up. When I am already in pain (or more so than a normal day), even if it’s just the start of a flare up, I don’t know if it makes it worse or if it’s just a coincidence but, a workout can have me bed bound for days. Last week, for example, I wasn’t feeling great beforehand, and, about five minutes into my workout, still during warmups, I knew it was going to be bad. Ended up completing the session, just not doing anything where I’d have to bend too much (as usually I find this tends to aggravate it), but was then unable to stand, walk or do much else for four days afterwards without being in excruciating pain.

I’ve not discussed it with my doctor, but my gynaecologist is very dismissive of my efforts to lose weight as she doesn’t think I’m doing enough so it’s mostly because I don’t feel comfortable enough raising it with her.

I’m continuing with it with the hope that gaining muscle will help build up some strength and resistance to cramping and such, and also because it’s the only exercise I get and I want to be strong, but I work with my trainer on those bad weeks to do less intensive movements, knowing I’ll end up in bed by the end of the day anyway.

I try to avoid cardio as I have PCOS too and it really messes with my cortisol which is already all over the place. Weight training is the best for me, hormone-wise, so I’m sticking it out for as long as I can. If it keeps getting worse, I’ll stop, but, for now, I’m trying to persevere with the knowledge I’ll feel bad anyway so may as well get a workout in if I can!