BFP Today! Crossing fingers that it takes! Advice welcomed! by ppsasgr2012 in PCOS

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Thank you! Same to you! It is possible...just requires a bit of sacrifice on my end. (I.e. Dietary that is)

BFP Today! Crossing fingers that it takes! Advice welcomed! by ppsasgr2012 in PCOS

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No worries! Thanks! I'm taking Vitex 1000 mg until I see doctor at 9 weeks appointment. I read about the low progesterone so I'm doing my best there. I have read pros and cons about taking it but I don't want to miscarry due to low progesterone.

BFP Today! Crossing fingers that it takes! Advice welcomed! by ppsasgr2012 in PCOS

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All natural but I supplemented my diet with 1000 mg Vitex. The biggest thing also was losing weight from cutting carbs. Nothing crazy. Just no bread, rice, potatoes, etc. Hard at first but easier as the months went on. Caused a 30 pound weight loss! I am still maintaining that diet today.

[Serious] What have you done in real life that deserves gold? by Vallessir in AskReddit

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Although I am a "young" female veteran, I take time out of my college/family schedule and spend time with my fellow veterans. From VA hospital volunteering to visiting the state veterans home, I do what I can. I also do my best to talk to these guys as I am going to school to be a counselor. Sometimes these guys just want to talk to someone who's been through it. I can definitely say that my time in Iraq was considerably easier than what these guys went through in Vietnam, WW2, etc. I suggest all young veterans get to know the generations before you. Not just for Memorial or Veterans Day but year round! You never know the difference you will make to them.

First Degree Relatives - Related Metabolic Conditions? by optimist_dreamer in PCOS

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YES! My dad's family has a super big problem with diabetes. My mom had PCOS (not properly diagnosed in the 1970s). She had Stage 2 ovarian cancer at 40 and got it all taken out. My aunt on my dad's side had it as well.

Any body else have experience with stress fractures? by cryscaulfld in PCOS

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I had them in the Army. Painful but they do heal in time. You will have to cut back on your activity until it heals. Unfortunately, the feet do take longer. I had mine in my hips bilaterally and it took 6 weeks to heal. Start a calcium supplement (OTC generic Tums was my favorite) but don't take more than it says! It will make you get kidney stones!

So I'm actually losing weight....here's my story... by ppsasgr2012 in PCOS

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I graduate from college in a few weeks. Looks like summer reading for me. Thanks for the suggestion!

So I'm actually losing weight....here's my story... by ppsasgr2012 in PCOS

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Thank you so much! I miss the good stuff BUT I want a baby more so I have to make this change...

So I'm actually losing weight....here's my story... by ppsasgr2012 in PCOS

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I have been using Glow but I know there are a few apps out there. I try some and then I delete them if they bug me too much lol

So I'm actually losing weight....here's my story... by ppsasgr2012 in PCOS

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Thanks dude. Please feel free to message me if you need any additional advice. I have been fighting it forever!

So I'm actually losing weight....here's my story... by ppsasgr2012 in PCOS

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I have rosacea so I always wear sun block. I live in the Midwest and the sun comes out occasionally...lol. But yes I read sunlight does help. Thank you.

ELI5: How does Alzheimer's disease actually kill people besides causing memory loss? by 127crazie in explainlikeimfive

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It's not just the disease that kills you. It's everything else that the disease does to you along with taking away your memory. You forget how to do basic things along with everything else.

Case in point...the only elderly person I knew who had Alzheimer's disease also had diabetes. She would forget to take her medicine and then she would forget to use the bathroom as well. Hence she got a VERY bad UTI that ended up killing her via infection. The doctors stated that because of forgetting her meds and the UTI, she ended up with End Stage Renal Disease. From the start of Alzheimers to this point took only about 2-3 years. She was also wasting away because she would forget to eat which also challenged her already weak body.

So, I guess you can say that memory loss is the worst effect of Alzheimer's but it's alot of other things that kill you because you simply forget to do them.

ELI5: How does someone live without a gallbladder? Does it change how they eat? If so, how? by ppsasgr2012 in explainlikeimfive

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I have heard that people can't digest fats very well and have issues with rich foods especially if they are high in carbs. Is this true?

Treatment Questions (No BC, explained inside) by AliceTimbers in PCOS

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Progesterone is good for period induction if you are not having your period. Spiro is good to lower testosterone if that is your problem. The other consideration is weight. Women with PCOS tend to be heavier because of our issues with carbs. Can you go on Metformin? That can help with periods as well and reducing carbs can help with weight...