Second Week

Well, I have been on the EPC program for 11 days now. (I should say the EPC bloodtest program because I have been following much of the program for several months already). I made it through the first week with no problems. Things have been going really well! I had headaches the first few days but they have now gone away. I was told I would have headaches from withdrawl from the foods I was cutting out of my diet. But I hoped I wouldn't of course.

It is amazing how many things I feel changing. Like my patience level has gone up. I feel much less anxious. I sleep well again, finally. I just feel really good. I have not had nausea since I started!

A woman from a magazine wrote to me and asked a few questions for an upcoming article she is writing about PCOS. She asked me why I started a blog. Here is some of what I told her:

The reason why I started a blog was because so many people wanted to know more about what we were going through and what treatments were helping us. We wanted to show women that even though we are leaders in the community of PCOS, we are really just women, suffering with this just like they are. I wanted to put my story out there and really open up, for the first time on a personal basis, in hopes of reaching more people.

My blog is very open. I discuss the daily events of my life, the ups and downs, and what I go through having PCOS. I am now keeping readers updated on my success following the EPC program as well.

Far too often we are just satisfied with the advice from medical professionals who tell us things like, "Lose some weight. Go on the birth control pill. Come back when your at least 20 pounds lighter." I know women who have been told that they will not receive treatment from a doctor until they lose weight. One woman I know has been struggling with infertility for years. She drove 600 miles to see a specialist who told her that he would not do in vitro unless she lost weight because he "needed to see where his needle was going". He told her she had 3 options. "Either forget about having kids, adopt or lose weight." This is not acceptable treatment. This is absolutely unacceptable behavior from a medical professional toward a woman with PCOS. This doctor clearly doesn't understand what PCOS is and that woman should never return to him.

I have a wonderful doctor who is completely understanding about PCOS. It took me a few years to find him but the important thing is I didn't stop looking until I did.

I think that it is very important that women realize that they have choices. They must be proactive when it comes to dealing with PCOS because the PCOS is progressive in many of us and it can ruin your health. We want to see women take charge of their health and the treatment they receive. We are using our voices, in hopes that it will inspire other women to use theirs as well.

I wish you all a wonderful day and week!