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At age 16, I was told that I had cervical cancer. I had no insurance, and I felt like I had no options. I worried about it constantly. Every time I even got a minor cold, I thought that it could be related to the cancer. For 6 years, this went on. Something about it never settled right with me, not denial, just that it never made sense.
At the beginning of March 2013, I went to the ER knowing that I had a UTI. They informed me that it was a severe UTI and a bad yeast infection. Gave me medication, and I went about my life.
In June, while I was at work, I used the restroom and found blood coming from an area that I knew was unnatural. And there was a lot of it. I left work in tears and rushed to the ER. They did blood tests, pelvic exams, and everything else they could. They didn't find anything. They said that it was probably an ulcer, and that I should take antacids. Less than a week later, I found blood in my urine. Rushed back to the hospital... Still nothing.
Two weeks later, I came home on my lunch from work, curled up on my bed and bawled from the pain. I went back to the ER once more. They still couldn't find anything that was wrong with me except that my pain was from my pelvic area. They recommended that I go and see an OBGYN.
Made my appointment for the next available day (two weeks later!). I was told that I didn't have cancer and that's when I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. I had never even heard of PCOS until that day, and the doctor didn't tell me much either. I guess she thought that I could research it myself. And that's just what I did. The more that I learned about it, the more things made sense. That's when I decided to change.
I started a diet. Not a fad, no crazy miracle pills, nothing like that. Just a simple, diet. I cut out sugar and added vitamins. Prenatal, Super B Complex, Cinnamon, and Cranberry Pills. Within the first month, I went from 265lbs down to 248lbs. I lost 17lbs, just from doing that. I stay fairly active at work, moving around all night, on my feet all night, lifting things repeatedly. I don't do any crazy workouts either. My habits have stayed pretty normal, and I will slowly introduce more workouts, and more diet restrictions over time. But for now I am going strong and feeling good. :) Like a Phoenix, I will rise from the ashes!
