If I were you I'd go to my local health clinic for an inexpensive complete blood work-up. All of the tests will only run you around sixty dollars or so. You could have weight gain due to liver disease or heart related issues.. with this complete blood work up you would know this or not. Explanations on how to read and understand your blood work up tests comes with the results.

Well I cant sit here and say I know what you're going thru but the thing is maybe you should tried going for walks or joining in flexible activites if possible.

I have experience treating women with PCOS and have found that many of them do not have the "typical" PCOS presentation.  There is a range of symptoms that vary from very minimal to very pronounced. The range of symptoms do not always relate to the severity of the disease.  There are several other health issues, including adrenal and ovarian tumors, that should be ruled out.  Stick to a mediterranian type diet (lots of low fat protein, fruits, vegetables, and good fats like avocados and nuts, keep your weight in check, make sure you have menstrual cycles every three months at the least.  The current medication of choice is Metformin, which I would start as soon as the condition were diagnosed.  If you are not trying to conceive, add Spironolactone which blocks testosterone and prevents excessive hair growth and use a good method of contraception.  If you are trying to conceive, Spironolactone is contraindicated.  Sometimes oral contraceptives, specifically YAZ, regulate your hormone balance and after a few months you can go off the pill and stick with the Metformin only. That is often all it takes, voila!  Now, the Metformin and Spironolactone should be continued for life, as should a healthy diet that avoids all processed carbs (white flour, white sugar, soda).  Do not postpone your childbearing, since the longer you wait the more likely your ovaries will have built up a ring of cysts that make ovulation difficult.  Have your babies soon!  Have you seen a midwife or physician?  That would be a good place to start to get more information. 

Well..I was diagnosed with PCOS in the first year of 2000. My doctors had caught it early in stage and was able to treat it with BirthControl...I am now 37 and thinking of having children - (have been career oriented)...I have tried Femara and it did not work and being off YAZ for 6 months has been hard, because my cysts do hurt and pain up and down my right leg...its just miserable that the fun stuff I used to do with my husband..I no longer want to do..I just want to sit around with a heating pad on. He is very aggravated with me and does not understand what I go through...he thinks I should just be able to pop out a baby and he tells me it is all in my head...which it is not. My cysts hurt me daily...and since being off the pill I have gained about 10 pounds and I swore to myself that I would never let myself get fat...now..that promise is no longer accurate...When I was first diagnosed I weighed 114 now Im 172...amazing...Im trying to diet and get back into excercising but not sure if that will take the weight off...any suggestions..I dont like this extra baggage I carry around my waist and neither does my husband...Should I try the metformin??

Need desperate help about this topic...

Thanks