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New to this community..but certainly not to PCOS. I was diagnosed with PCOS in '94 and later IR. After ttc for 9 years.. I was blessed with a son via adoption :) After that I sort of stopped looking after myself and dealing with the issues surround PCOS and IR.

7 years later, I finally got my self in gear and started working towards taking care of ME.. Just in time to be diagnosed with Breast Cancer in 2005 at the age of 36.. Following surgery, 6 months of chemo and 7 weeks of radiation...I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. I was hospitalized in November of 2005 while doing chemo when all my counts dropped, only to find my blood sugars were not behaving nicely. I was getting insulin in the hosptial and when I was discharged, they suggested I get a monitor and follow up with my family doctor... Thinking it was all the steroids I was on for chemo I mostly ignored that suggestion...(I got the monitor, but didn't take it out of the box for several months) That may or may not have been what brought it about, but the bottom line is, that became my newest diagnosis.

I'm still in treatment for BC..but that ends in February. Only 19 months of visiting the infusion center every 3 weeks.. I'm beyond ready to be finished with that part of this journey.:hat:

So here I am... Dieting with Obstacles is somewhat of an understatement at this point :dizzy:

Life is far too short to waste it being unhealthy and wishing I weren't.. One of the positives of treatment is that I've lost over 40lbs..and kept it off for over a year.. A blessing really..as most of the women I've talked to ended up gaining 20-50lbs during treatment... I worried about that a lot.. I knew I couldn't afford to gain anything.

Currently I'm re-starting WW online, as far as counting points..but also trying to adhere to a low carb/ only natural carb food plan... It's working well enough, but I need to put more effort into MOVING!:woops: (I lost 4lbs over the holidays.. I was happy with that, all things considered) I'm still struggling a little with energy levels and stamina.. working full time and being mom/wife/VP of finance..and whatever other title you want to insert there.

That's more than enough words on a first post.. don't you think? :)

Welcome to the board!

Sorry to hear of your battles right now but hopefully when your treatments ends things will be over for good.

Congrats on taking the step to join WW online. That first step can sometimes be the hardest but it sounds like you have firm footing in the journey already...losing 4lbs over the holiday is awesome!

Anyways...

Keep going!

Welcome to 3FC!!!

I hope that we can help you!!

Kranki: Welcome! You are one brave lady! That's a lot of stuff to deal with.... I can't even imagine. Anyway, congratulations on committing to taking better care of yourself! This is a great board and nothing but good girls around here!
Best of luck to you!

welcome! i'm sorry to hear of all of the things you are going through right now... you are one strong gal. you sound as if you're moving in the right direction. keep up the good work!