PCOS and Unintentional Rebirth – Bonnie Hyatt

PCOS and Unintentional Rebirth

Bonnie Hyatt and something you have to learn to manage. So, diabetes, and, being from a farming background, is

Women have been dealt a bad set of cards when it comes to anatomy and health. We’re the ones that have to give birth, we have these breasts that we have to harness in contraptions called bras every day, we have periods, we go through this fun time called menopause that lasts half a decade, and we have quite a high rate of breast cancer and ovarian cancer.

For me, my bad card is PCOS, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. Quite a mouthful, right? but that mouthful of words is something 10% of women between the ages of 18-25 have to learn unfortunately. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome has many annoying things that come with it. Think of one of those TV marketing people when I say this:

“By developing PCOS, not only do you get multiple cysts on your ovaries, but we will also give you two week long periods, bloody painful cramps (pardon the pun) that Ponstan couldn’t even fix, hairy as heck legs and the high chance of becoming type 2 diagnosed with a lifelong condition that affects so better? The answer to this is, we must not give in to

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Like I said, women get dealt all the bad cards.

After I was diagnosed at 18 years old, I was extremely stressed about my future health, so much so that it was all I thought about for weeks. “Now that I had to take the pill, I thought about the effects of the pill on my weight and my mental well-being (the pill is a common treatment for PCOS). I also thought about having to inject insulin into myself every day if I eventually become diabetic. Being consumed with My condition was bringing me down and taking my positivity with it. But, there is only so much worrying you can do. Eventually, even you become bored of your worrying and I guess this is what drives you to face the facts and be more practical with your thoughts. I guess this is what you would call a rebirth. A lifelong condition is something you learn to be friends with instead of worrying about the side effects of the pill, I learnt how to manage them. To avoid weight gain and poor mental health from the pill, I exercise every day and I try to fill my day with multiple activities, ones that make me feel good and don’t allow my mind to wander into depressive thoughts. I have also started a vegan diet to avoid developing type 2 something I never thought I would do. My parents have also been very supportive with my journey, and much to my surprise even the vegan part, which I’m very thankful for.

To be honest, I’ve never felt healthier. How can being many aspects of your body make you feel so much this fear was becoming unhealthier than PCOS itself.

challenges life throws us. We must let these problems challenge us, and make us better people because of them.