20-01-2013, 22:29
I really wanted to document my journey, so here goes!
I was only diagnosed with PCOS a few months ago, but I've had it ever since puberty, and as thus it's effected my development (PCOS is a hormonal disorder).
When I was finally diagnosed, I was put on metformin (which didn't do much) and birth control. I lost 10 pounds on the birth control in about two months, which was fantastic! My body chemistry is coming back to how it should be naturally, without the excess androgen to mess with my metabolism.
However, my breasts are still woefully underdeveloped. I'm not entirely comfortable with posting pictures, but suffice it to say that I'm about a stage IV but more...droopy. Almost as if they're slightly tuberous. Instead of perking up at the tip, my puffy areolae droop down. As you can imagine, this has led to some self esteem issues. They're fairly small (I measure a 36A but because my breast aren't round, I don't fill it out) and my breasts don't match my frame (5"5', 135 lbs). My little sister is about the same size as me but much curvier with D's, my 5", 90 lb cousin has Bs...I don't exactly fit in.
I started Swanson's BO on December 28, almost a month ago. I started on four pills a day, or 1000 mg, and after reading that that might not be enough, about two weeks later I started on six a day, or 1500mg.
I'd been feeling odd sensations in my smaller right breast (the one that's less underdeveloped) rather randomly, kind of like a tapping inside my breast, but I didn't realize what it was as most people talking about growing pains, and this never hurt.
The other day, I noticed that the breast in question has become more perky, and slightly more shapely. It's not as droopy as it was, and is starting to look like a normal breast.
Obviously, I'm really excited about this! I may post pictures as things change and I become less self conscious. I'm running out of BO, so I've gone back down to four a day, but when my new shipment arrives I'll bump it back up to six. Wish me luck!
I was only diagnosed with PCOS a few months ago, but I've had it ever since puberty, and as thus it's effected my development (PCOS is a hormonal disorder).
When I was finally diagnosed, I was put on metformin (which didn't do much) and birth control. I lost 10 pounds on the birth control in about two months, which was fantastic! My body chemistry is coming back to how it should be naturally, without the excess androgen to mess with my metabolism.
However, my breasts are still woefully underdeveloped. I'm not entirely comfortable with posting pictures, but suffice it to say that I'm about a stage IV but more...droopy. Almost as if they're slightly tuberous. Instead of perking up at the tip, my puffy areolae droop down. As you can imagine, this has led to some self esteem issues. They're fairly small (I measure a 36A but because my breast aren't round, I don't fill it out) and my breasts don't match my frame (5"5', 135 lbs). My little sister is about the same size as me but much curvier with D's, my 5", 90 lb cousin has Bs...I don't exactly fit in.
I started Swanson's BO on December 28, almost a month ago. I started on four pills a day, or 1000 mg, and after reading that that might not be enough, about two weeks later I started on six a day, or 1500mg.
I'd been feeling odd sensations in my smaller right breast (the one that's less underdeveloped) rather randomly, kind of like a tapping inside my breast, but I didn't realize what it was as most people talking about growing pains, and this never hurt.
The other day, I noticed that the breast in question has become more perky, and slightly more shapely. It's not as droopy as it was, and is starting to look like a normal breast.
Obviously, I'm really excited about this! I may post pictures as things change and I become less self conscious. I'm running out of BO, so I've gone back down to four a day, but when my new shipment arrives I'll bump it back up to six. Wish me luck!