I spent 6 freaking years trying to get my PCOS diagnosed with months long waits in between appointments and tests, with every different doctor shrugging and telling me the exact same thing about how my lack of periods wasn’t a big deal. Turns out, lack of treatment makes you really sick! Now I have to work doubly hard to undo the damage. UGH.

*hugs* believe me, Anon, I know the feeling. first it was “oh, you’re still young, it’ll sort itself out in a few years,” and then it was, “oh it’s not a problem, don’t worry,” and then it was, “holy shit, who knew, looks like you’re pre-diabetic and may or may not have cancer (thankfully it wasn’t)”. The good news is that in my case the damage was in fact reversible but yeah – I definitely could have been saved a lot of trouble, panic, and stress if someone had just a. understood what PCOS is and b. actually tested for it and gotten me on some kind of treatment plan a lot earlier.