When my doctor suggested that excessive menstrual bleeding was the source of my iron deficiency, I scoffed. Two days of super max heaving bleeding, three days of moderate bleeding, a few days of spotting, right? That’s just how it’s always been with me so I never questioned it. It turns out that I was bleeding too much, for too long, and that bleeding like a mother fucker for the first two days of my period was overkill and depleting my iron.

I’m not normally one to complain about parts of my body, you won’t find me lining up for botox the moment crevasses start appearing in my face, but my thighs are one area that do provoke some feelings of animosity within me. Although I’m one of the lucky few with PCOS who don’t have a weight problem (I know, I know, I’m a bitch), I do have the typical PCOS pattern of weight distribution and that means, among other things, a bit of thunder in the thighs.

When I found out I had PCOS I eagerly jumped online to search for information and support to help me deal with this complex condition. As an avid blogger and blog reader I was looking forward to finding some PCOS related blogs to learn about other women’s experiences and share in their journey with the disease. Although I did find many blogs like this, I have to admit I found myself unable to relate to many of them.