Hey girls...I've got a situation. I went for an ultrasound yesterday and found out that my ovaries are WAY too big!! They measured 16.33 & 18.33 (I think mm but I'm not sure) and they should only be about 4. They are almost the size of golf balls right now. She said my diet was the main cause and my family history of diabetes. I eat TONS of starches, carbs & sugars. I didn't realize that was especially bad for PCOS...I know it is bad to eat that way in general though. She said they are so big that they can't even ovulate. I am already on metformin but she said the "quick" fix would be to take birth control for 2 - 3mos to reduce the size and to get rid of the cysts (caused by PCOS). I am VERY BUMMED about having to go on the pill but without it she said it could take 8-9mos for them to shrink.

My question is this though...the ultrasound tech told me I had to go on a diet like Atkins, South Beach or Suzanne Somers' one. She said I was to have NO sugar and to cut my starches and carbs. She said NO pasta, NO cereals, NO oatmeal, NO sweet tea, NO softdrinks, etc etc. My concern is that I am one of the few people who do NOT want to lose weight. I am only 116lbs right now on a heavy day. All of my bloodwork is normal...including my sugar so do you really think it is necessary to cut our all sugars & starches? My thought is that if I "cut back" drastically on my sugar intake and on starches & carbs then that will be enough to help coupled with the fact that I am now on metformin which I wasn't taking before.

To give you an idea of how I "typically" eat...

I cooked Sun night and we had rotisserie chicken, homemade mashed potatoes, macaroni & cheese and green beans and sweet tea. Technically the only thing I can "HAVE" according to my dr. is the chicken and green beans. My thought is that if I had of just had the potatoes and not the macaroni and had green beans then maybe it would have been okay.

I'm just confused. I am going to look into the diets she suggested but I feel like if I cut back on the "bad" stuff then maybe that will be enough. Like maybe just have one glass of sweet tea a day instead of several. And don't drink soft drinks, start drinking water and eat fruit. I also thought I'd try to sweeten my tea with splenda.

Has anyone else been in my situation where you really didn't need to lose weight but you were having to go on a "diet" anyways to control your PCOS symptoms?

__________________