Thanks, everyone, for your replies.

We didn't find out about her PCOS until about 2 months ago. She started her period when she was 10 (YOUNG), and she has been regular as clockwork. It was amazing. But then in September she didn't have one and I just attributed it to the stress of her upcoming jaw surgery. Who wouldn't get all out of sync, right?

Well, it turned out to be 4 months before she finally had a scanty period. Before that time, I had taken her to the doctor to find out why she wasn't ovulating. Bloodwork was fine....the problem, however, lay with her hormones. And thank goodness she doesn't have extra testosterone or she would have manly features: mustache, hairy, small breasts, etc.

It turns out that she has cysts in both her ovaries. Not curable, but is treatable. I joined a group to find out more about this, and I've been told that sometimes when a cyst erupts into an open sore, it can be so painful that you're doubled over in the fetal position and need to go to the ER for pain relief. I didn't tell my daughter THAT part. She doesn't need to know that! Not yet.

She has a chance of getting Diabetes Type II (non-insulin). She produces enough insulin, but her glucose will become insulin resistant. I guess there are herbs that will help the two to bind. She also can have sudden weight gain (which she gained 15 pounds in those 4 months....but, dumb mum again, I just thought she was getting ready for a growth spurt). And she may have problems getting pregnant when she's married, but there are medicines to help with this. In fact, most of the people in the PCOS have kids....so that's encouraging. My daughter loves babies, and has always wanted three.

She hasn't had her period for the past 2 months again, and it's usually around that time of the month that she goes through a day or two of that awful lower back pain. I just haven't heard anyone mention this as a symptom yet, and maybe it's something altogether different. Poor thing. I'll bet she'll be soooo relieved when she's recovered from her surgery, and then we can get her started on meds on regulate her cycles and help with the pain.

Jeepers, the only problem I had as a kid was I broke my toe. Years later, two childbirths to monster INFANTS (certainly not newborns! Lol). Oh, and I broke my tailbone in two places when I gave birth to my first baby (who was 9 lbs 3 oz), and I was just a little thing. Ouch. But I was in so much pain that I didn't even feel the bone breaking.....twice! Lol. But I was in plenty of pain for about 7 years afterwards until it just magically disappeared.

Anyways, got off the subject. Thanks for your support.

God bless,
Sandy