I AM NOT CRAZY ...

I have been having mild anxiety attacks since I left the doctors office the other day . I was not sure what was going on with me .. I was talking to a friend ( Thanks Susan ) and she made me realize that alot of my anxiety is coming from hearing from the doctor himself " This is a serious situation you have ". I knew my band issues were bad, I knew it had to come out , but to have a doctor tell you " This is serious your in a bad situation how are you eating ? " Yet feel like there is not much i can do about it yet is where the anxiety is coming from.

Also the doctor telling me " this is bad " validated I AM NOT CRAZY . 
I am not crazy when I cant eat one day and can another, Its not in my head ! Its not in my head when I say I can FEEL my food and my liquids going through my band . Its not in my head when I throw up my food everyday ! Im was actually relieved to be validated ! That someone else was there to SEE and HEAR YOUR MESSED UP !!!!

Laser Hair Removal Treatment 13, 14 and probbaly 15

I have done a few treatments for the Silk n SensEpil laser hair removal and not blogged about it , my life is crazy busy right now !
So Here is the latest on the laser hair removal.
I have mixed reviews to be honest . The hair on my under arms is nearly gone .
Another treatment or so it will be gone. So that's great, its working.
My mom came over used the machine twice on her lip and the hair was gone. WONDERFUL !
The hair on my lip is probably decreased by 50% I probably have to shave it once a week ( maybe a few more times ) but its better, Im happy with that.

NOW what is aggravating me and frustrating me is my chin ! The whole reason I wanted this machine ! Its STILL THERE ! Its thinner , yes, its decreased yes, But not enough for me to feel comfortable enough to not shave my chin on a daily bases if I have to go out of my house. I am SURE this has more to do w/ my body make up and the PCOS than the machine. Again my mom used it TWICE ( dag nabit ! ) and her's is gone ! So I posted on the Silk N SensEpil Facebook page to see if they have any suggestions for me . I am Half tempted to start using the machine every 2 or 3 days. But I'll wait for a bit.

Laser Hair Removal Progress Pics

After 7 treatments



After 3 treatments I believe

Sorry the pictures do not come out well .. I'll try again later. But maybe you can notice some difference , I think I can notice some change taking place.

Laser Hair Treatment #7

Laser Hair treatment #7 (Read my last treatment here )
I did the treatment last night.
I did the usual area's, chin , lip , under arms and bikini area.

I can really start seeing results now .
The hair is MUCH Thinner for sure.
I would say I could probably go for a day w/ out shaving my chin if I needed it . I am not 100% comfortable doing that yet , self confidence issues, i think everyone can see my stubble, but it would be close.

My under arms: I Have such a bad memory I am going to see how many days I can go starting today out out needing to shave. I'll take a picture of them today ( I shaved them before doing the treatment last night ) and see what it looks like once I feel like I have to shave, and see how many days it is.

My chin , i would post more pics of but its so hard to get a good picture of .
Ok so I lied I just took a decent pic w/ my cell phone of all things.

I'll post the comparison pics on the next post . I'll be interested to see side by side pics as well. Drum roll please .....

Laser Hair Treatment #6

I just did my 6th Laser hair treatment with my Silk N SenseEpil laser hair removal . I have noticed ( by mistake I might add) that I have not had to shave my under arms as often as normal. Normally I have to shaver everyday , my under arms I could get away with every other. But I would say now I can go several days with out shaving them and they are fine.

I have gone for 2 days now with out shaving my chin, which is AMAZING for me !
I will try to take some more pictures this week . To show the differences after say one or 2 days of not shaving.

I did use level 4 on the laser and not as much discomfort this time as last time in some sensitive area's .

So I am encouraged by the results so far.

Treatment #4 Laser Hair Removal

I did another treatment of the Silk N SenseEpil Laser hair removal system tonight. Since I was told by the people at Silk N SenseEpil that it would be ok with excessive hair growth that is cause by the PCOS to use the machine every week , I went ahead and did it a week apart .


This time I used level "3" I guess you could call it, the light was on the 3rd bar. I treated my upper lip , chin , under arms as well as my bikini area . ( I have only treated the bikini area twice). The treatment on some area's stung a little bit more than the other setting . It did not hurt .

I have noticed a small difference in the hair growth . It does not seem as coarse either. I would say there is a 10-20% difference since I started the treatment. Nothing major but just a little. Next week Im going to bump the laser up one more level. I believe there are 5 . I may try one under arm at 4 and if that is ok I will try the highest. I think I will get the most results the fastest with the highest setting.

The Hairs on my Chinny Chin Chin ! ( pics)

Ok .. It is not easy to get a clear picture of the little hairs on my chinny chin chin ! So this was the best I could do .
This was before last weeks treatment and this is A DAYS growth . I look like this (or WORSE ) every morning .
The hair is very coarse and black.
I'll try to figure out how to take a better picture. I could do my under arms but I know those of us with PCOS , the issue is on our chins and face so I will stick with this if its helpful to everyone. Also not the "razor burn" on my chin ! That's lovely too.
So there ya go . I hope you can see the problem ok .

Pictures for Laser Hair Removal

So it seems a few people want to see pictures of my progress with the Silk N SenseEpil Laser hair removal system.
Ive tried to take a few pictures and its kind of hard to tell since its of my chin. So im going to try this weekend and maybe try my under arms. I know gross huh ? LOL

I am very happy though . Silk N SenseEpil emailed me on Facebook and sent me a coupon code to help me get more light cartridges. I am excited because I know its going to take some time for me ( or I think , i might be pleasantly surprised ) to get results , so i'll need all the help I can get !
You can google "SensEpil coupon" for coupon codes !

The cartridges are not as expensive as I thought they might be . Since I am doing my face it should not take too many of them .
See pictures here !

This is what they look like .

Light Cartridges.

Let me figure out how to get some pictures to show up and I'll post my progress.

At Home Laser Hair Removal ..PCOS Up the Treatments !

I had posted a message on the Silk N SensEpil's Facebook page a few days ago asking if anyone knew if you can use the Sense N Sense Epil weekly . Because of my PCOS i know its going to take me a long time to get things rolling on the hair removal. Using it weekly however might just help things move even at an average speed for me.

One of the nice people who run the page answered me and I was VERY happy to find that they said they thought because PCOS cause excessive ( increased) hair growth that it would be ok. She suggested maybe even treating one under arm once a week and the other every other to see what the difference is.
So... I will be doing that. She also asked me if i would be putting pictures up of my progress. I am not sure. Pit pics I might do ! ( gross I know) But facial pics I dont know . I could, its just so embarrassing ! I guess if it works in the long run what does it matter huh ?
What do y'all think . PICS or No pics ?

At Home Laser Hair Removal .... My Progress

Well I did another treatment last night , This time on my under arms.
The first treatment I did 2 weeks before this on the lowest setting.
I was doing some more reading and some users of the Silk N Sense Epil were saying its better to have a days worth of "hair" before using it instead of having just shaved like the literature says. So I tried that this time.
The second setting under the arms was a bit more sensitive than the first one in some area's . Mainly just in the "bend" of your arm if that makes sense .
Other than that, no biggie. I wish I could find out if its ok to use it every week.
See my previous posts about Laser Hair Removal.

Treatment 1 and 2 of Hair Removal

Read my intro to the Silk N Sense Epil Laser Hair Removal here.
I did my first treatment of Laser Hair Removal on Christmas day .
Area 1
Treatment 1: 12-25-10 Area: Chin and Lip . On Lowest Setting of Laser .
Treatment 2: 1-8-11 Area: Chin and Lip Laser set on notch Up .

Area 2:
1-1-11 Area Underarms Laser on lowest Setting ...

Hair Growth: Maybe a small slow down in growth but that might be generous !

The lowest setting of the laser you have to do for the first treatment , you can bypass it by holding down the -and + button after that. The first session did not hurt at all. The second one you felt a small zap but other than that no biggie !
I personally am expceting this to take some time. PCOS people take longer for hair removal I have heard anyway ... The Silk'n Sens Epil site says this :


However, I will be so happy If I only have to shave, pluck , wax once or twice a month or week even ! That would be well worth that money !


How often should I use Silk’n SensEpil?
Treatment sessions with Silk’n SensEpil should be spaced every two weeks for the first three to four sessions. After that treatments should be done if hairs have grown back, until the desired results are achieved. The total number of sessions varies from person to person, but, in general, most individuals notice a reduction after four treatments, with very good results after six treatments. Most females require eight full sessions. Males tend to have more stubborn and deeper hair and may require ten-twelve treatments. For more information please click