First off, I also have an eating disorder and I am also getting treatment and counseling. Seems to me that being a 5'7" girl weighing only 115lbs you and I know you are still a lil bit underweight. You have at least 20 more lbs to go...Up ...At 135 you would be perfect looking and really health! Mind you i've been 118 -115 already, and at the moment I am 127-132 (fluctuates due to water weight and etc...) im only 5'3" though.
Here is what I think..., I had a very similar experience, my parents got divorced when I was only 10...And I went through lots of stress.
I got my period at 11, 1/2 mind you. That's how stressful my life was too!
About your period, something might be wrong with your ovaries, because most girls and women i've known had trouble getting their period, all had cysts or endometriosis, which makes it really difficult. Specially if you want to have kids someday.
My opinion when it comes to health in your case would be, I think you are still a lil underwegith, though I recognize that you have gone really far with your recovery already...And it's only the start of a journey that hopefully will end soon with a healthy, beautiful you! :)
if you are in any way underweight ...Your body is starving and mal-nourished, that makes it really hard for your body to work properly and produce certain hormones, in our case estrogen and progesterone.
Also being a lil underweight makes our bodies starve so badly the fats, vitamins and good acids we need to make our digestive system work properly...So many girls who have eating disorders like us, suffer fom constipation, and amenorhea (<-- lack of menstruation , period).
Therefore my advice to you would be, from my own experience, I have never had skipped periods yet, but constipation is constant, and I am trying really hard to keep a healthy diet, and take all of my vitamins daily.
Calcium is very important...Vitamin d also. It will strenghtenyour body.
I think that you should focus on taking some supplements...As in vitamins (if you already do that is great!!!) and trying to eat a lil more, I suppose for your height you are suppose to eat at least 1800 calories a day, between grains, fruit, vegetables, meats and protein in general!
Mytips for you would be , try to have at least 3 cups of milk a day, can be either in ice cream or yogurt..Or just milk...No skim milk...But...2 % maybe...! Some oatmeal , beans, chicken....Fish...They are all very good in protein and fiber.
:d
i like to snack on the new cheddar flavored triscuits! :d they keep you fuller longer..And you also get lots of fiber.
Anyways...That's what I think could be going on honey.
I would go and see my doctor...A different one maybe than the one you have now...Because it is always good to have a 2nd opinion.
Get yourself checked again...And...Maintain a good healthy diet..I am sure things will fall back into place!!
Also...Try not to get stressed out too often..That can mess up your period too!
Good luck to you hunny and god bless! :)

Thank you so much for replying. It means a lot. :)

yes, I do think something is wrong, and im working on gaining. Im eating about 2000 cals a day, taking calcium, multivitamins, flax oil, and fiber supps. I eat a lot of yogurt, cottage cheese, veggies, fruits, nut butters, (yumness), etc. Etc. I am a vegetarian.
My diet is pretty much on track.
I have made an appointment with an endochrinologist, and hopefully I can get some bloodwork done. Im in a bit of a pickle though because I have issues with doctors because of my history.


I can say im not stressed out too much, I owe my mother so much, she has been there through thick and thin, and has been really understanding, and has let me/continues to let me recover in my own way. She basically put her own life on hold for me. Im in awe.

Anyway, thank you again, and I wish you the best of experiences in your new, better life (i.E., after recovery. My life, anyway, has been a billion times better.) I would say good luck, but that would sound like I think you need it. :)
stay strong. Continue to love and be yourself. :)

Mom's are just amazing! They will do anything when it comes to saving us from danger!
I am so glad to hear that you are taking very good care of yourself..And that you eat all those good healthy things! :) I know how hard it is to just be able to go to the Dr. Before they start blaming our eating disorder issues for every single problem we have! It sucks!
I hope everything turns out ok with you and I wish you the best too dear..And thanks for your wishes..
Do not forget to update us (at least me) on what is going on!
I am praying for you here!
Take care! :)
*muah*

Thanks, I will keep you updated! You are so nice to care! :d

Tomorrow's my appointment!

Im a lil nervous, but ok basically. I am kind-of expecting that my hormones are imbalanced, or I just dont have enough for a period (i get bloated and moody once a month, so I think thats something), and so im thinking they might just give me hormone supps.

Ill let you all know
wish me luck, and that its not cancer :/ lol?

Ok, so my appointment results are, that all my everything in my blood tests are normal levels, basically. My estrogen is a little low, and I
still might be a little underweight, for me, and so the advice from the really nice doctor was to "keep doing what im doing" (.I.E., being healthy, eating healthy and stuff)
and "maybe gain 5 pounds, because 5 pounds can make the difference between a period and no period."

however, they still want to keep my uterus and all that jazz healthy and ok, so im on .Yasmin again. Theyre thinking, have me on it for, like, a year, then take me off it and see if I have a period then.


There still might be some other things to consider, because this docter I just saw never got my old test records from my main doctor, from when I first lost my period, and something could be wrong there.
Its also possible that I have "completely changed my body, im a new person" through my eating disorder, which also makes sense.



So..... As far as I know I dont have cancer. Or anything like that.


Thanks everybody for caring and listening. Ill let you know if anything else comes up! :wink: :)