Re: New to this
From: Dana (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 13 May 2001 00:02:23 -0500 (CDT)
Hey kiwi,
With a sign name of kiwi do you by any chance live in NZ?
Have you tried seeking medical advise on keeping your symptoms under
control from a naturopath at all? I've been seeing one for the last
6wks, still not a lot of weight loss going on, but I do feel more
energised, and she has just changed my diet around again to try and get
my body kickstarted back into action for weight loss etc. I imagine
you've had a lot of advise from many people, but just thought I would
mention it.
See ya
Dana:-)
At Wed, 2 May 2001, kiwi wrote:
>
>hello,
>
>Today I was diagnosed with PCO which I had never heard of before so
>immediately went home and started searching on the net and found this
>site. I am trying to get my head around it and understand what is going
>on. My symptoms are as follows:
>
>--
>*******
>I was very slim until I hit 14. I had just changed drugs due to having
>a brain tumour. 16 I had brain surgery. I don't have regular periods
>and in fact went without one for nearly 3 years. When I do get them
>they can be just spotting... or even a huge deluge for an entire month.
>no gyno probs. Ever since my weight problem has just been escalating
>for no reason. I DO NOT overeat. I CAN NOT eat fatty foods due to my
>gastro tract being shot to pieces from all the throwing up from drugs at
>16 etc. I was then diagnosed 2 years ago with IBS (Irritable Bowel
>Syndrome). Following this I had my gallbladder removed last year. The
>best way I can explain how I feel about my body is the following analogy
>(which my endocrinologist supports):
>
>Due to my IBS my body thinks I am starving myself so goes into 'famine
>mode'. What food does stay in my system my body thinks FOOD and stores
>every micron. Because of the above and my body being in famine mode it
>won't release what stores it has (because i'm apparently starving
>myself) so I have no energy. I feel lethargic which makes eating
>tiresome (funnily enough) as does exercising (although I do walk and
>exercise in front of tv).
>
>My endocrinologist has told me it is the hardest thing to fix and no
>real cure is available. (joy) So I am pertubed because he has
>prescribed me a form of Prozac????? (maybe if he thinks i'm going to be
>fat, i can atleast be a happy fat.. haha) When questioning this he
>explained that the brain is in famine mode and does not understand that
>you are eating correctly.. yada yada so by taking this small dose it
>wakes up the brain???? I DON"T GET IT. Please don't think I must be
>psycho if he prescribed me this. I am not depressed (sure I get sad
>sometimes but don't we all). I am the 'joker' at work and besides this
>crap am generally happy and love life. He said out of the 25 people he
>has prescribed this too he has had 23 people lose weight????? If this
>didn't work he was going to start me on modifast.
>
>I thank you for taking the time to read this lengthy posting, and would
>appreciate any information any of you can help me with.
>
>Kind regards
>
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