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Re: Where do I go from here ??????
From: Justine (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 9 Jan 2001 16:20:08 -0600 (CST)
what is stone?
At Wed, 3 Jan 2001, anne wrote:
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>Hi Dawnie. I was diagnosed when i was 19 as having pcos. I am now 29.
>At the time I was diagnosed i was about 13 stone and 5 foot 3 inches. I
>had a very unsympathetic consultant who put me on dianette and told me
>that the best thing i could do would be to lose weight. At the time i
>wasnt in a relationship and was told that when i want a baby i will need
>their help to concieve. I have been married for 6 years now and 3 years
>ago I reached weight watcher target of 9 1/2 stone after two years of
>dieting. I was still on dianette until 2 years ago when i went for a
>new prescription i was told that i should only have been on it for 2
>years, this was 8 years later! i went onto another pill but after 3
>months decided that i would come off it and see if i got a period having
>lost all the weight. No! not a thing. I have only ever had one period
>in my life without being on a pill. I have been told that when i wnat
>to start a family which may well be next year then there is a hormone i
>can take but i dont know much more at the moment. I thought you may
>like to know that losing weight doesnt always help pcos. I always
>battle with my weight and am now 1 1/2 stone over my goal weight and
>have just joined rosemary connely tonight. I thought it may be good
>witht the exercise too. WW diet is very easy to follow. But it took me
>2 years to lose 4 stone, you cant rush these things!
>Good luck, Anne
>
>At Fri, 17 Nov 2000, anonymous wrote:
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>>Hello, I was diagonsed with pcos from the age of 14 years, Iam now 27,
>>and deprately wanting a baby.
>>I have been married now for 5 years, I have been under various hospitals
>>and come up against a brick wall on each I have been on the
>>pill,metformin,injections for hormon treatment, clomid and still I am
>>unable to become pregant. I fell pregnant on the clomid about 2 years
>>ago but after seven and half weeks it ended in a miscarrage.The doctors
>>are now telling me to loose weight Iam 5'2 and weight 14 stone 7lb and
>>yes I do agree I am over weight but I have been on many diets from
>>Rosemary Connely, weight watcher,Slim Fast but none see to shift the
>>weight, I have joined a health club and attend every day but still I see
>>no diffrents. Iam the only one in my family that has this condition and
>>all our friends and relative have children and I fell so alone like Iam
>>the outcast.My husbands very supportive but I dont think he understands
>>really its hard when his ok and your the one with the problem. if
>>anyone out there nows what Iam talking about I would like to talk to you
>>so I know Iam not alone.
>>Yours desprately waiting
>>Dawnie
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Justine
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