Re: Where do I go from here ??????
From: Kelly (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 10 Jan 2001 21:24:19 -0000
14 pounds or near to 7 kilo's I think
>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (Justine)
>Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS-DIET
><pcos-diet@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Subject: Re: Where do I go from here ??????
>Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 16:20:51 -0600
>
>what is stone?
>
>At Wed, 3 Jan 2001, anne wrote:
> >
> >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:
> >>
> >>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
>
>--
>Justine
>
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