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Re: toledo, ohioFrom: Nina (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu, 10 May 2001 10:54:42 -0500 (CDT)
At Wed, 9 May 2001, MarciaS wrote: > >>Marcia, I go to Dr Francis Webb-Smith shes my ob/gyn, shes in >>Perrysburg, and my PCDoctor is Dr. Mahdi Doumet, hes in Toledo, right >>out side of Maumee on S. Detroit buy Value City. I LOVE Dr. Doumet, >>he is wonderful! He got down to the bottom of everything! Im talking >>PINPOINT! Who do you go to? I was going to Dr. Petersons at Flower >>Hospital he drew blood and told me that my insulin level was at 86 when >>a normal persons is between 0-18...he told me i was diabetic and said he >>could not treat me untill i had my insulin under control...I went to see >>dr doumet and he told me no i was not diabetic and that the promblem was >>IR, thank god for him, stay away from Dr peterson, hes a qwack! Marcia, >>sence we live so close you can contact me anytime if you need a vent >>session, sense you know that i know what your going through..... >> >>-- >>Nina K. >>ttc# 1 Cd 6 1000 mgdaily glucophage xr; wellbutrin 150mg >> >Nina, > >This is great to find someone so close experiencing the same thing. > >I was dx'd with PCOS in '96 by gyn, Dr. 'Lata' Labsetwhar. I have had >hashimoto's thyroditis since I was 15 ('80)so irregular periods & weight >issues were nothing new for me. But I started really putting on wieght >in the late 80's and went from 130 - 215. I was doing aerobics and >following the government approved 'pyramid' dietary plan. My PCP (dr. >Marshall in Rossford) at the time just kept harping for me to eat less >and exercise more. >Dr. Lata dx'd me and suggested that if I wanted to have children to >start. And I was lucky to become PG immediately. But that threw my >hypothyroidism out of wack. So My PCP sent to an endo, Dr. Richard >Beham. great guy!!! We have battled since I delivered my daughter in >December of 96 to get my thyroid in line. As a last resort, I started >glucophage since I have been dealing with fatigue, weight, and brain >fog. Many PCOS symtoms are identical to hypothyroidism so it's hard to >distinguish between the 2 plus I was only on BCP for the PCOS at that >point. Since I started the glucophage, I have lost 25#, my hypoglycemia >& hypothyroidism is under control, and I have tons more energy. > >BTW both my gyn & endo have mentioned that many have both PCOS and >thyroid disease. Not too many drs or others mention that anywhere. > >So I have lots less to vent about than I did 6 months ago. Just the >usual, DH, kids, in-laws & work. > >Have a great day!!!! So would you recommend Dr. Beham? Is he a reproductive endo? I have no idea if my thyroid is out of whack, i know they checked it though..hopefully they would let me know if it was........
-- Nina K. ttc# 1 Cd 6 1000 mgdaily glucophage xr; wellbutrin 150mg
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