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Re: < In Tears>

From: Lisa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 30 Jul 2001 13:12:34 -0500 (CDT)

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Dear Faith:

I certainly understand how you feel. I too have been recently diagnosed with PCOS although I have had the symptoms for over 11 years. I had talked with my doctor and all he did was put me on birth control pills too. However, even birth control pills stopped working to keep me regulated and I eventually stopped taking them as well. I recently found a doctor that I really like and he is the one who told me about PCOS. I have tried to lose weight but could not. I eat hardly anything yet continue to gain weight. I also have the excess hair on my face and torso and I have recently started losing the hair on my head. I was very scared too especially when I began to notice my mood swings and lack of energy. My doctor told me that I needed to be walking at least 4 miles a day. He said that he didn't know what it was about the 4 mile mark that worked but anything less than 4 tended to have poor results but that walking at least 4 miles a day would start the weight coming off. I have not tried it yet because I am having surgery this week and won't be able to start until I recover from my hysterectomy but it certainly couldn't hurt to try. Please let me know if it works for you! I will certainly keep you in my prayers and hope you remember that you are not alone.

At Mon, 11 Jun 2001, Faith wrote: >
>Let me begin this, by saying I am in absolute tears....
>
>First of all... I have had all these symptoms for the better part of 5
>years.
>I've been over weight since I was 18... But not until the last 5 years
>have I had such a horrible time losing weight. Not only that... I gain
>weight no matter what I do. No diets seem to work for me.
>Also about 5 years ago, I had been diagnosed with having " poly cystic"
>ovaries by my doctor. Although she had known of the other symptoms ie:
>Weight Gain, Hair on chin, lip, neck, breasts and tummy, Severe Mood
>Swings and lack of menstruation, she hadnt done anything other than put
>me on Birth Control pills, which I had stopped taking almost 2 years
>ago.
>
>After reading your posts and the articles on several websites... I am
>absolutley terrified. I am at my highest weight<32,5'7, 330 pounds>,
>I've gained about 60 pounds in the last year or so, and I am terrified
>of the long-range prospects for my health. I have been exercising for
>almost a month now and instead of my weight going down... its still
>creeping up.
>
>On top of all of this.. I'm self-employed which means I don't have
>medical insurance.
>
>I've been living in a virtual state of ' PMS' for the last 5 months.
>
>I'm sorry if it sounds as if I'm rambling.. but I dont know of a group
>of people who would understand what I am going through. To most people,
>it sounds as if I'm just a lazy slob. But I know that's not the case.
>
>Please keep me in your prayers. Any help would greatly be appreciated.
>
>--
>Faith
>

--
Lisa

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