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Joanna
At Mon, 5 Nov 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>Hi Everyone!
>
>I'm sorry I've been absent from the lists recently. I had a family emergency
>and had to go out of town for about a week. I'm finally back, but I'm so far
>behind now in e-mail I may never catch up! :-) I hope everyone had a great
>Halloween, and is doing well. If you've e-mailed me, I will try to respond
>ASAP.
>
>A quick update......
>I was diagnosed with PCOS & IR on 9/13/01. Started low/modified carb way of
>eating on 9/13/01. Started Glucophage XR 1000mg on 9/28/01. I've went from
>the 267 lbs (size 26/28 jeans) that I was on 9/13/01, to now weighing 244 lbs
>(size 22 jeans). Also, this past week I had the first non-induced (no BCPs
>or other hormones) menstrual cycle I've had in years! I am feeling much
>better; but still have a ways to go. I have a doctors appointment tomorrow
>to find out the results of the sleep study I had a couple of weeks ago. I'm
>hoping that they might be able to help me with the daytime sleepiness, etc.
>We'll see I guess. :-)
>
> Jessy
>MyHealthMyLife@aol.com
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