Re: Need Alittle Help
From: the (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 7 Dec 2002 20:30:20 -0500
HELLO 28 YEAR OLD I AM TAMMY , I AM GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING YOU CAN
EMAIL ME IF YOU LIKE AT THECOTTONTRIO@NETZERO.NET MAYBE I CAN BE OF SOME
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>----- Original Message -----
From: "anonymous" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list PCOS-DIET"
<pcos-diet@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 8:22 PM
Subject: Need Alittle Help
> Hello.I am a 28 year old woman that has PCOS.I have had problems for
> most of my life.But just in the past year has my new DR been talking
> about PCOS.For most of my life I have been heavy.Always the biggest girl
> in school.It helped that I am tall and can hold alot of weight.But with
> that I stood out more.For alot of my teen years I did not think much of
> it.So I did not go to the DR that much.It wasn't till I was 16 and did
> not have a period in like 10 mo that I started to worry.I knew I could
> not be pregnant but was not sure what was going on.My first gyno
> appointment was a really bad excperiance.So it was awhile before I went
> back.It also did not help that I did not have good insurance.So for the
> next 5 years or so I just let it go.I just figured that it would all fix
> it self.I did try many times to find out what was going on but got no
> help.Dr after DR would tell me that the reason I had no period was
> because I was overweight.So I gave up on DR.Then in my early 20's I got
> really bad facial hair.I work in the beauty industry so I tried
> everything to get rid of it.But I could not keep up with it.SO I did the
> most awful thing.I shaved.It was the only way.With no help from any
> DR.No way of knowing what was going on.I shaved.Now in my late 20's
> reading a Nurses mailer I have found that so much of what has been going
> on with me can be excplained.There was this section about POOR SELF
> IMAGE.I now know this to be part of PCOS.I have lived with it for a long
> time.See I never had any problems with friends or boyfriends all while I
> was growing up.I was pretty popular.All the way up to about 25.Then as I
> belive my PCOS had gotten worse.I let my self get in to a very abusive
> relationship.Let my work suffer.Lost intrest in meeting new people.All
> because I feel really awful about my self.That is not me.I am so
> outgoing.I would talk to any one.Now just people at
> work...............God I am sorry I went on and on.It just felt good to
> get some of this out.And this just felt like the place to do.People that
> might understand me.I will stop for now.But I hope you will all let me
> do this again.VENT........Now All i really wanted to do was to ask a few
> ?????'s.......What is BCP's?????What meds are really good for facial
> hair???And what meds have worked for some of you???the best for weight
> loss.??See I am 6'3 and REALLY overweight by atleast 150lb?????So please
> if you can help it would ,mean alot........Thank you.........
>
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