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Re: Frustrated
From: Winona (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 18 Mar 2000 07:49:49 -0600 (CST)
I know exactly how you feel. I have had PCOS for over 10 years and went
from doctor to doctor to find out what was wrong with me. They had no
answers. Most thought it was purely a cosmetic problem. In my twenties
I was very slim, had no facial hair, and had very full thick hair on my
head. I am now in my mid thirties and am over 200 pounds, have a lot of
facial hair and have very little hair on my head. If I hadn't read an
article in a womans magazine I would still not know what was wrong with
me. We have just started to treat it. I know how hard it is when no
one else in your family is going through the same thing as you and all I
can tell you is to be very persistant. If you don't get results with
this doctor go to another. Don't wait as long as I did, the symptoms
can really change the way you feel about yourself if you leave it as
long as I did. Be persistant!
Good Luck,
Winona
At Wed, 15 Mar 2000, Cindy wrote:
>
>I am super frustrated right now -- My MD had me tested 2+ weeks ago for
>PCOS (I have almost all of the visible symptoms: lack of peroids, facial
>hair, hair on abdomen, overwieght) So 2 weeks ago I had the blood tests.
>I have not yet heard from my physician about the results!
>
>I talked with a nurse last week who told me that my kidney function was
>fine. I have no idea what that means in respect to the tests that were
>performed. She also told me that PCOS is not a matter of life or death
>and that it doesn't effect my every day life so I shouldn't be concerned
>which way the results go. I got off the phone and cried! I am a 23 year
>old woman -- I shouldn't have facial hair. It does effect my every day
>life because I pluck 20 hairs off of my face per day.
>
>>From what I've read, PCOS may not be a matter of life or death today but
>it may increase my likelihood of endometrial cancer. That is life or
>death!
>
>I'd like to know if I have a name for my symptoms in order to treat
>them. I don't want to have PCOS but it seems that I have a lot of the
>physical sypmtoms. I'm just so frustrated because she (dr) isn't
>calling and I don't know what is going on. She had mentioned that she
>wanted to talk with the endocrinologist before she discussed the results
>with me. That is fair - how much time should I give her?
>
>I'm sorry to vent like this -- my family and friends don't understand -
>they don't have these symptoms. Thanks for listening -- I'll update
>when I have my results.
>
>Thanks!
>Cindy
>Madison, WI
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