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Re: FrustratedFrom: anonymous@obgyn.netSat, 18 Mar 2000 11:25:50 -0600 (CST)
At Sat, 18 Mar 2000, Winona wrote: > >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 Dear cindy, Do NOT GIVE UP! Go to another doctor. Polycystic ovaries can have many health problems along with the "appearance" problems. Many women can become diabetic, have heart disease,and several other problems. Do not let yourself think there is no one to help, there is . There is so much new information out there. Good luck
-- Lisa B. Piercey
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