Re: HELP - How do I get Doctor to take PCOS seriously!
From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 06 Apr 2000 11:21:32 -0400
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OH HUN - KNOW HOW YOU FEEL ...WE ARE THE SAME AGE WITH SAME SYMPTOMS - I ALSO HAVE
SEVEREY CYSTIC IVARIES AND CAN'T GET A DOCTOR TO TAKE IT SERIOUS....AMY
Jackie wrote:
> I need some advice! I am a 27 year old woman who was diagnosed with PCOS
> over a year ago. I have been to see three different doctors since then
> and none of them seem willing to help me. I have all the classic PCOS
> symptoms - massive amounts of facial hair and excess body hair, I get my
> period 3 or four times a year maximum, and since graduating from school
> five years ago have gained over 70 pounds. This is destroying my life
> and the doctors treat it like a comestic problem. When I asked my gyn
> about the various drugs (Metformin / ACTOS etc) she said they did not
> give drugs for "comestic problems" and that I just needed to lose
> weight. She pointed to the fact that my weight gain is recent to
> support her theory that I could lose weight if I wanted to. Its true I
> have gained the weight since college but I was a Division 1 swimmer
> working out over five hours a day with my team - is that a reasonable
> expectation of my doctor - that I need to continue that type of intense
> exercise and hold a job? I do still run 5-6 times a week for over an
> hour and am in good shape. And the hair is unmanagable and had been for
> years combined with I recently had a uterine biopsy which came back
> abnormal. Am I losing my mind or is this more than a "comestic
> problem". I am beginning to feel helpless and lost - like maybe the
> doctors right and I just need more "self-discipline" - if anyone had an
> equally frustrating doctor response - please respond and let me know how
> you dealt with them.
>
> --
> Thanks -
>
> Jackie
>
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