Sv: Back to the forum with more questions
From: Tine (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 29 Dec 2000 18:07:41 +0100
Hi Zowie!
Yes, I have tried a lot of this. Doctors that tell me that I am a fool. It was so terrible.
Well, I have made a lot of research into Metformin. So I called a friend of my mother who is a doctor and made him prescribe Met for me.
And I feel sooooo good eating metformin. I enjoyed telling my doctor (who is now my former doctor) that this is the case.
On the 10th of January I will see my gyn and tell him what the bad girl has done. With the Met I feel thar I am capable of managing all trouble that may arise from this.
I am not entirely familiar with the health system in the US. In Denmark we pay our doctorīs bills when we pay our taxes which are very high.
If you donīt feel comfortable with him or her you may change doctors if you pay like 20 dollars.
Maybe you should find a good doctor in your area who is willing to give you the Met? Also if this means that you have to pay a couple of medical bills yourself. When you start on Met you may feel so much better and get a lot more stamina to deal with all this. At least this is how it has been for me. My life has changed, and I am so happy. I really know how you feel. Go on, you will manage too.
Itīs so terrible when you are not well and people treat you like your doctor. You should NEVER NEVER stop taking people seriously. Try to make your husband or other family members work it out for you as well
Happy new year
Tine
>----- Original Message -----
From: Zowie <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS-MEDICATION <anonymous@obgyn.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 6:14 PM
Subject: Back to the forum with more questions
> Hi everyone. Don't know if you'll remember me, but I'm 24 and just
> diagnosed with PCOS this past April. I am FINALLY going to see a
> military "specialist" on Jan. 2nd but am still doubtful as to what will
> happen. I had been on BCPs for about 1― years and it finally regulated
> me, but I still have the heavy bleeding and clotting. In November, my
> new doctor (since we transferred) put me on the "strongest" form of BCP
> for 3 months and it's made my bleeding worse. On top of that, I've been
> getting terrible abdominal/ovary pain that lasts for HOURS. This Doc
> finally got me a referral to the specialist but refused to put it in as
> ASAP or Acute--she put it in as "routine", meaning 30 days to make me an
> appt. My fear is that the military will STILL tell me there is nothing
> they can do other than keep me on BCPs but I know from all of you out
> there who post on this board that there are many different treatments
> and meds they can try. Has anyone else had this problem where their
> doctor actually REFUSED treatment? Both doctors I have had have actually
> told me they'll try the BCPs and if they don't work there's nothing they
> can do. PERIOD. They also won't give me anything for the pain or
> bleeding issue I'm having, unless I'm trying to get pregnant right now.
> I find that ridiculous. How can I possibly get pregnant when I'm
> supposedly not ovulating and bleeding every day? The reason I'm so
> worried is because I was referred to a "specialist" prior to my transfer
> and was told by that doctor they wouldn't try anything else---so it's
> been a routine. Has anyone else gone through this? I could really use
> some help and am getting to the point of depression---waking up every
> day in pain and knowing it won't end. It's not serious, but I am sick
> and tired of being "sick and tired" along with the pain. My anemia just
> won't stand for this. :( I'm trying to just tough it out, be quiet and
> "deal with it" but I can't keep living in constant pain and bleeding. I
> need some relief. Any thoughts or advice from you ladies?? Thanks in
> advance.
>
> --
> --Zowie :)
>
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