PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for April, 2001: Re: ..long reply

Re: ..long reply

From: Dona (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 25 Apr 2001 15:58:18 -0500 (CDT)

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forgot to thank Shelley as well...she's great!! Dona >At Wed, 25 Apr 2001, Dona wrote:
>Hi Sue,
>I have been posting here now on and off for a year now. Most of the
>poeple on this board have been a great source of encouragement and
>information.
>I relize that English being his second language can cause communication
>problems and misunderstandings.
>My mother is from Mexico and she often does not understand certain
>sayings (expressions) in English and gets upset with people...including
>me. She speaks with a heavy accent and what I call broken english or
>spanglish if you will (Smile).
>Yes it does seem that The Treatment for PCOS in europe is differant than
>in the united states.Thats why I think it is important for people to say
>were they are from when asking for advice....we dont have some of the
>same medications in the US that are available in europe and they dont
>have some of the insulin sensitizers that are available in the US.
>And even some of the doasages seem to be different...so when someone
>says what dosage they are on...it might not be a wrong dosage...but what
>the common dosage is that there MD likes to Rx.EI my doctor recommends
>500mg metformin 3 times a day with meals..Dr Sam says 850 mg 2 x a
>day...that does not make either one of these MD's wrong..it is just how
>they were trained or the research they have done.
>I feel this board is an Open forum and we should be able to discuss a
>variety differant medications wether it be herbal,birth controll or
>antiandrogens.I dont feel we are recommending these drugs but relaying
>our experiences on them...that is why some woman on here get upset when
>Dr. Sam or others post not to use these drugs or talk about them.
>I think we all need to learn to agree to disagree on some issues and to
>keep this a vital place of information and support.
>I hope we all can move forward from here and keep supporting each
>other.I dont know what I would do without some of you
>ladies.Sue,zowie,Citikid,Susan,amy,staceylynne,jen
>and yes even Annette who had a wonderful list of websites and books.You
>all have helped me more than you could ever know.On the other Forum
>Paula,Sonnet,chris and emma,Bonnie(hey koolaide!),Christa,Kim...and
>others who I can not think of now...Your all wonderful and I want to
>thank you all for being here and for your support. It's all these
>paople that make this board worth visiting...and yes even Sam
>Sometimes..even thoug he knows how to push buttons at times (smile).
>I wont be posting here for a while I need to take a break.
>if anyone wants to e mail me privately your welcome to do so.
>Love you all, God Bless
>Dona
>
>>At Wed, 25 Apr 2001, Sue wrote:
>>>...as a DR...doesn't really have proffesional skills....<
>>
>>Okay...enough is enough. For those of you new to this board, Dr. Sam
>>has been around for a while now--at least for the past 12-15 mos. His
>>posts have always had accurate medical information, even if it's a
>>different course of action than most REs in the US use.
>>
>>Take it or leave it, like it or not, take his information/advice or not.
>>It's your choice. But you must be more understanding of international
>>boards like this one. Maybe what you think is un-"proffesional" (sic)
>>is simply a difference in communication styles between American women
>>and a Hungarian male medical doctor. I believe it would be safe to
>>understand that Dr. Sam's first language ISN'T English--so cut him some
>>slack.
>>
>>If you don't want to take his advice, don't. Just don't ask for it,
>>either. He has been a Godsend to some of us here (those who don't have
>>a doctor who will explain things, and even those of us who do but find
>>this a good way to continue to do research), and I don't want a couple
>>of women who lurk but don't contribute regularly to offend him and send
>>away our one *real* link to the specialized field of Reproductive
>>Endocrinology.

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