PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for September, 2001: Re: Just diagonosed and sooo confused w/ no help form doctor

Re: Just diagonosed and sooo confused w/ no help form doctor

From: Munchichic (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 26 Sep 2001 16:27:34 -0500 (CDT)

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Hi Melissa, Sounds like you hit it right on the nose. Yes, consistent testing should be done to check where your levels are at to determine if your meds need to be adjusted. If you are IR, then they should've Rx you Metformin (Glucophage), Avandia or Actos to make your insulin function correctly--rather than just to tell you to change your diet. And yes, a Reproductive Endocrinologist is the best person to see. Why not get a referral to them and then see what happens? I'm in the process of trying to get a referral to the Jones Institute in VA--supposedly the largest Women's Health clinic in the region, and have a 2nd opinion appt. with an RE there in Dec. Hopefully, I will get better treatment that I've been having with the Military so far.

At Wed, 26 Sep 2001, Melissa wrote: >
>I was diagnosed with pcos 3 weeks ago by ultrasound. The gyn just told
>me I had pcos and that it made me insulin resistant which makes me a
>border line diabetic so I need to change my diet. He also kept me on
>ortho for BC. I have a 9 month old son and have had 3 miscarriages
>before that. I concieved naturally. THe last blood test was just a reg
>hormone panel and that was at my 6 week checkup. My blood pressure is
>way up since I had my son. Always before I had low blood pressure. My
>reg doc prescribed Net 500mg once a day something for my blood pressure
>and that was it. I also have been taking spiro for the last 8 months
>for hair growth. It seems to me that I am recieve the correct treatment
>but my concern is no one has done any more blood test to check anything.
>Is it normally nessicary to have a lot of blood work done? I am thinking
>I might want to see an endo doctor? Is that the kind that usually works
>with pcos? It seems to me that my doctors arent that well informed and
>are not working with each other to treat me. I guess im just wondering
>if I am doing the right things or if I should be doing more. I feel
>like I need a second opinion.

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"Laughter is the best medicine, but sometimes we all just need a friend."--Munchichic :)

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