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Re: Just diagonosed and sooo confused w/ no help form doctor
From: Dona (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 29 Sep 2001 00:55:37 -0500 (CDT)
Hi Melinda, You are so very right!I had gone threw 3 docs before finding
the one I am with now and happy with.the first was my GP (Family
Practitioner for weight issues) the second was my OBGYN that I have gone
to for 15 years (She was clueless...never diagnosed me).The Third was an
RE who only cared about wether I wanted to do IVF or not...I said Not
and that was the end of my being treated by him,but at least he did do
lab work and ultrasound to diagnose my PCOS.And now finally I found
another RE who redid all the labs because it had been a while...he
started from scratch with me...and I am finally on Glucophage and will
be doing my first round of clomid on 2 months if I have not Ovulated (he
will recheck my hormone levels to be sure).He will continue to treat me
for PCOS even if I deside not to try clomid (very low tech).I think your
right that it just depoends on the Doctor as a person...You are lucky
you found a GP that is willing to learn about PCOS and help you. She
may be the only Doc you ever need.Good Luck,Dona
>At Fri, 28 Sep 2001, Melinda wrote:
>--- Munchichic <anonymous@obgyn.net> wrote:
>> yes, a
>> Reproductive Endocrinologist is the best person to see.
>
>I hope I don't offend anyone by saying this, because that's certainly
>not my intent, but from my personal experience, I think you can get
>great care and terrible care from various types of doctors.
>
>Following the advice of this list, I recently had an appointment with a
>reproductive endocrinologist, in fact one who was suggested by another
>listmember. This RE had an assistant come in and spend about 5 minutes
>asking me questions and taking notes on my answers. a LONG time later,
>the RE came in with the assistant and a prescription for Glucophage XR.
> I told him I'd never had specific bloodwork done for insulin
>resistance or anything similar, and he said it didn't matter. Without
>even talking to me, just from reading notes on paper, he walked into
>the room and wrote me a prescription, and that was the end of it. Told
>me to start taking them and come back in 3 months. Since he didn't
>want any bloodwork, I wasn't exactly sure what kind of progress he
>could check in 3 months, other than whether or not I'd had a period. I
>got the distinct impression that because I told him I was not at that
>time trying to conceive, he didn't have much time to waste on me.
>
>Oh, and the kicker is that he prescribed me to take Glucophage XR 3
>times a day. After I'd told him I had horrible reactions when I tried
>to take Glucophage previously.
>
>I happened to have an appointment for my annual physical the next day,
>with my regular doctor. I told her what he'd suggested, and she said,
>"Waitaminute, waitaminute. You don't take Glucophage XR 3 times a
>day." She also told me she was planning to attend a PCOS conference.
>She has more than once come to *me* with something she'd read about
>PCOS, without my having to tell her or ask her. Without my even
>suggesting it, she told me that a new piece of my physical was that
>she'd be checking my insulin levels, because the lab procedure they had
>was better than last year.
>
>I realize that some people have had very poor luck with doctors, and if
>that's the case I do STRONGLY suggest you try someone else. But I want
>to stress that good doctors come with all different kinds of letters
>after their names. It's not a guaranteed thing that an RE will know
>more about PCOS than your regular doctor or gynecologist or whatever.
>
>--Melinda
>
>http://phone.yahoo.com
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