PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for October, 2002: Re: Gastric Bypass and PCOS

Re: Gastric Bypass and PCOS

From: sally (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 29 Oct 2002 20:20:38 -0600 (CST)

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Hi,

gastric bypass will not reverse the PCOS, but it will help you lose weight and this may reduce your symptoms. There are some women around who have had it, but it is not a surgery to be taken lightly. There are risks at the time of the surgery and also long-term complications (osteoporosis / malnutrition syndromes) - not to mention that you will never be able to eat 'normally' again. So please do your research very carefully before going ahead with so drastic a surgery.

I am not a great fan of the Atkins, but would recommend that you give low carb dieting a very very serious and concentrated effort before going ahead with surgery.

Also, will your Dr. let you try a higher dose of glucophage. We have one lady here - Sonnet - who is taking a very high dose of glucophage and is now after a few years seeing benefit. ANother approach may be combining glucophage and another insulin sensitiser that has a different mode of action such as Avandia.

Hope this helps

-- Sally

At Tue, 29 Oct 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: > >I was diagnosed with PCOS Septmber 2001. They put me on a max dose of >glucophage but it was not helping. I was referred by my primary >physican to see a surgeon. The surgeon has suggested that I get a Roun >En Y Gastric Bypass as I am currently weighing in excess of 470lbs and >am 5'8". He feels as though this will reverse or even cure my PCOS >making it possible for me to finally ovulate and conceive. I was >wondering could this bypass surgery really reverse my PCOS and what >could there be possible side effects to the surgery due to the PCOS. I >want eventually conceive but fear that I am running out of time. > >-- >Tricia B. >

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