Re: Gastric Bypass and PCOS
From: Lakefever2 (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 30 Oct 2002 06:13:00 -0800 (PST)
I've noticed that when I haven't eaten, I get very
irritable that it's really impossible for mmy
boyfriend to be around me. ANd, when I take the Met,
it makes me so sleepy after I've taken it with a meal.
Is that normal?
I finally made an appt. to see the doctor on Friday
and have a pap smear. I'm sort of scared to hear what
he might say?! I hope he doesn't move my dosage up
till I'm used to it. It was making me so sick!
--- sally <anonymous@obgyn.net> wrote:
> 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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