PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for December, 2002: Re: Hopes shattered by a prominate PCOS doctor (kinda long, sorry)

Re: Hopes shattered by a prominate PCOS doctor (kinda long, sorry)

From: becky (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 31 Dec 2002 01:59:25 -0600 (CST)

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At Mon, 25 Nov 2002, Krista wrote: >
>Oh my gosh, that quack should be put out of business, no one has the
>right to make you feel like that. I worked for a insurance company for
>many years, yes I know people only have bad things to say about
>insurance, however, you may want to contact your Insurance company and
>report the doctor, most companies have a unit that investigates these
>docs and will drop them from there plans as well as notify medical
>boards when appropriate. Do something that would shock the heck out of
>that doctor and stand up to him, if he is toted as the "best" then he
>probably has a pretty big ego, and wouldn't he just be shocked when an
>insurance company or the state walked in to audit his files or contact
>his patients? No one has the right to be rude or inhumane no matter what
>kind of expert or degree they have. Stay strong
>
>At Sun, 24 Nov 2002, anonymous wrote:
>>
>>First of all, I have been diagnosed with PCOS for about 3 or 4 years,
>>though have suffered the effects since puberty. I have all the classic
>>symptoms: obesity, excess body hair, infurtility, acne, etc.. and have
>>had an ultrasound which confirmed that my overies were polycystic. After
>>the intial diagnosis 3 years ago, I was put on birth control pills and
>>Glucophage XR 1000 mg/day by a reproductive endocrinoligist. Two years
>>have passed since being put on the meds and I have seen no positive
>>results and have actually gained weight. At the urgeing of my family, I
>>decided to make another appointment. The endocrinolist who I saw two
>>years eariler had moved and I made an appt. with another doctor at the
>>same health facility. The dr. I was going to see is VERY respected and
>>(from what I gather) is one of the formost experts in the country in
>>PCOS. I was very excited to be able to see him and held hopes that
>>maybe he could help me. Imagine my absolute horror when he said that I
>>was basically beyond hope, that I would never get under 200 lbs unless I
>>became "a marathon runner and anorexic" and that basically I should
>>enjoy my shortened lifespan as much as a could (He was entirely
>>serious). Trying not to breakdown and cry in his office, I jokingly
>>said "Well, it's a long, hard road out of hell" He just looked at me and
>>said that my long, hard road was through hell. With my genes, I would
>>never actually make it out. He did say that they could run some blood
>>work and put me back on Glucophage XR but that it was probably a waste
>>of my time and money. It was very apparent that he didn't care if he
>>ever saw me again. His attitude during the whole visit varied from
>>ampathy to outright contempt. I was glad my sweet husband was waiting
>>for me after I got out. As soon as I got into the car, I burst into
>>tears. I have been constantly fighting severe depression for the last
>>five years and this really didn't help. I don't know what to do now. If
>>one of the leading national doctors in PCOS has no hope for me, why
>>should I even bother to continue this fight. I pray to God that no one
>>else has to go through the kind of self-esteem shattering, humiliating
>>doctor's visit that I endured.
>
>--
>Krista
>Dover Florida
>dx 8 years
>

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hi i am so sorry that you where treated that way no doctor has any right to be that way that is for sure he dose not have a clue what we go throw every day but i am hear to tell you that for me there was hope after 4 years of infertilty i finally got pragnet i have pcos and i all so was over 200 pounds i was 235 pounds and i am now down to 165 so what dose that tell ya he dont no and i did not work out eather just diet so there is hope and dont get up bye

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