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Re: Need to know what to do. Please help!!
From: Diane (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 18 Jul 2003 23:48:00 -0500 (CDT)
Missy, Jodi is right. I had the same problem that you are having. I
saw 3 ob/gyns before I took a friend's advice and made an appt. with an
RE. I have made SO much progress in the treatment of my PCOS since I
have been seeing the RE! The other dr's were puting me off by telling me
to "lose weight, take birth control pills, take provera" or whatever got
me out of their office for a few more weeks. Request an RE that
specializes in PCOS. Don't give up...I wasted too much time and money
that way.
Good Luck!
Diane
At Fri, 18 Jul 2003, anonymous wrote:
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>Missy:
>This is a problem that many of us have had. I had visted several
>doctors who either dismissed me or told me to lose weight. You should
>try to find a Reproductive Endrocrinologist who will listen to you and
>discuss the issue.
>Did your doctor do a vaginal ultrasound? In addition to blood tests, an
>ultrasound is usually done to see if you have any cysts on your ovaries.
>
>Jodi
>
>At Wed, 16 Jul 2003, Missy wrote:
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>>I recently visited my doctor and asked to be tested for PCOS. The
>>doctor drew several vials of blood and tested me for several different
>>things. After a few days the nurse gave me my results and told me that
>>I was insulin resistant but that if I lost weight I would be fine, and
>>that they wanted to see me in 6-8 weeks. I really feel that I am being
>>dismissed. Either because the doctor doesn't know much about PCOS or
>>simply doesn't care. Either way I'm not being treated. I don't even
>>know if the doctor thinks I have PCOS. There are several reasons why a
>>person might be insulin resistant. I want to know if PCOS can be
>>detected by a blood test, or do I need additional testing? Do I need to
>>find a GYN doctor, or go back to the Internal medicine doctor I've been
>>seeing? I don't feel like anyone cares, and I'm tired of feeling like
>>I've been run over. There has to be more to life. I'm too young to
>>feel this old. Please help.
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