PCOS Messages for May, 2000: Re: A Ray of Hope

Re: A Ray of Hope

From: Mary (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 10 May 2000 12:38:21 -0500 (CDT)

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Oh, Tina!

Well, here's the fact--no one knows your body better than you do. And you sound pretty convinced you have PCO--and you should TRUST that feeling. (And it sure sounds like it to me too, so you're not alone!) So if you get a crappy DR who tells you the same old garbage AGAIN THIS TIME--get a new Dr. They're not infallable you know. They may not know much about PCO--it's only in recent years been getting much attn--hence magazine article sprouting up all over. So if past Dr's didn't know about it...maybe it's b/c a lot didn't. But if your current doesn't, there's no reason in the world to stay. YOu don't want the mediocre care you'd get from him/her if they only started learning about it right this second anyway.

This is what I did--found a Gen Prac. who is also an endocrinologist! Diagnosed me in like a nanasecond. And my symptoms don't even sound quite as strong as yours. Try looking in the list of Dr's on your health care plan--look up endo. dr's and cross reference them in GP section--you might get lucky. If not, maybe a women's health clinic in your area might be able to recom. someone. Or the PCO support group in your area. You can, of course, always insist on getting some bloodwork done too. Truly, if you insist--what can the dr do but say, well ok.

Everyone on this forum sympathizes with what you are going through. Keep that ray of hope. THis board is really good. Use the archives to search different topics, and put "polycystic ovarian" into search engines on the web--there's a LOT to be read and a LOT of great things to try.

You'll get there. <:)

good luck!

At Tue, 9 May 2000, Tina wrote: >
>Recently my mother acquire a magazine (she stole it!) from a doctors
>office with an article about PCOS. She said that she was so shocked
>when she read it. When she brought it to my house and I read it I could
>not breathe. It was like looking into a mirror of pain, frustration,
>and FAT! That is what I have been told over and over by the doctors.
>Thru blood test after blood test, ultrasounds, and drugs to force my
>periods. It is always the same, you need to loose weight.
>
>As I read I started ticking off my symptoms:
>
>I am 27 years old with severe acne all the time
>I have not had a period for 4 years and irregular for many
>I have "whiskers" that grow on my face (Doc said from Fat)
>My arms have recently started growing dark thick hair
>The skin on the back of my neck, under my breasts and arms is a darker
>color than the rest.
>I have been steadily gaining weight for years (275 now)
>Sometimes I have severe cramping in my back, legs, and abdomine.
>I used to have a beautiful thick head of hair, now I pull it into a
>ponytail or bun everyday it is so thin.
>Sex is sometimes painful(doc said I had a slightly tipped uterus and it
>was a little enlarged, nothing abnormal)
>I can not sleep at night, then can not stay awake all day.
>(Once again I was told it was becuase of my weight)
>I sometimes get sore lumps under my arms (once again told it was a
>normal thing that happens to obese women)
>Oh I could go on and on.. I am sorry this is so long.
>
>I am planning on making an appointment to see my doctor, but I am a
>little scared, what is once again this doctor does not believe me. What
>can I say? Any hints on how to approach this subject? Thanks for your
>time.. This page has made my day. I am now looking at a tiny ray of
>hope shining down on me. Thank You
>
>--
>Tina M. Robertson
>

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