Clara Re: [RE: Weighty issues...]
From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
16 May 00 15:55:06 EDT
Hi Clara/ PCOS Board - Hope this message finds you all doing well...I have a
question for you...I have been on Met since April 20th...The upset stomachs
have mostly subsided, however for the past 2 weeks I have been spotting and
cramping horribly. I started BCP on the 30th ...
I have been very emotional like severe PMS for the time period of the
spotting...Now, I wonder what will happen when I am supposed to start my
period based on the BCP schedule...
Also - I am having swelling in my feet, hands and face...??? Is this normal
or should I call and talk to my doctor?
Thanks A Million! Amy
"Avalos, Clara" <anonymous@obgyn.net> wrote:
> No, Kay, you are not alone. This is how I gained, too.
>
> First I was tiny.. then BLAM! I weighed 125 Lbs without trying and could
not
> figure out how to lose it... stayed that way for about 3 years then WHAM!
I
> weighed 145 without warning.... and I was concerned. I dieted, worked out,
> watched my calories, my fat, everything, to no avail, I stayed there for a
> couple of years until SLAM! 170 lbs. again, it stayed level for a couple
> of years (three, actually) and WHUMP! Last year I somehow leaped to 209,
> and have been struggling to stay down around 190, ever since. (It has been
> easier to stay at 190 since I started Met, but the down side is that I am
> not really going any further down... so I am trying Atkins, but have not
> quite gotten into Ketosis yet.)
>
> Clara
>
> p.s. I missed my ten year college reunion last year for the same reasons!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: anonymous@obgyn.net [mailto:anonymous@obgyn.net]
> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 1:10 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS
> Subject: Weighty issues...
>
> I have a question for all of you who have a weight problem as one of
> your symptoms. This has always been one of my biggest symptoms. It
> seems though that I can stay at a weight for quite a while (even for a
> couple of years) then WHAM I get slapped with 30-40 lbs. This just
> happened again recently and it is very discouraging. I know diagnosis
> and meds may help this (MAY 25 is my victory day, first appt. with a
> REAL Dr.), but I was wondering if anyone else goes through these wt.
> gain cycles like this? The lbs. I gain don't just creep on, they just
> appear almost all at once, without a change in diet, activity, etc....
> sigh...
>
> Please tell me I'm not alone in this...it's so frustrating! I'm missing
> a reunion this year, one reason being that I can't stand the thought of
> my old friends seeing me 140 lbs. MORE than when they saw me last. I
> wasn't known as a skinny girl then, so I can't imagine what they'd think
> now. I know, "if they were true friends, they'd accept me...blah, blah,
> blah..." I just can't bring myself to do it...
>
> Blessings...
> Kay
>
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