YIPPEE THERESA!!!!
From: A (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 09 Jul 2000 10:31:56 -0400
Theresa:
I am SO SO HAPPY for you!! Truly wonderful news!!! I guess the wait pretty much
paid off...didn't it!!?? Hopefully, in time, it will for me also! I had more
labs drawn on Friday...waiting for results. Wow...I am so happy you found Dr. "D"
(you know...using names is not legal!! lol) Way to go girl...keep that chin
up!!! Please, please keep me informed as to how your progress is with the Met!!!
Love, Alexis :-)
Theresa wrote:
> Hello ladies!!!
> Friday was definitely a great day!!! I went to see the new doctor, the
> 3rd one, about my PCOS symptoms. I went in, they took my history, and
> the doctor came in to see me. He asked a few questions, looked at the
> bloodwork that the previous doc had done, and said that I definitely
> needed Met, and he would prescribe it for me!!! We talked, and he looked
> at my hair, my dark patches, and obviously me weight, and he said that I
> do have all the symptoms of PCOS. He's more interested in getting my
> insulin under control than getting me pregnant,(because of the obvious
> risks) so he wants me to start the Met, 500 mg at first, and work up to
> 1500 mg. Then, 2 weeks after I get to 1500, he wants to repeat the
> fasting glucose/insulin tests, and if they're back down, we'll continue
> with the Met therapy. If they're still high, he wants to work with my
> thyroid endo, to see if I've already become diabetic. I asked him about
> a IGTT, and he said that the results probably wouldn't be any different
> than what I had, and he didn't want to put my body under the stress of
> having to work off the glucose, which I thought was actually kind of
> smart! It felt SOOOOO good to have a doctor LISTEN, and BELIEVE me!!! I
> walked out of his office, with my prescription in my hand, and
> immediately called my mom, and all I could keep saying was "He LISTENED
> to me, he listened to ME!!" We were both sobbing on the phone!! One
> thing he did say that confused me, was that if I am Type 2 diabetic, I
> would probably have to start taking insulin...which I don't understand,
> because if I already produce too much insulin, why would I need more??
> And he also said not to start a strict low-carb diet, because the Met
> has a tendency to cause blood sugars to drop too quick...which I though
> it didn't??
> So, to all you cysters out there...KEEP TRYING!!! Someone will
> listen...you just can't give up.
> Now, I get to join the ranks of all of you with diarrhea, gas, stomach
> problems and all that other fun stuff!!!! But you know what??? I DON'T
> CARE!!!!! lol :o)
>
> --
> big hugs to all
> ~@theresa@~
>
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