PCOS Messages for July, 2000: Re: Have any of you had this problem?

Re: Have any of you had this problem?

From: Alina (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 25 Jul 2000 18:23:42 -0500 (CDT)

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Hi Jessica -- Well, you've sure been through more than your share at such a young age, haven't you? My heart goes out to you. I had cysts all over both my ovaries that were found at age 21 (in 1975), and were very painful. But, to the best of my knowledge, they never got necrotic. Did your doctor explain to you why yours did? She/he is probably learning along with you about this. Why don't you download a few of the posts about insulin resistance and various medications and laboratory tests to discuss on your next visit; that way you can get tested for insulin resistance before being prescribed something like Glucophage. You can also tell him or her that there are scientific articles about this that can be found in Index Medicus and PubMed; or even download them and print them up, and take in copies. Just so that his or her defensive hackles don't rise, say that you are really grateful to have his/her help on-side and to have someone to help you work through this and explain things to you, since it seems to be such a hard and complex problem to diagnose and treat.

Good luck. I'll be really interested to hear what happens next for you. Alina

At Tue, 25 Jul 2000, J wrote: >
>Hi everyone, My fellow cysters.
>
>I was just wondering, have any of you had PCOS in a severe enough case
>where both ovaries became neucrotic, each had cysts that were at least
>the size of a ping pong ball, and one cyst was the size of the
>basketball, or something kind of similar? I was just wondering, I was
>diagnoased with PCOS in October of 1999, at 15 years of age, after
>having both ovaries removed due to a cyst the size of a basketball full
>of blood. Most of the posts I have seen on this site have dealt with
>the problems of PCOS sufferers that still have thier ovaries, any advice
>for this oopherectomized PCOS-er?
>
>Also, I need some advice, should I ask my doctor for a drug like
>glucophage to help control my weight? I hover between 270-300 on a 5'
>10" frame (I weigh 275 now), 50 of the pounds were put on within two
>months of being diagnosed. Also, what type of diet should I go on to
>help control my PCOS in the meantime? Thanks in advance for any help
>that you can offer.
>
>Jessica
>
>--
>Jessica Cornn
>

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