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Re: More on the MY PCOS is gone post!
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Fri, 11 Aug 2000 23:57:48 -0500 (CDT)
I think you'd better reread her post before you jump all over her. I
did, and nowhere did she say that being fat caused PCOS. She said that
after she identified her hyperinsulinemia and PCOS, she lost a lot of
weight, and then many of her symptoms disappeared. I don't think she is
spreading or reinforcing any myths in her post.
Don't be so quick to criticize without reading carefully, and by the
way, as for her not having pcos, it sounds pretty textbook to me.
At Fri, 11 Aug 2000, Victoria wrote:
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>IS anyone else bothered by this or just me? I am curious. Isnt it well
>known PCOS causes weight gain? I am so tired of these old outdated
>attitudes being forwarded. Just lose weight and youll be all good. Its
>your fault ladies you are a hairy, black-brown sploth fat mess. Just
>exercise and eat right , diet strictly and it will all be grand! and you
>will be perfect! I wish this person knew what my reality had been, going
>from a NORMAL active person......to gaining weight losing hair and
>having their body go absolutely HAYWIRE in a span of less than three
>years. black blotches, buffalo hump, thyroid disease and all. I guess
>Im offended. Goodie gum drops for her and all thats it all gone but I
>doubt she was ever really PCOS to begin with.
>
>The reason Im upset is I went years without treatment and tests because
>of those attitudes. Oh your losing hair cause you are fat. Oh you are
>bald cause you are fat. EVERYTHING was because I was fat! NO HELP NO
>TREATMENT! and I ALMOST DIED !!!!!!!!!!!! thyroid pills stopped the
>immense gain 2 years ago and has continued slowly with the loss..
>Aldactone is knocking off weight along with those as I sit here!
>
>I am so tired of this. Does anyone take this disease seriously!!!!?????
>I wish I had had CUshings and this shocked my doctor when I told him
>this at least my pain would have been taken seriously and not seen as
>"my fault"
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