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Re: Newbie from Oregon : )
From: Joe-n-Kristy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 28 Sep 2000 22:58:31 -0700
Sweetie, I wouldn't be nervous, about seeing the doctor, if you do have
PCOS, then you need
to start treatment! Just be sure that you tell your doctor, you think
this could be your problem.
I hope that everything works out for you and I will keep you in my
prayers.
Kristina Keen
Dx PCOS 1 year
TTC#1 3 years
On Thu, 28 Sep 2000 23:44:51 -0500 pshobe@dnc.net (Pati) writes:
> Hey all...
>
> I have an appt. scheduled for next month for a gyn specialist. (I
> will
> try to make a long story short)
>
> When I was 15 I was taken to the ER with what initially was thought
> to
> be appendicitis (sorry, bad spelling) Well it was not that and of
> course
> the doctors weren't interested further to search for answers once
> the
> pain killers made me loopy. They mentioned something about a
> possible
> cyst on my ovary and discharged me....end of that story...beginning
> of a
> whole other!
>
> So now I am 23. I am pretty overweight, 5'8" and 245 +/- lbs. I
> have
> never been regular. I can easily go four months with no sign of
> menstrual activity. I am extremely fatigued at times and suffer
> from
> hot flashes. I have had problems with symptoms of diabetes but the
> doc.
> says I'm not diabetic. I have read through quite a few messages and
> I
> find many similarities to some of you. I was married in 1995 and
> it
> took over a year to get preg. I have now been trying for 2 1/2
> years
> (ugh and boo hoo) and I have had NO luck. I am really at a loss.
> My
> main concern right now is the fertility aspect but of course I am
> concered for my health as well. I am terrified of seeing this
> specialist...whether (s)he will blow it off....not know what the
> heck I
> am talking about....I don't know. I have put this off long enough
> so I
> WANT to tell them but you know how doctors give you that "oh sure"
> look
> when you tried to "self diagnose" yourself. OH DEAR. Where do I
> go
> from here? I'm not sure if it is related but I also was getting
> depo-prevera injections when I was 16. I always wondered if there
> was
> some sort of link to that. Anyway, I greatly appriciate any
> comments
> anyone has....Thanks
>
> Pati
>
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