Re: (Beth)To all thos 'big girls' :) (long reply)
From: Stacy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 11 Oct 2000 17:36:44 GMT
Wow Beth you sound so similar to my situation as far as weight goes i use to
be thin and then scyrocketed to about almost 180 from 140. I am now about
145 but none of the dr.'s got it and i did the same things with the photos.
I am also from Mass. I have an endo at brigham and womens who is great.
Thank you for sharing your story, good luck and keep being assertive it's
the only thing that works. I think all of us ladies know our own bodies.
Love Stacy
>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (Beth)
>Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>Subject: Re: To all thos 'big girls' :) (long reply)
>Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 12:07:59 -0500
>
>No, no, no! That is absolutely not true. It is just as tough to get
>diagnosed / treatment when you are thin. The problem whether you are
>thin or seriously overweight is that most drs. assume you are gaining
>weight because you over eat or eat the wrong things.
>
>Not one of my drs. took me seriously because I was so underweight to
>begin with. Because I wasn't really overweight yet they didn't think I
>should be concerned or that anything was wrong. I had never been able
>to gain weight and then at 28 1/2 I started gaining quickly. It really
>should have stood out to the drs.
>
>I could have also been diagnosed if any of the drs. had done further
>testing when my acne started. You would think that if the weight gain
>hadn't tipped the drs. off that something was wrong, my getting acne
>for the first time at 28 would have. When everything is peachy keen you
>just don't go from a perfect complexion to cystic acne at this age.
>
>The only reason I have been diagnosed and am finally receiving treatment
>is because I became very pro-active. I wasn't going to take no for an
>answer. I knew something was wrong and I figured that I would be
>seriously overweight if I waited around for a dr. to take me seriously
>on their own. I made up a photo album starting from childhood up to
>now, this was to document my weight and skin. I made a time line that
>showed when my symptoms started and how they progressed. I also printed
>information off of the web about PCOS and which of the symptoms I had.
>This worked, the endo. I was referred to took me seriously from day
>one. The photo album really drove home how drastic a change there had
>been to my body. The pictures showed that I wasn't exaggerating the
>change in my weight or my skin.
>
>I am not quite overweight yet. My problems shouldn't be minimalized
>though because I'm not at the drastic end of each of my problems, though
>they often are by drs., family, friends and others. Unfortunately there
>is a lack of investigation / diagnosis no matter what shape/size you
>are. It is sometimes difficult to find drs. that are willing to take
>the time and effort to dig for an answer. We need to be pro-active for
>our own health. It's not easy but when you're sure there is something
>wrong with you, keep at it until you find someone to willing to help
>you.
> Anyhow just mtcw.
>
>Beth
>
>At Wed, 11 Oct 2000, Smed wrote:
> >
> >Well I have to say that when I started reading ALL of the messages I was
> >just amazed. I can not believe there are SO many of us. I have a
> >theory..and I am curious if anyone else thinks this. Please NO ONE take
> >this the wrong way, ok, does anyone think that maybe the reason there is
> >such a high ratio of thin women with PCOS compared to obese is because
> >when you are obese doctors tend to blame everything on your weight, but
> >when you are thin they really work to see what the cause is? Maybe if so
> >many obese women were not treated to the weight prejudice the ratio of
> >thin to obese women with PCOS would be 90% obese and 10% thin, then
> >maybe the doctors would take us big mama's more seriously :). Make
> >sense? Now none of you thin women get your panties in a wad, I am just
> >making a suggestion here. Anyway, I wanted to tell all of you beautiful
> >ladies thank you, I feel much better now. Unfortunately it looks like
> >most of us are fighting the battle and loosing. I am pretty damned
> >determined to fight the battle and win!!! Anyone interested in starting
> >some type of support group from this board to help eachother let me
> >know, I will set something up if there is enough people, then we can see
> >the results first hand. It is hard to be part of a normal weight loss
> >group since we have so many unique issues. Thanks again. By the way,
> >Fashion Bug Plus does carry larger sizes than most people. Don't ya
> >hate walking into a department store and asking where the "WOMENS"
> >department is :) but you notice, our section IS called "WOMEN'S" hehe!!
> >
> >--
> >Sometimes you just gotta do what ya gotta do.
> >
>
>--
>Beth
>Rockport, MA
>
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