Re: Will a hysterectomy stop this ????
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue, 31 Oct 2000 21:55:07 -0600 (CST)
At Tue, 31 Oct 2000, Smed wrote:
Thanks Smed! See the most confusing thing about all of this is I am on
Met and gave my glorious praise about it on here about a month ago and
now I see no change. i feel the same and nothing is getting better. I
am still growing hair like crazy and I am getting very very sick of it.
I have tried to do some research on Spiro to see if I should take that
too. I have alos thought about getting back on the BCP even though my
tubes are tied but when I was on the pill, I lost a ton of weight and
felt way better. I really hate medicine but mayne I am destined to take
more than just Met.....Who knows....Do you have any thoughts???
Thanks again
Serena
>
>I believe the most unfortunate thing about this disease is the name.
>PCOS is not only misleading to the people that have it, but also to the
>people that hear about it. The worst is it is misleading to the
>doctors. PCOS is a hormonal imbalance, basically it is a disease of the
>endocrine system. A hysterectomy is not going to solve any of your
>problems because that is not the primary cause of the disease, just a
>symptom. My mother was forced to have a hysterectomy a few years ago
>due to cancerous growths in her ovaries, she still has many of the same
>symptoms as I do. Now she has to deal with severe hot flashes as well.
>I firmly believe that having a hysterectomy would only make you feel
>worse. I know, I know, it really sucks. but there is no one answer.
>Sorry, keep the faith and take care of yourself.
>
>--
>Smed
>
>>> Hi, I would like to know if a hysterectomy will stop this PCOS? I was a
>>> happy camper on Met and guess I still am but I am so sick of med and so
>>> sick of everything that is going on in my body! I am just hating
>>> everything!!!! Sorry!
>>> I do not know a lot about hysterectomies but if I do not have ovaries
>>> anymore then will the symptoms just go away?? If any ladies, doctors or
>>> nurses out there have an answer or where I may go to find one, it will
>>> be most appreciated!!!
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>> Serena
>>>
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