Re: Polycystic Ovaries and Recurrent Miscarriages: The adventues of an HMO Patient
From: A. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 03 Nov 2000 01:42:51 GMT
What is HMO?
Angie
>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (Smed)
>Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>Subject: Re: Polycystic Ovaries and Recurrent Miscarriages: The adventues
>of an HMO Patient
>Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 10:08:46 -0600
>
>Well my first post went kerfluey, hope this one works. I just wanted to
>let you know that dealing with doctors and PCOS is not easy at all. Most
>people hear PCOS and think "infertility" and nothing else. They do not
>realize the devestating and potentially deadly symptoms besides that. I
>know you are probably banging your head against a wall. There is not
>simple answer, I have an HMO too :P hate it!! But what I did was change
>docs, and finally found someone to help. Just kick em to the curb girl!
>Get rid of those "think they know it alls" :) hehe. My RE is great, but
>he is going to be pretty ticked when I do not try to conceive after this
>next cycle of Glucophage :) I say tough titty said the kitty, it is my
>body and I shall do what I want with it. Take care of yourself, we are
>all here for ya. Just watch out we seem to PMS at the same time around
>here. BWAAHHAAAA!!!! (PMS=Post Metformim Symptoms???) hehehe
>
>At Wed, 1 Nov 2000, Jody wrote:
> >
> >Hello,
> >This is my first visit to this sight and I have one question. I need to
> >know if anyone else is going thru what I am right now. I have 2
> >ob/gyn's on the payroll, so to speak. One is an edocrinologist at a
> >local university facility and the other is a local dr. who came highly
> >recommended.
> >
> >Let me start by saying that I am 26 years old, have been pregnant 7
> >times and miscarried 6. I've gained 50 lbs in two years, have more
> >severe acne than I did as a teenager. I presented myself to the local
> >dr, seeking treatment for the acne and weight gain, suspecting
> >polycystic ovaries. Rather than recommend a treatment that would do
> >away with the physical side-effects, he immediately wanted me to start
> >on Chlomid and conceive! I said, "Conceiving is not the problem here.
> >The problem is carrying." It mystified him that someone with pcos was
> >able to get pregnant so easily. Due to severly irregular periods, I was
> >put on progesteron. Worked fine for a while, but have to do a pregnancy
> >test every month before taking it. I had a false negative in March of
> >this year, and miscarried in April. We were off to the races again.
> >
> >This time I was referred to an endocrynologist at a local university. A
> >battery of tests confirmed that I do have pcos. Again, rather than
> >doing something for the acne, weightgain and other side effects, she
> >immediatly began talking to my husband and I about trying to conceive
> >again!
> >I looked at her and asked, "Have you ever miscarried?" She said no. I
> >then explained to her that after six trips to the ER and coming home
> >empty-handed, (and empty hearted) I was in no hurry to take the trip
> >again. She said she understood, however, since I am considered
> >infertile due to not being able to carry, that it was in my best
> >interest to atleast try to conceive. So, my auth expired with her and I
> >was back to the first doctor.
> >
> >I saw him a few weeks ago and he reviewed the chart. I asked if there
> >was anything that could be done for the acne, weight-gain, moodiness. He
> >said that on the weight-gain, he could write a script to weight
> >watchers, or, I could ask a crack-head because no one has seen an
> >over-weight crack-addict before. I was shocked! Again, it came back to
> >taking the chlomid and trying to get pregnant. I explained yet again
> >that I was not ready to do this, due to having the last miscarriage six
> >months ago.
> >
> >I guess my point is, I'm feeling like they won't treat me till I do a
> >command performance of conceive and carry. I feel like since it's such
> >an oddity (Dr's words) to have pcos and conceive so easily, they feel
> >the need to break the cycle. Regardless of if it's what I want right
> >now or what. I was informed that because pcos is a non-fatal disease,
> >that finding someone who was well-versed on research would be hard to
> >find. But, if I wanted to try the baby thing, he'd be more than happy
> >to talk to me. I'm feeling like a lab-rat here. It's like in order to
> >get help, I have to take the chance of getting pregnant for the eighth
> >time and running that risk of coming home yet again to one child who
> >doesn't understand why mommy looks so sad when she comes back home. Any
> >thoughts?
>
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