Re: A Positive PCOS Story - warning - rambling long...
From: gyna (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 9 Nov 2000 05:22:45 -0600 (CST)
It is great to see someone who has pcos and is doing good!! It gives
hope to those who are not. Good luck on you pg test!!!
**Hugzz**
--
Gyna
At Wed, 8 Nov 2000, vicki wrote:
>
>Good to hear a success story, and that staying postive does work! Way to
>go Girl!! Take care! Enjoy!
>--vicki--
>
>At Wed, 8 Nov 2000, Jen wrote:
>>
>>HI there all, I am a classic PCOS case. Symptoms unmasked at puberty
>>with crazy periods and explosive development (sixe C chest at 13 & 1/2
>>years old, acne. Thank god for my OBGYN who put me on BC then, not even
>>knowing it was PCOS, bc that did mask the symptoms for many years. Abot
>>4 years ago I went from 140 lbs ( my normal) to almost 200lbs in only
>>several months. For the past 4 years I have battled this weight thing.
>>(Interestingly enough I met my husband pre-PCOS diagnosis and at @160+
>>lbs... he is wonderful and has never made me feel fat or unsexy). Well
>>I knew something was really wrong and I finally broke down and told my
>>obgyn about the hirsutism once I had a 3 & 1/2 week wacko period
>>experience. He sent me to a great RE. Since September I have been on
>>MET, since my diagnosis in August (in August had all symptoms including
>>MANY cysts crowding my ovaries and IR of 20.5 :() I have lost 20 lbs.
>>And I had AF on 9/17 and 10/15 - holy ovulation batman! And I am now
>>awaiting a hopefully ++++ preg test this Friday (too early to tell yet).
>>
>>Anyway, my bottom line reason for posting all of this is not to gloat or
>>be 'sally sunshine' in the face of other's need to vent frustration.
>>
>>The first week I was told about this by my obgyn I was SO depressed,
>>started eating badly, basically like F*** it, you know? Especially when
>>I found out my grandma Dorothy probably had it, she had diabetes,
>>hirsutism, and died of Breast Cancer in her early 50's...But I decided
>>last month that I don't want to be like my Grandma Dorothy, refuse to be
>>a statistic, and I went to my RE and told him to treat me like I can be
>>his BEST CASE SCENARIO. For the past month I have been religious about
>>my meds and eating changes, and am seeing a nutritionist,and I actually
>>had 2 normal cycles.
>>
>>SO I hope this helps inspire some other cysters out there to try to take
>>what CONTROL WE CAN this problem and beat some of the odds here. My
>>best Karma goes out to you all, please wish me good luck in my preg
>>test!
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