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To: Jo-Nita
From: A (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 13 Nov 2000 17:11:50 -0500
First of all....CONGRATS on your diagnosis!!!
I also have a question for....did you have your fasting insuling taken and what,
if I may ask, was it?
Thanks so much!!
Alexis
Barbara wrote:
> Jo-Nita,
> I am so happy for you, your post brought tears to my eyes!
> I hope that your future will hold health and peace of mind and that you
> can focus your strength and determination on new exciting things (as
> well as PCOS) now that you have found your answers.
> All the best of luck to you,
>
> At Sun, 12 Nov 2000, Jo-Nita wrote:
> >
> >Dear Friends, As of Friday morning, I finally received a confirmed
> >dianosis from my endo. Boy did I have to fight tooth and nail for
> >this!! Couldn't have done it without all the info and support from this
> >board and all of you. I'm kind of the exception in the fact that I've
> >always had normal periods. You DON'T have to have irregular cycles to
> >have PCOS. I've suffered infertility, a miscarriage on Christmas Day
> >1991, weight gain, skin tags, facial hair, Brain Fog (thought I was
> >going NUTS), and such fatigue that I couldn't function. My family
> >history of infertility, miscarriages, premature births, & Type II
> >Diabetes should have alerted the most dense of all the Doctors I've seen
> >in the past decades. I started my first period ( and PCOS symptoms) at
> >the age of nine and am now 43. Of course symptoms worsened as we were
> >trying to conceive and using all the fert. drugs. Every Doctor visit
> >over the years ended with no resolution to my problems and me thinking
> >it might just be all in my head. In August of this year, I began to
> >have irregular bleeding and scheduled an appointment with my gyn. Ultra
> >sounds and hormone levels showed no reason for the problem, so he
> >suspected a uterine problem. I had an endometrial biopsy and a
> >sonohysterogram - and nothing showed up there, either. As I was in the
> >waiting room waiting to see him about bloodwork results, I came across a
> >short article about PCOS in a ladies magazine. I didn't have time to
> >read it before I was called in. BUT, when I got home, I looked up PCOS
> >on the internet and the information and tears came flooding in. This
> >was me. Why hadn't anyone seen this all these years!! I printed pages
> >and pages of info and took it back to the Dr. and demanded a fasting
> >insulin level be done . He agreed and it came back high, and finally I
> >was believed. I saw an endo and everything is falling into place. He
> >recommended Met even before I could ask for it! And suggested I start
> >Aldactone to deal with the hair problem. In 3 short months, a lifelong
> >problem has been brought to light and I feel like the weight of the
> >world has been lifted from my shoulders. I have been low-carbing and
> >feeling better each day. I intend to take control of the rest of the
> >years of my life and be vocal about our problem. I can't thank you all
> >enough for your support and encouragement. I was a stranger when I
> >typed my first post, but soon felt enveloped by you all. We are indeed
> >a wacky little family, sharing our joys and saddness with those who are
> >the only ones that can truly understand. Thanks again to all of you.
> >I'll post more info that I learned from the endo in the coming days. Let
> >me know if you have any questions that I can answer.
> >
> >--
> >Love, Jo-Nita ( Illinois)
> >
>
> --
> Barbara
>
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