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Re: ... VERY WORRIED!!
From: Brooke (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 20 Nov 2000 14:07:15 -0600 (CST)
Don't feel bad! I'm 19 and am in EXTERME pain too! I have been on
codeine for 3 weeks now. I thought that I was becoming a man too
because of all the hair. I am seeing a specialist because my doctors
don't know of anything else they can do. I guess all of us have to
stick together and hope for the best. Email me if you wanna chat!
Brooke
At Mon, 20 Nov 2000, Krista wrote:
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>Hello -
>
>I'm going to *try* to make this short because honestly I'm VERY
>concerned about things and could probably ramble on for PAGES. I am a
>24 year old who just within the past 5 months has had a FAST ONSET of
>symptoms comparable to those seen in PCOS patients --- hirsuitism, acne,
>hair loss and difficulty in losing weight. All of these symptoms have
>been of the mild degree, and when I saw my doctor, he told me that he
>thought I might have PCO and that because my symptoms are mild, that the
>birth control pill should help. I've been "double dosing" on the pill
>for three months now --- and I've seen none of my symptoms disappear, my
>hair loss now goes in cycles of some nature, and I *think* I'm
>developing new symptoms. Problem with all of this is that the doctor
>I've been seeing doesn't seem to want to bother with me --- I set myself
>up to pay out of pocket with an endocrinologist because I've stopped
>sleeping at night worrying about this MESS ... but the most recent
>thing that happened has scared me and I can't wait to see the specialist
>without a *little* peace of mind (hopefully). I have PAIN ... in my
>abdominal area ... on a sporadic basis. Its like what I imagine
>menstral cramping would feel like, but I've ABSOLUTELY NEVER had
>menstral cramps before and it is happening at ALL times in my "pill
>cycle," not just the "PMS" times. I am honestly frightened out of my
>mind about it and feel as if I have no where to turn for answers. Should
>I INSIST on seeing someone about this NOW?? My doctor makes me feel as
>if I'm overreacting ... his unconcern is HORRENDOUS --- and it actually
>angers me to a GREAT degree. If this were a man growing breasts or
>something like that, he'd be seeing every specialist in the world ...
>but I'm just a woman turning into a man --- who cares about that, right?
>WHAT CAN I DO and what should I do? I'm sorry this was so long and would
>just GREATLY appreciate ANY peace of mind anyone could offer. Thanks in
>advance ... krista grace
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