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You ladies saved my life! (Warning, this will be long!)From: Maggie (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed, 27 Dec 2000 17:54:17 -0600 (CST)
I have not written this before because I was pretty wrapped up with medical stuff, but back in August I found this support group. I have had PCOS for 25 years, and never really gave it much thought, was taking progesterone to handle the symptoms that bothered me. I read about insulin resistance here, and metformin to treat it. I went to my doctor because that sounded like it may have been the cause of my post meal sleepiness. It was, I was diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic, not just insulin resistant. Taking metformin, really didn't think about the reversal of infertility, just glad to be handling the blood sugar. Hubby talked to ob/gyn one afternoon (They are best friends) and told him of this. The Doc asked hubby what form of birth control we were using. (We are both mid forties, and no desire to start a family) Ok, so I made an appointment to talk about alternatives. Doc did his yearly pelvic, since it was only 3 months away, and I was there. As usual, he felt for ovaries, and thought they were normal, but did feel fibroids, and sent me off for an ultrasound to get baseline pictures. Ultrasound confirmed fibroids, and also HUGE ovaries, and after a ct scan I went in for a complete hysterectomy. My ovaries were malignant, but all was removed, and no spreading of the cancer. All this because I read about insulin resistance here. I am doing very well now, and recovered from surgery, diabetes well under control, and feeling great to be alive. I just wanted to say thankyou to all, and to suggest that you should be aware that just because you have lived with cystic ovaries all of your lives, you are NOT immune to ovarian cancer, and should get an occasional ultrasound to check for it, because most doctors cannot feel the ovaries when they are enlarged, they just can't (three docs have told me this now) because they often squish out of the way when they try.
-- Maggie Weber....
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