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Re: Always bloated
From: Lisa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 5 Feb 2001 15:17:26 -0600 (CST)
Hi, I too have had the whole bleeding problem. I bled for almost 3
years straight. Of course it was light to heavy but it was non stop. I
started having the huge clots and serious accidents and tried to find a
doctor to do a hysterectomy on me to stop the bleeding. Well, I found a
wonderful doctor in Dallas, TX and she has been helping me alot. She
put me on Progestin to stop the bleeding and has diagnosed me with PCOS.
The high amount of bleeding was due to Hyperplasia. A serious condition
if left untreated leads to Uterine Cancer. My Hyperplasia is gone. I
have been without a period for over a year. She has taken me off the
progestin and I am on Glucophage XR. I am feeling much better. I have
lost 67 pounds and now weigh 300. I am still losing of course. I drink
a lot of water too. That helps as a natural diuretic. That has helped
my bloating, but I am still apple shaped. I am sure that by staying on
Glucophage for a year or longer, my apple shape should change. This is
what I have read anyway. I know what you're going through. Get medical
help soon and insist on having an insulin resistance test done too.
Your pal, Lisa D.
At Sat, 3 Feb 2001, carol wrote:
>
>To Lynnette:
>Isn't apple shape indicative of high insulin levels? All the literature
>seems to say that. Have you tried either Glucophage or Avandia? They
>are supposed to help lower insulin levels.
>My daughter, 18 years old, has an awful problem with water retention.
>She doesn't have that much body fat, we don't think, but the water is
>something else. She has been on Spironolactone for about 10 days now,
>50 to 75 mgs. a day, and it seems to be really helping.
>You say you aren't on any medications for this. Does your doctor tell
>you why?
>At Thu, 1 Feb 2001, Char wrote:
>>
>>Yes, water retention was one of my many symptoms of PCOS but that has
>>since disappeared since I began treatment. Char
>>
>>At Thu, 1 Feb 2001, Claire wrote:
>>>
>>>I have the same problem also, sometimes I think that the extra weight I
>>>carry isn't fat at all it's some kind of thing that was created by this
>>>disease and that hopefully if I got better it would just away like it
>>>just appeared.
>>>
>>>It get's worse every month and so far I have found no way to stop it.
>>>The heavy bleeding while I know not alot of women with PCOS have that
>>>problem there does seem to be several of us.
>>>
>>>My bleeding has gotten so bad in the last year it has caused several
>>>awful scence in public and within the family.
>>>The bleeding was my final straw, I went to my Dr. and insisted that
>>>they do something, anything. Check my hormones please.....
>>>
>>>The only thing they bothered to check was my estrogen and when I asked
>>>the nurse well how was my progesterone she said hum progesterone what is
>>>that....
>>>
>>>I wanted to scream here she is a 40 year old female nurse who doesn't
>>>know what progesterone is. Needless to say I went to my gyno. and told
>>>him about the bleeding and he put me on PROVERA I have been on it for 4
>>>months now, it helped with my skin problems and has lessened the
>>>bleeding problems.
>>>
>>>At Wed, 31 Jan 2001, Beth wrote:
>>>>
>>>>I had this same problem with bloating over the last year or two. The
>>>>bleeding thing came and went for years. The bloating would get so bad I
>>>>couldn't get into pants and I would feel like a blimp.
>>>>
>>>>I haven't had the bloating problem for 2 months now, not even
>>>>during/before my period. I don't know if Spiro has helped this (it is a
>>>>diuretic), if my diet change has helped, weight loss or just pure luck.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Beth
>>>>
>>>>At Wed, 31 Jan 2001, Lynette wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>I have been bleeding (sometimes very heavy with huge clots) for about a
>>>>>month-this seems to be my "new" pcos symptom. I went 17 years with only
>>>>>1 or 2 periods a year, then this-anyhow I have an apple shape with a lot
>>>>>of the weight in tummy and lower abdomen. I have a constant bloated
>>>>>feeling as well as a pressure in my stomach. I am not on any meds at
>>>>>this time. Does anyone else feel this way?
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Beth
>>>>Rockport, MA
>>>>
>>--
>>Char
>>
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