Re: Angry - and need support
From: Sam (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 2 Aug 2001 20:07:47 -0500 (CDT)
Kathleen,
There are many women on this site who have had difficulties getting a
diagnosis. I assume you're on the national health, so I don't know if
you can pick your own doc. Look for a younger doc, as this condition
has only come to light recently. My doc calls it Stein-Leventhal
Syndrome, after the guys who identified it. I don't take the pill, as I
am infertile (yet managed to get pregnant once 12 years ago. Hooray!),
and having my period only every 40-60 days is the only good thing about
this disorder. I treat myself with a low carbohydrate diet, chromium,
L-carnitine, and CLA. Of course, lots of excercise is a must. Eat lots
of veggies and lean meats (good for ANYONE) and don't forget dairy
products. You'll do great! I'm an Alaskan, so I put on weight during
the winter, along with the polar bears. :) Polar bears don't have a
treadmill, though, so I have high hopes.
God bless!
--
Sam
and At Thu, 2 Aug 2001, Kathleen wrote:
>
>i didn't know what PCOS was until 2 friday's ago. I went to a holistic
>practioner because I was sick of irregular periods, tiredness,
>mirgraines etc. he suggested I get tested for PCOS.
>
>I looked up on the internet and everything that has ever been wrong with
>me is here.
>
>I'm angry
>
>When I went to my GP and asked to get tested for PCO the comment was,
>well if you had it , it would have picked up by now. (I'm 32)
>I said - well I doubt that very much as every GP I've ever had has been
>as dismissive as you are being right now.
>
>Reluctantly I got a referal.
>
>I'm angry, if I hadn't been dismissed as long as I have been, maybe I
>would have been treated, and just maybe I wouldn't be showing symptoms
>of type II diabiates - because something would have been done (I can't
>get tested for until the tests for the PCOS come back by the way)
>
>I'm in need of education for treatment. I can not take the pill. I
>have a history of depression, among other things. The two times in my
>life I took the pill the reaction was bad (weight gain, moodiness, and
>no sex drive at all - I'm not dead yet so am not prepared to kill the
>drive) - One GP I had said that ultimately it is much of a muchness, and
>I could spend years looking for the right pill - as each pill needs a
>good six month trial before being dismissed as the wrong one - and he
>thought there was little differences and didn't think I should risk
>taking the pill with a history of depression.
>
>What are my alteranatives ?
>
>What do I do about the potential for diabeties ?
>
>I'm UK (london) based - who do I insist that my doctor refer my too?
>
>Thanks
>
>--
>Kathleen
>
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