Re: 1st visit to endocrinologist
From: Celeste (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 30 Aug 2001 13:59:07 -0500 (CDT)
At Thu, 30 Aug 2001, Debra wrote:
>
Spiro helped the swelling in my hands and feet but didn't make my b/p go
down any. I went on b/p medication and it is improving, finally! I had
to go off of regular BCPs though due to the b/p problem. I tried
progesterone-only ones but they aren't very good with my system to make
a normal cycle.
Lowcarb helped me a lot; I went down 48 lbs and it helped my cycle a
lot. There is a ton of support and info on it at http://www.atkinsfriends.com.
There are also lots of PCOSers there! We have seen a lot of PCOS
pregnancies, too. Lots of ladies find that lowcarb makes Met work
better, too. Sounds like you have a very clued-in doctor! You might
like the book Protein Power; there is a review of it at
http://www.holdthetoast.com. It's a little easier to live with for beginners
than Atkins. However I am insulin resistant enough that to keep losing
I had to go on Atkins. Good luck and hope to hear good news from you!!!
>Well, yesterday I went in for my first visit and I came away very happy.
>The doctor was very nice and very thorough. I had to go in for tons of
>lab work this morning after I had fasted. She gave me prescriptions for
>Provera and Spironolactone. The Provera to start a period because I
>haven't had one since December last year amd the Spironolactone to treat
>the hair growth. In three weeks she is going to start me on the
>metformin. SHe wanted to wait for the lab tests to be back before
>starting the Metformin. She advised me to go on a low-carb diet. I
>told her I was goingt o be starting the atkins diet and she informed me
>that it is a little bit strict for her but it would be a very good one
>to start out with and then modify later on. My biggest problem was that
>my blood pressure was way way up. So she doubled my BP medicine and she
>is hoping that since the spironolactone is a diuretic it will help lower
>the blood pressure. She took it several times during the visit and it
>was consistently high at 148/116. I wasn't nervous either.
>
>So all in all I am very happy with how things went. She told me that
>the metformin will help with the weight problem, and also with the
>infertility. I am sooo hopeful that I can start losing some of this
>weight and begin to feel better.
>
>Thanks to all of you! Before I found this site, I had no idea that PCOS
>could even be treated! I thought it was just something I had to live
>with. Thanks to all of you and I will keep you posted!
>
>--
>Debra
>
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Celeste
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