PCOS Messages for October, 2001: Re: Ten years and still no answer...

Re: Ten years and still no answer...

From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 30 Oct 2001 16:55:58 -0600 (CST)

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April you've sure gotten the runaround from doctors! In ten years, our understanding of this disease, what causes it, and the best ways to treat it has just grown so much. Go take a quick look through http://www.pcosupport.org, you'll find so much information! We are now beginning to understand that PCOS is due to a problem with insulin, and that means we can treat it so much better. New drugs have also been developed and the net result is, there's hope! There are things that can help with every symptom you mentioned.

The HOPE is, that most doctors will have caught on. Fortunately, a lot of them have! Sadly, a lot also have not! I know it takes a lot of courage, especially when you've been so mistreated before, but try a few new doctors. If one treats you like that, or assumes your weight is your own fault or the cause of the symptoms, walk right out the door! Life is too short to be PAYING someone to be unhelpful.

There are good, helpful doctors out there. Contact your local PCOSA chapter (http://www.pcosupport.org/chapters/index.php is a list) and ask them if they have any referrals. It's worth it for your health and you baby-to-be!

At Tue, 30 Oct 2001, April wrote: >
>The first time I heard of polycystic ovary syndrome was when I was
>eighteen, and all the docs did was put me on BCP's. Now at 28, I have
>had one child with Clomid and I am 5'7" and pushing 300 lbs. Every
>doctor I've spoken has been wishy-washy on the diagnosis even though I
>have almost every symptom. My last ob/gyn said he felt that I had PCOS
>and asked me what I wanted him to do about it. Pretty insensitive. My
>aunt who also has PCOS has been supportive, but now I need to get a
>referral from a new primary care physician to a specialist (just moved
>and got new insurance and doc). I am extremely frustrated and not
>anxious about trying once again to convince a doctor that I have a real
>problem and I am not just and overeating couch potato. I am tired of
>facial hair, obesity, irregular periods (100 days apart...), and I want
>another child. I have anxiety, mild dpression, aggression, skin tags,
>darkened skin pathces, cystic ovaries. I'm begging for help as it is,
>but I've had so much rejection I'm afraid to try anymore. I need
>help...
>
>--
>Nightshade
>

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Sonnet Fitzgerald, PCOS Association, Online Community Liason. Email: sonnet@pcosupport.org

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