Re: A message of hope for women with PCOS
From: tera (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 17 Dec 2001 00:11:16 -0600 (CST)
Hi!
Well, praise God! I bet it was such a "relief" for you to get your
diagnosis after suffering for so long! I am so excited that you found a
doctor that did not tell you that your weight is your fault and that if
you'd just lose it then all would be cured! Many PCOS women have been
told that only to lose that weight and then still suffer the same
symptoms of PCOS.
I am so happy for you and I'm so excited that you were able to share
your story with all of us. I hope that you will have a peace. You have
good advice with finding the diet/medication combo that works. Your
doctor seems to really be taking a total and aggressive approach wanting
to help with the symptoms as well as the underlying problem. I applaud
him for that and for his gentle spirit. It sounds as though it was hard
for you to even go to that appointment and he made it "easy" for you.
Good for him. From a woman who also needs to lose weight you give me
hope too. Thanks and God bless you on your journey to a healthier you
and may you ultimately be healed by the Lord. Tera
At Sun, 16 Dec 2001, anonymous wrote:
>
>Hello and I thank you for reading this. I just wanted to write a little
>something for all of those women out there who are suffering or think
>they are suffering from PCOS. I'm 27 years old and have been overweight
>since a very young girl. In my high school years I weighed over 300 lbs
>and about 6 months ago I weighed 430 lbs. I was diagnosed with PCOS 6
>months ago but had suspicions about it after learning about it on the
>web. My weight ballooned, I was shaving my chin every other day, I felt
>awful all the time, I wanted to die. My family Dr. did a test on my
>insulin level and found that it was around 65, which is very high. She
>recommended me to a OB/GYN that treated people with PCOS. Of course I
>didn't want to go because I was embarrassed. But I knew I had to do
>something or death would be imminent. So I went and it was the day that
>changed my life forever. He is a sweet caring man who explained to me
>what PCOS was and that most important, the weight problem was not my
>fault. Its not that I was overeating, its that my body did too much
>with the carbs i was eating. So he put me on Glucophage, Progesterone,
>Birth control pills, and aldactone for excess hair, and the Adkins diet.
>Well in the past 6 months I've lost 75 lbs, there is barely any excess
>hair and for the first time in my life I have normal periods. I have
>more energy than I've had in years and I have a whole new love for life.
>I have a long way to go but am excited about getting there. So I want
>to offer encouragement to all of those who are not getting results. Talk
>with your Dr, because mine said you have to play with the drugs and diet
>to find out what works for you. Please don't give up, life will be so
>much brighter. God bless.
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Tera
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