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Re: A message of hope for women with PCOS
From: Jeffrey (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 17 Dec 2001 20:56:53 -0500
wow, I just read you letter and im glad you are doing great I myself just
found out I have pcos, im 28 and 218 pounds i have pain all the time im
loosing my hair and growing hair on my chin too! it took 9 years for my
Doctors to find what my problem was, and now that I know i am to afraid to
take medication due to anxiaty problems, im tired all the time and always
shaking, and have pain going from my ovaries to my knees, im tired of
dealing with it but reading letters like your encourages me and i am more
willing to try the medication my dr. perscribed me! Thank you, Brandi Wicks
>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (anonymous)
>Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>Subject: A message of hope for women with PCOS
>Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 21:43:53 -0600
>
>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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