Re: Diagnosed as having PCOS....now being told misdiagnosed
From: tmw (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 24 Feb 2002 07:56:54 -0600 (CST)
Thanks for answering my post SusieQ. I looked up info on Acanthosis
Nigricans on some medical sites and was definitely grateful that my
condition was not as severe as most. I've been on Glucophage 1000mg
2x/day and the coloring has lightened from previously but it is still
there. Thanks again for your info...I will definitely continue to be
persistent with the doctors on the IR issue.
--
TMW
At Sat, 23 Feb 2002, SusieQ wrote:
>
>Hi,
>
>Even without all those tests, you're IR. The dark skin under your
>armpit is a clinical diagnosis. It's called Acanthosis Nigricans and is
>very important in recognizing PCOS. The second doc is wrong - please
>find a PCOS specialist.
>
>luck, SusieQ
>
>>Maybe someone out there can help me out a bit. Here's some labs that
>>have been done..along with the "classic" symptoms and other
>>symptoms(hair on upper lip, mild acne, sideburns, cyst on ovary (now
>>gone..after BCP), very dry skin, dark skin in armpit). Very tired,
>>yeast infections, insomnia, difficulty concentrating, etc...
>>5 Hr Glucose..waiting for a printout of the lab...posting what I
>>remember.. (1st hr 100/2nd hr 87/3rd hr 60)Insulin (1st hr high (off
>>the chart), 2nd hr high (off the chart), 3rd hr "normal range")..trace
>>of glucose in urine during 2nd and 3rd hr. BUN: 10/FSH:2.98/LH:6.4/Free
>>T4:1.55/TSH:.371/UREA Nitrogen7:/WBC:10.5/MCH:28.6/MCHC:33.6/
>>Progesterone:2.2:RBC:4.88/RETIC:1.6/Testosterone<20/Triglycerides:189.
>>Is it all in my mind or is the diagnosis of misdiagnosis wrong? I was
>>diagnosed by a different doctor...he has now moved.
![[ PCOS Discussion Forums ]](../../images/pcos_at_obgyn.gif)