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Re: pcos and cushings, hairloss, enlarged liver/pancreas
From: Holly (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 3 Mar 2002 22:10:24 -0600 (CST)
Hi Tera,
I have been doing research on the net for several days now because I was
just told that I have an enlarged liver and pancreas. I found your
message and wanted to be in touch and see what your latest is....have
you found out why yours are enlarged? Do you really think it's the PCOS?
Are you taking glucophage? Have you had any success with any treatment?
I am 35 and I was diagnosed with PCOS 6+ years ago. I also have
hypothyroid. I began takin gluc. about 9 months ago or so. All summer
I had hives from God knows what, I've gained weight, not lost it....I
suddenly have much worse allergies than I used to have and my liver
enzymes are 121. The allergies and weight gain make more sense now that
it seems I'm not metabolizing things very well. Anyway, I digress. I
have already had a CAT scan and now my docs want to do an MRI. I will
also see a GI doc on the 19th and I'm anxious to see what she has to
say. I have heard, through my sis, that her neighbor (a GI) says this
could definately be the glucophage....but I can't find anything that
says gluc. causes enlarged organs. I also can't find anything concrete
that says PCOS causes it either. I would really really really like to
hear from you. Please reply ASAP if you can.....I'd love to hear your
experience before I go to my next appt.
Thanks!! HOLLY
At Fri, 30 Nov 2001, tera wrote:
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>Hi
>
>What is the difference between PCOS and Cushings? I've been diagnosed
>with PCOS and have all of the classic symptoms listed by many others on
>the boards. I also have an enlarged liver and pancreas and my liver
>function is off. A reproductive endo I was seeing for a while said that
>my liver and pancreas is definately related to PCOS. Has anyone else
>heard of this? She said many patients may have enlarged organs but may
>not know because of the excess weight many PCOS suffers carry.
>
>Also, I did try Metformin for about a month and was so weak and fatigued
>and overcome with nausea I could barely work and I stopped taking it. I
>did some research and discovered that many diabetic medications should
>not be taken if you have problems with your liver function. Does anyone
>know of a diabetic med that is easy on the liver?
>
>Also experiencing severe hairloss. I used to have THICK, STRAIGHT hair.
>It has been getting thinner slowly for the last year and is now CURLY
>and slightly lighter in color especially at the hairline and finer in
>texture. In the last month it has been falling out by the handfulls.
>The hairline is the worst. I can now see through my hair in the front.
>I started taking saw palmetto because of the anti androgenic properties
>I read about on the web and will be heading to my OBGYN in a few days
>for my annual exam. I was in there a few weeks ago for a cyst and
>showed her my thinning hair which she pretty much blew off saying that
>the breakage around my face was new growth. I should know - I'm a
>cosmotologist! I will try to get her to put me on another diabetic med -
>per anyone's advice which may be easier on my liver and some aldactone
>per the advice of the many postings on the message board. Sorry so
>long. I'd appreciate any advice!
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