Re: gentle reminder
From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 11 Mar 2002 19:54:35 -0600 (CST)
Hi Barbara, long time no talk!
I just wanted to jump in here and say, at least as far as I read the
original post and responded myself, I don't think anyone's talking about
the long-term effects of PCOS / IR. Those are definitely on topic! It's
when people come on and post notes that are really incongruous with the
rest of the posts, about a different illness, or the ones you see once
in a while from people who MUST have fallen into the wrong forum (ie,
"My gf missed a pill this month. Is she pregnant??" and so on.)
Diabetes, heart disease, etc are all concerns for any woman with PCOS
and are therefore specific to this forum. Right?? :)
At Mon, 11 Mar 2002, Barbra wrote:
>
>At Mon, 11 Mar 2002, anonymous wrote:
>>
>If you have pcos,then it is acceptable to agree that alot of these so
>called "extra cirricular subjects" can be related to pcos.Some may not;I
>agree,but if they are bothering you-then please don't read them.We are
>all women looking for answers to many questions about a body gone a
>little haywire!
>Quite frankly,I am frustrated with people ,that don't have the decency
>to at least post their name,and further more-don't have compassion for
>others.
>There is more to pcos than hairloss,hairgrowth,acne and obesity.
>Symtpoms vary from person to person.
>Consider yourself lucky,if you haven't fallen into the category YET ,of
>some of the bad effects of IR that has not been treated.The heart
>problems,increased risk of blood clots from BCP's and others.It is
>people like you that make others,including myself;feel as if we don't
>belong on this board.Alot of us other UNFORTUNATE INDIVIDUALS also
>suffer from other illness's as well as the pcos...sometimes we do
>FORGET,and get carried away.I will take it upon myself and apologize for
>myself and others that may get carried away at times.
>
>As women trying to support one another-most try and help with as many
>problems that we are suffering with.Gently redirecting someone to
>another site for their problems,is more encouraging ,than that of a
>message of this type.
>
>Please,in the future,try to be a slight bit more sympathetic to those
>with other problems.PCOS is a new diagnosis for alot of us,and we are
>all looking for answers.
>Consider yourself very,very lucky that alot of these extra cirricular
>subjects don't apply to you.
>I think we all tend to get a little caught up at times posting about
>other conditions here,-with PCOS where is the fine line?We are at risk
>for diabetes...many of us are already borderline diabetics.
>Please,don't POLICE us...we have enough on our plates already.
>
>>I wanted to gently remind everyone what this board is about, pcos. I am
>>getting a little frustrated with all the extra cirricular subjects that
>>frankly, don't seem to belong on this board. Please let's all take a
>>moment to gather our thoughts and pick and choose our postings, making
>>sure they are for pcos. Have a nice day
>
>--
>Sincerely,
>Barbra Camara
>
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