Re: quitting Glucophage???!!
From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 2 Apr 2002 17:28:34 -0600 (CST)
I'm sorry if I offended you with my post. She asked for my opinion and
that's what I offered, my opinion. *shrug* I never claimed it was
medical fact.
>From your posts, I assume you know the current research on this as well
as I do. So you know that staying on metformin through the first
trimester of a pergnancy is a stretch to really call risky. Hundreds
and hundreds (maybe thousands?) of women have done so, with no apparent
problems so far.
I have always used my pcosupport address here because that is the
fastest way to reach me with PCOS related questions. No one so far has
found that objectionable, that I know of. However, I do see your point
and will gladly change my signature - I would certainly never want to
misrepresent the PCOSA in any way, whether I am doing my job or not.
BTW, I was miserably sick and getting worse every year until I get red
flagged as a patient :) Now I am surrounded with experts as physicians
who know how to treat me properly!
At Tue, 2 Apr 2002, Victoria wrote:
>
>It does sound like you are advocating something fairly risky and subversive. Its
>something that a doctor could well choose to kick you out of his practice for
>and give you a red flag as a patient. It would also mean that any other doctor,
>finding that out, would be very hesitant to take you on as a patient.
>
>Since you are using your pcosupport.org address, are you speaking officially or
>unofficially?
>
>--
>Victoria
>
>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (Sonnet)
>
>i'm not a doctor, and your fertility specialist is, so I guess I don't
>have the room to flatly contradict him. But, I have read MANY stories
>from women here in just your position, who stopped and micarried. I
>just wouldn't do it, for all of the reasons you outlined in your post!
>
>I would fill up your prescriptions enough to get you through the first
>trimester, at least. Then tell your doctor sorry but no chance. Even
>if he really insists on it, he can't FORCE you off of it if you have it.
>What is he going to do, come to your house and watch 24 hours a day to
>make sure you don't take any?
>
>I apologize in advance because it sounds like I am advocating something
>fairly risky and subversive, but you were right in what you said before.
>The medical research is on us with this, whether your specific doctor
>agrees with it or not.
>
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Email always welcome: sonnet@pcosupport.org
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