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Re: Am I just imagining it?

From: Sally (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 7 Apr 2002 21:50:34 -0500 (CDT)

Dear Angie,

you are not imagining it. From what you say it sounds that you do have PCOS. It is good to know. Because your weight and your symptoms are not your fault! If your mother will not let you see a gynecologist, would she let you see an endocrinologist? That is perhaps even more important. What about your regular doctor? If you can collate all your research and present it, perhaps he / she will help. Have you shown your mother your research results? Are there any other sympathetic adults you can talk to. You will likely be leaving home in a year or so and will have some more control over these things then. If you post where you live, there may be some women who can direct you towards a very good dr. or a clinic, so that you don't have to go through the difficulty of trying to find a good dr. Does your school have a nurse practitioner or a teacher that you are close to and could help? There may also be some university near by where you live - sometimes they have studies that you may be able to be involved in, thereby getting treatment at the same time.

If you really can't get to see a dr. yet there are still some things you can do to help your situation. Firstly, you need to ensure that you have a low carbohydrate diet. This would mean cutting out all refined sugars and starches. There is plenty of information about lower carb diets on the internet. Some approaches you may wish to review include Atkins (very strict and may be difficult to work with while you still live at home and have to eat what is prepared), The Zone, Sugarbusters (Not so strict and may be more feasible). Changing your diet may help with your symptoms and your weight. Also, you want to get as much aerobic exercise as possible. Even if it is just walking......

Sounds like you are going to need to be proactive and assertive about your health care requirements.

Please post whatever questions you have and the ladies here will advise you as much as they can.

Best wishes, 

--
Sally


At Sun,  7 Apr 2002, Angie wrote:
>
>Lately I have been doing a lot of research online to try and figure out
>why I am having problems with my menstrual cycle, etc.  I came across a
>lot of PCOS websites and I was shocked to find that I have a lot of the
>signs related to it.  By the way, I am only 17 (well I will be in a
>couple of weeks).  I am overweight, have been since I was younger,
>though.  I have excess hair on my body and face.  For the most part it
>is blonde hairs, but they have been getting darker in areas.  I have
>acne, my menstrual cycle is not a monthly thing...they ranges anywhere
>from 3-14 months apart without having one.  I have also read skin
>discoloration and skin tags are also a sign.  I have discoloration
>everywhere on my body (neck, armpits, between thighs, and other place).
>I have skin tags in my arm pits and on my elbows.  I have been tested
>for diabetes, but was told I do not have it.  Oh, and also, I lose a
>huge, not normal, amount of hair off my head everyday.  I dye my hair
>quite a bit though, so I am not sure if that has anything to do with it.
>It is extremely thin.  The reason I came here is to ask if it IS a
>definate possibility that I might have this disease or if my symptoms
>are so common...that they can't necessarily be linked to PCOS.  My
>mother refuses to take me to see a gynocologist, so I am basically in a
>bind and I don't know what to do.  She says it's only because I am a
>teenager and I am overweight.  It still worries me, so any advice would
>be very much appreciated! Thanks a lot!



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