PCOS Messages for April, 2002: Re: PCOS Diagnosis today.

Re: PCOS Diagnosis today. - Help

From: clare.tubby (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 5 Mar 2003 07:33:55 -0000

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Hi Charly, I can only tell you about myself as I do not understand everything you have mentioned in your e-mail but this may be interesting to you: 1) I weighed over 25 stone, my periods had almost stopped completely, my hair was VERY thin at the front on top, I had whiskers on my chin and some stray dark hairs elsewhere and needless to say I was VERY unhappy. 2) I was prescribed Dianette to help with my pocs symptoms, I was delighted to be offered some help after YEARS of telling my gp that "something" was wrong but in the 6 months I was on it I gained 4 stone!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had been 21 stone before taking the drug. I came off it pretty quickly! 3) I was depressed about constantly being told "LOSE WEIGHT" It is so easy to tell a person to do that and it is SO HARD to do. I had no other choice so I started to change the way I ate. I joined a slimming club (slimming world) and I have lost about 2 stone so far, after losing only 1 and a half stone my periods came back to an exact 28 day cycle, my hair is improving (not sure if this is psychological??) and I feel terrific. 4) I am having trouble maintaining weight loss as I am not a diligent dieter, but I AM getting there and the benefits feel so good. I still have the whiskers which I either pluck or have waxed. 5) exercise, I find it good. I "think" it helps me to get rid of a sort of latent aggression that I put down to the hormones, I am not violent, I just sometimes feel so angry that it surprises me! this sounds scary but In wonder if other pocs women feel this way. I am much less "angry" if I exercise and eat properly. This must make me sound terrible but I have tried to be honest with you so that if possible I can be of some help. my main point of writing was to warn you about the weight gain I experienced on Dianette. All the best , Clare.

>----- Original Message -----
From: Charly <anonymous@obgyn.net> To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS <anonymous@obgyn.net> Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 12:36 AM Subject: PCOS Diagnosis today. - Help

> I have been diagnosed with PCOS. I have a few questions
> 1. The Doc took a sample of my end. lining because it is so thick to
> ensure that it isn't cancerious. Should I be worried? (it is 25 mm)
> 2. Two of the larger cysts I have, have tissue growing between them. Is
> this normal?
> 3. I am overweight (yep, one of the 50%) and am wondering 3 things,
> a: Is this caused by being overweight? It seems as though all symtoms
> started at once (gained 70 lbs and had started have irreg periods) b:
> Why isnt diet and excersise working for me? c: If I lost weight, will it
> 'cure' me.
> 4. Here is my treatment plan, which I want a 2nd opinion on...
> -Provera to reduce my lining (2 months)
> -Ultra sound in 2 months to ensure the cyst with tissue is gone
> - Clomid to help me get pregnant
>
> 5. If I take weight loss medicine, is it going to effect the provera or
> clomid?
>
> I am scared to death and sad.. any advice will be wonderful!
>
> Thanks for all of your help!!! Charly
>

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