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New to PCOSFrom: Ann (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 24 May 2002 02:44:21 -0500 (CDT)
Hi my name is Ann i'm 34 years old & I was diagnosed this PCOS this year. My medical history since the age of 16 started out to be missed periods here & there , the obgyn would put me on medicine to correct it which helped for several years . Then about 9 years ago my doctor found a non cancerous knot on my thyroid so I had a thyroidectomy to keep the growth from returning , I now take synthroid to replace the thyroid which made me gain weight. About 4 years ago I started seeing a therapist because of something that happened to me when I was a child causing severe depression so I was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder . In 2001 my periods completely stopped for a year , the obgyn I had been seeing for years never wanted to look further as to whats wrong with me so I had my family doctor refer me to another obgyn who diagnosed me with PCOS , he put me on birth control to see if that helped , it did work but I couldn't tollerate the constant headaches everyday for a month & the doctor took me off them . On my next visit he's going to try me on another medicine. Since last year i've been dealing with the adult acne & hairs growing on my chin which is very depressing trying to get rid of or hide , I have found that nothing I try gets rid of the hair , now I just clip them with scissors. Last week I was feeling ill so my family doctor ordered blood work because he thinks I now have high blood pressure or diabetes , maybe both. My problem is I don't know the first thing to do since diagnosed with PCOS , like if I need to diet etc. because I was reading on a PCOS site & it said no matter how much you try to lose weight you won't , so is there any need to ?..... Everyday I struggle to get out of bed when I do sleep , my husband & I have tried walking for exercise which didn't last long because I got to where I didn't feel up to it , i'm still gaining weight as well . I stay depressed , I feel bad for my husband because I feel like he's not getting the attention that he deserves from me. We've never tried to have children but have never been careful not to get pregnant , if it happened it happened , now that I have PCOS I don't think i'd want to try to have children because it would only get us both depressed & let down if it didn't happen . I feel for everyone who has to deal with this .I would appreciate any suggestions from you who has PCOS . Here's some PCOS web sites i'd like to share with you if you haven't already seen them. Thanks , Ann http://nyny.essortment.com/informationonp_rikl.htm http://www.resolve.org/ http://www.inciid.org/faq/pcos.html http://blues.fd1.uc.edu/~gartsips/polycyst.htm
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