Re: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
From: tera (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 8 Jun 2002 21:23:57 -0500 (CDT)
Hi!
Yes, Emily I agree totally with Paula. Focus on getting healthy. Women
who are overweight can have more difficult pregnancies. And getting
healthy can also increase your pregnancy chances - Paula is living
proof.
And Paula may I say that I never tire of hearing your story. It is
SOOOOO inspiring to us. Never think that your story has been told here
too many times. I'm sure it has helped so many women with PCOS. I have
a question for you having to do with your PCOS weight loss. I think I
remember you in your previous posts refering to walking being one of
your exercises of choice and that you had to start doing exercises in
bed (are you the same Paula?) in order to get your body ready to be able
to start exercising. I am prone to shin splints and I love to walk but
I get shin splints in short order and then I am benched for days because
of it and it's difficult for me to stay on my program. Any advice? You
can reply here or e-mail me personally. Thanks. God bless, Tera
At Sat, 8 Jun 2002, paula wrote:
>
>Emily, i wanted to respond because you sound JUST LIKE ME!! the
>difference is i was diagnosed very very young, but i received no
>treatment other than the BCP. my weight skyrocketed to 363. i had
>never had periods on my own, i had the brown patches of skin (in all the
>same places), i had to shave my face twice a day.i was placed on
>glucophage (1500mg) in jan of 1999. i used provera every three months
>to induce a period. at this point i had been married 5 years and had
>never had protected sex with my husband. i coupled the medication with
>a moderate low-carb diet ( i followed the Zone, which i recommend
>HIGHLY). i lost over 100 pounds between 1999 and 2001. i began having
>natural periods in jan of 2001 and became pregnant in november of the
>same year. my husband and i are expecting our son to arrive this
>august.
>
>sometimes it seems that the glucophage takes awhile to correct problems
>when they have become so severe. believe me, it will work, it just may
>take some time. last may i decided i just wasn't going to be able to
>have children. i thought that my main focus should be my health. then
>POW i was pregnant. i know how frustrating it can be (i had been
>married 7 years when i found out i was pregnant). i believe that the
>focus on my health, rather than my fertility was a good thing. PCOS
>women can have difficult pregnancies, espeically when we are overweight.
>try to get your health in order and i truely believe that a pregnancy
>will follow.
>
>please know you can email me anytime you need support..i have been
>there!!
>
>love, paula
>
>--
>please feel free to email me at paulam@communicomm.com
>
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Tera
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