Re: Just how many PCOSer's are overweight?
From: Kristy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 23 Jun 2002 14:32:16 -0700 (PDT)
Tiffany,
You mention that you cry b/c you have cramps every day. What
are these cramps like? Do you have other problems with your
period when you do have them? I know that you are on the pill
to try and regulate your period and I hope that they help.
The reason I ask about what the cramps are like is b/c 9 months
after I was diagnosed with PCOS I was diagnosed with
Endometriosis.
Take a look at the following site: http://www.killercramps.org.
I wish you all the best with everything.
--- anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
> Well Trista I am 17 years old and I was diagnosed with PCOS
> in the beginning
> of
> this year in January. I was 130 pounds but I've gained about
> 20 more. The
> only
> thing that got bigger was my butt and thighs! Currently, I'm
> on birth
> control pills
> so that I can have a period every month. My gynecologist told
> me to lose
> about 10
> pounds to see if that would help my periods get regulated and
> If I would
> have any
> trouble losing weight, she told me to contact her. She told
> me that I am
> insulin
> resistant and thats why a lot of PCOS women gain weight
> easily. I actually
> ignored my gyn and continued not to exercise and eat
> whatever. I'm still the
> same
> size but I've decided to fight PCOS so I'm listening to my
> gyn and doing
> aerobics
> four times a week and watching everything I eat. I've only
> started doing
> this last week but this time Im going to stick to it and see
> the results! I
> cry everyday from
> cramps because I have them everyday no matter what but I pray
> everyday that
> God will heal this. I saw this woman on the news who
> underwent acupuncture
> and
> since then she has had regular monthly cycles and even had
> two children! I
> asked my mom about this and she told me to talk to my gyn
> about my next
> visit. Maybe you can ask your doctor about Metformin if you
> don't seem to
> lose any weight.
> You might be insulin resistant and this will help a lot. It
> helps you lose
> weight by
> controlling your insulin levels and that helps you have
> normal cycles and
> restores
> fertility if you want to have children. My gyn wants to put
> me on Metformin
> after
> a year and a half of being on these bc pills because she
> wants all the
> follicles on my ovaries to dissolve first. I hope this helped
> you in any way
> any you can email me
> anytime. We have to fight this on our own since the doctors
> say that there
> isn't
> a cure for this!
> Take Care,
> Tiffany
>
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