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Re: Just need support
From: angelaj (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 26 Jul 2002 17:17:46 -0500 (CDT)
Valerie,
I wanted to let you know once again and spread the word on the board,
that the hysterectomy I had in February this year for the painful
periods I was experiencing has NOT made my pcos symptoms worse or
better, they are exactly as they were before. I still continue to have
the balding, unwanted hair, and weight issues. The only thing different
is that I don't have to experience the extremly painful periods that
started coming month after month from taking glucopage for a year.
It's a very PERSONAL choice that one should weigh very carefully before
following through on something as this..just wanted to pass this on.
At Fri, 26 Jul 2002, Valerie wrote:
>
>DON'T EVEN CONSIDER A HYSTERECTOMY! Hysterectomies seem to worsen the
>problems as the problem of PCOS is not an "ovarian problem" but rather a
>"syndrome" as indicated by the "S" in "PCOS" and the syndrome is a
>series of possible problems triggered by bodily chemical disorders (to
>put it plainly, INSULIN RESISTANCE or "IR"... IR is a vicious cycle...
>most of the world eats, glucose level in turn rises and then insulin
>level rises slightly to process the glucose... our "equation" is off...
>our insulin level soars because the receptors in our body that would use
>it to process our glucose after eating are not doing the receiving until
>the scales are heavily weighed upon by your insulin... its the old
>principle of "if one can't move it, try 2, 3 or 4" except its happening
>with your insulin.) IR, causing raised insulin level, then packs on the
>poundage and raises our androgens which then tells the ovaries the wrong
>things so they stop sending out enough female hormones so then our
>bodies do that lovely thing they do... they grow hair, don't cycle, and
>in my humble opinion they beging to test the limits of stress and pain
>that we PCOSers can handle... write me if you need an ear, I'm here for
>you!
>
>--
>ValerieC
>
>At Wed, 24 Jul 2002, Grainne wrote:
>>
>>Hi everyone,
>>This is the first time that I have come on to this website and it has
>>been interesting to hear your views and experiences. I am a 26 year old
>>woman who was diagnosed 5 years ago and has shown symptoms since I was
>>19. I am on Dianette (the pill), I have tried Metformin with no
>>success. I have been on the Atkins diet which was great as far as
>>weight lose but after a year I stopped eating as I don't really like
>>meat and eggs and although veggies are great you can't really have them
>>for breakfast as well and can't really be dealing with an eating
>>disorder as well. (Metformin did not increase my weight lose while on
>>Atkins.)
>>I have tried supposed treatment from 2 countries, where I live now and
>>where I am originally from and I feel so frustrated and angry that no
>>one seems to give a damn. I suffer from weight and hair, I can hide the
>>hair situation but not the weight aaand unfortunatly I am ones of those
>>people who finds it really difficult to function because of my weight,
>>ie not wanting to go out because I am ashamed of how I look!!
>>I am just so frustrated and angry about the lack of care or support and
>>even when I have said to my consultants that I would have a hystarectomy
>>if it meant that I would be 'normal' and I do really mean I WOULD, they
>>still won't or don't try and help offering other things, they just say,
>>"well that's very drastic." But I am desparate and if it takes drastic
>>then that is what it takes. Please if anyone has had any success on
>>other diets, drugs, surgery, anything or just feels the same way, please
>>reply.
>>Thanks for listening to my frustration. Grainne
>
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angela
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