Re: Possiblity of PCOS
From: Renee (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 20 Aug 2002 07:43:14 -0700
Wendy,
There are great little booklets you can download from the website.
http://pcosupport.org/support/booklets.php
Renee
Wendy Smolinsky-Cunningham wrote:
>
> I would like to get some feedback from anyone that maybe can give an
> opinion. Feel free to e-mail me.
>
> At the age of 15, after experiencing my first period, at the onset of
> puberty, I gained 70 pounds in 3 months. I was a very active child, a
> gymnast; the change destroyed me. I was sent to an endocrinologist due
> to an inflamed thyroid gland (assumed to be a goiter); inital testing by
> my gynocologist showed increased levels in T3 uptake. The
> endocrinologist told me to lose weight and that the thyroid gland no
> longer had an increased size. Needless to say, my parents were upset,
> but got no second opinion.
>
> My periods were irregular all of my teen life and continue to be
> irregular. I used to have very few periods, but in the last year I have
> had moments of strange spotting, clotting, and on occasion, several
> periods in a month's time. After an exam for this problem, I was told
> that it could be weight related. I had been given several hormone tests
> and all fell within the normal range. Obesity is a problem and I do
> carry most of my weight around my waist and have since my weight gain in
> my teens.
>
> In my late teens and early twenties, I had to have several DNC's and
> also surgery for a cribiform hymen.
>
> At the age of 24, I had surgery to remove a number of dermoid tumors.
>
> At the age of 26, I had an ovarian cystectomy and also had a phyllopian
> tube removed as well during the same procedure.
>
> I had been unable to get pregnant until I was 31. My ob/gyn was about
> to start the Clomid to help with the ovulation, but I got pregnant the
> weekend prior to my scheduled visit.
>
> During my pregnancy, I began developing tag worts on my neck. They
> 'seemed' to decrease after the baby was born (if that's possible). I
> also suffered from hyperemisis (sp?) and gestational diabetes. My
> mother and father are both diabetic and both are hypo-thyroid.
>
> I have to continue to test my sugar. I do have affects from high highs
> and low lows in my levels. Shakiness or sleepiness (doledrums, really)
> are really how I am affected.
>
> I have suffered from dysthymia (chronic moderate depression) and have
> been treated with anti-depressant medication since my mid-twenties;
> although, after looking back, I was probably suffering from the
> depression since my teens.
>
> I have never had terrible acne, but during menstruation, there is a
> considerable increase as well as a increased depressed state.
>
> Last year I had to wear a heart monitor due to excessive palpitations.
> The results from an EKG were odd enough to warrant the monitoring for a
> month; however, the results showed that the palpitations were frequent,
> but within normal 'levels'. There is a history of heart disease on my
> father's side of the family.
>
> I also suffer from migraines and have since my teens. During my teen
> years, I was prone to cluster headaches even though they are not as
> common in women.
>
> Needless to say, when I stumbled across this website from a search
> engine, I was stunned. Following taking the quiz and scoring a 12 out
> of 15, I had finally found an explanation for all of the
> seemingly-unrelated medical problems that I have had since my teens.
>
> I am concerned though of how to express this type of syndrome and my
> medical problems through the years without sounding ridiculous. And
> with this syndrome being unknown to many doctors, I am unsure how to
> make my doctors (ob/gyn and general practitioner)to take me seriously.
>
> Please send any remarks about my medical history and advice on the
> syndrome or doctor discussions.
>
> I would greatly appreciate any comments!
>
> --
> Wendy Smolinsky-Cunningham
> wsmolinsky@yahoo.com
>
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Renee Cordrey, MSPT, MPH, CWS
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Dwell in Possibility.
--Emily Dickenson
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