PCOS Messages for September, 2002: Re: Does anyway have lower abdominal pain?

Re: Does anyway have lower abdominal pain?

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 20 Sep 2002 13:44:04 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 9 May 2001, Donna wrote: >
>I have been seeing my GYN for the past 3 years for possible
>endometriosis. He has been treating me by putting me on powerful BCP
>and having me take them 6 months straight (skipping sugar pills) thus
>only having 2 periods per year. I have lower abdominal pain,
>predominantly on my left side. I honestly don't think that my doctor
>has a clue as to what he's doing. My husband is in the military so I
>only have a choice of MAYBE 3 GYNs. I read an article in the paper
>today about PCOS. I have some of the symptoms like irregular cycles. I
>had regular cycles until around age 15 then they became increasingly
>irregular until I started going months without one. Right before BCP I
>went 9 months without a period. I started gaining weight around age
>15/16 and have had problems with weight gain since. I really can't say
>it's unexplained because I don't exercise "regularly" but I don't eat
>and sit around either. I have gained approximately 70 pounds over the
>past 6 years. I have a family history of Diabetes but have never had my
>blood sugar tested. I have never had my cholesterol tested. I have had
>3 very black hairs that keep popping up out of no where on my chin and
>neck over the past 5 years or so no other obvious hair growth. I get
>acne at least once a month, but I don't think that's abnormal for a 23
>year old. In my brain, I can write off the other symptoms as being
>normal, but the symptom that sticks out is the darkened patches of skin.
>I have them on my inner thighs, on the back of my neck, under arms,
>around my waist, and right underneath my breasts. I developed this
>somewhere around 4 or so years ago. I have been doing my own research
>into possible reasons for my abdominal pains because my doctor doesn't
>seem to be too concerned. Of course he gave me the option to have a
>laproscopy and then proceded to tell me all of the reasons why I
>SHOULDN'T have one. I'm just frustrated with not knowing what is wrong
>with me. I feel like if I go to him and ask him if he thinks I may have
>PCOS, he'll feel as if I'm second guessing him or trying to diagnose
>myself. I guess in a way I AM trying to diagnose myself because my own
>doctor won't. I know that cysts cause pain, but lower abdominal pain
>isn't listed as a symptom. I would appreciate any input I can get.
>Thank you in advance for your time!

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