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Re: HAVE I BEEN MISDIAGNOSED
From: AMANDA (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 15 Oct 2002 08:51:55 -0500 (CDT)
THANKS FOR WRITING BACK, I HAVE HAD ALL OF MY BLOOD WORK DONE AND
EVERYTHING CAME BACK NORMAL(CHOLESTEROL, HORMONES, GLUCOSE AFTER FASTING
15 HOURS)THE ONLY THING THAT DIDN'T COME BACK NORMAL WAS MY ULTRA SOUND.
MY OBGYN HAS RECOMENDED A SPECIALIST ON THIS AND I WILL BE GOING IN
ABOUT A WEEK, AND ASKING MANY MANY QUESTIONS. DO YOU KNOW OF ANY
QUESTIONS I SHOULD ASK? DO I NEED SOME MORE TESTS? THANKS AMANDA
At Sun, 13 Oct 2002, jeanine wrote:
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>Amanda, I also have PCOS. I have the same symptoms as you. When I was
>diagnosed 3 years ago, I weighed 104 lbs at 5 feet tall. I have pretty
>much maintained my weight. I had trouble getting diagnosed because I
>wasn't your textbook case. I had irregular periods,my hair was
>thinning, I had oily skin and moderate acne. Those were my only obvious
>symptoms. Later, blood tests showed that I had high cholesterol
>(related to insulin resistance) and that my testosterone was high. I am
>on medication now and my hair has stopped thinning and my skin is much
>better. I am also feeling much better. Blood tests showed that I have
>pretty severe insulin resistance, which most doctors don't expect in a
>thin person. My point is that not everyone presents in the same way.
>Have you had a glucose tolerance test with fasting insulin? If not, you
>should ask your doctor about it. Educate yourself on PCOS and ask lots
>of questions! Good luck!
>
>At Sat, 12 Oct 2002, AMANDA wrote:
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>>MY OBGYN JUST TOLD ME I HAVE A STRANGE CASE OF PCOS, AND HAS SENT ME TO
>>A SPECIALIST EVEN BEFORE I COULD ASK THE QUESTIONS I WANTED ANSWERED.
>>WHAT I DO KNOW IS I AM 5'1 AND WIEGH 105 POUNDS AND HAVE MAINTAINED THE
>>WIEGHT FOR 2 YEARS. I WENT OFF THE PILL ABOUT 9 MONTHS AGO AND HAVE NOT
>>HAD MY PERIOD (THIS HAS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE)I HAVE HAD ALL MY BLOOD
>>WORK DONE AND EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT IN MY TESTS EXCEPT A SMALL HORMONAL
>>ISSUE, MY ULTRA SOUND SHOWED TO MY DOCTORS CONFUSEMENT SIGNS OF PCOS.
>>UPON FURTHER READING IN THIS SIGHT, I HAVE NOTICED OTHER SYMPTOMS THAT I
>>DID NOT KNOW TIED INTO PCOS, LIKE MY LACK OF A SEX DRIVE NOW, AND WHEN I
>>WASH MY HAIR CHUNKS OF HAIR FALL OUT, BUT I REALLY HAVEN'T NOTICED MY
>>HAIR GETTING THINNER, I JUST THINK IT'S BECAUSE I HAVE REALLY LONG HAIR.
>>MIGHT I HAVE ANOTHER DISORDER? ANY HELP THAT ANY ONE CAN GIVE WOULD BE
>>GOOD...THANKS AMANDA
>
>--
>Jeanine
>
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