PCOS Messages for October, 2002: Re: HAVE I BEEN MISDIAGNOSED

Re: HAVE I BEEN MISDIAGNOSED

From: AMANDA (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 15 Oct 2002 11:24:15 -0500 (CDT)

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SORRY ABOUT THE CAP THING, BUT I WORK AT A JOB WERE I CAN'T USE THE COMPUTER UNLESS THE CAP LOCK IS ON????!!! SORRY!!! THANKS FOR THE HELP. AMANDA At Tue, 15 Oct 2002, Renee wrote: >
>You can download a booklet on that very topic at http://pcosupport.org/support/booklets.php
>
>BTW: In Netiquette, all caps is considered shouting. On a practical level,
>it's harder to read.
>
>Renee
>
>AMANDA wrote:
>>
>> 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:
>> >
>> >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:
>> >>
>> >>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
>> >
>>
>--
>--------------
>Renee Cordrey, MSPT, MPH, CWS
>
>---
>Dwell in Possibility.
>--Emily Dickenson
>

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