PCOS Messages for December, 2002: Re: PCOS show on OPRAH

Re: PCOS show on OPRAH

From: Amelie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 20 Dec 2002 11:57:45 -0600 (CST)

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I think Dr. Phil is annoying. I get so exasperated with him, he's repetitive and ridiculous and has "all the answers". He's as annoying as Dr. Laura for many of the same reasons. It figures he's go off on some poor woman with issues of obesity and infertility and say "why there's no such thing". Whatta jerk. I especially hate it when he has his ridiculous son (who wrote a book! he's an expert!) talk to 'young people' as a role model. Because his son obviously shares so many of their problems.

Anyway, I wrote to Oprah. And I said people are dying from this, undiagnosed, unhelped, unloved, by an unconcerned medical community that abhors obesity and sadness.

I don't have an eating problem, my problem is eating me.

And after over 2 months on low carbs, I am losing weight so slowly it sometimes doesn't register until I take a dump. And I won't be placed on metformin, because I am not, for all intents and purposes, IR. And I walk 28 miles a week and do light weights. They can all bite me. I'm doing what I need to do, but I know not everyone is in my category. So many have it even worse! All you have to do is read the stories here. And there is so much love on this board, even when women get discouraged they still show they care about others. Oprah should read this board, that's an eyeful of reality. My reality, at least.

Dr. Phil went off on someone. Too bad I wasn't there, I'd have lost a pound or two on his shoes for him.

~Amelie, 3 lbs lighter as of 9 AM.

At Thu, 19 Dec 2002, Sonnet wrote: >
>At least a couple of years ago, this was tried, and she apparently
>wasn't interested at all. In fact you may be able to search the
>archives on "Oprah," but it may have been before the board moved to
>obgyn.net (I can't remember!) Then not too long later there was a little
>snafu when Dr. Phil went off on someone (with PCOS? I can't remember
>again, I'm having pregnancy brain) stating that without exception there
>is no medical condition that causes weight gain, or something to the
>effect. It was a huge letter writing campaign to get him to rescind
>that comment on Oprah's website (but not via other media ever.) I dunno,
>it may be different now... but I suspect our chances may be better with
>other celebrities!!
>
>At Thu, 19 Dec 2002, Amy wrote:
>>
>>Hello to all my Cysters!
>>
>>I was thinking today that not enough people know about PCOS ( when I
>>consider how many times I have had to explain and re explain it). So, I
>>was thinking, what if Oprah Winfrey did a show on PCOS awareness? Like,
>>she could have Dr. Sam on or perhaps another doctor that is an expert
>>on PCOS and people's stories of their struggles w/
>>non/misdiagnosis....So, I wrote an email to her on her website. Then, I
>>started thinking, what if everyone on this board also wrote an
>>email?....So, I was thinking that we could do a lot for educating people
>>and helping women who are silently suffering and don't even know it. I
>>am asking you to go to Oprah.com and ask Oprah to do a show on it! They
>>have a section for show ideas, just go there and put in your letter to
>>her....Tell her about your story, if you want, but make sure that she
>>understands that there are thousands of women who have been diagnosed
>>and are not getting adequate treatment and that there are thousands that
>>have no idea that they have it! Won't you join me? If you want to write
>>to me directly about this, feel free at Amybrick@aol.com
>>
>>Thanks, AMY
>
>--
>email always welcome: sonnet_fitz@hotmail.com
>

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