Re: 19y/o with PCOS HELP
From: tera (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 26 Dec 2002 20:07:35 -0600 (CST)
Hi Denise!
I'd be more than willing to exchange e-mail with you! I'm 28 and I have
PCOS but I was about your age when I was diagnosed. My e-mail address
is: anonymous@obgyn.net Feel free to e-mail me to chat or ask
questions. God bless, Tera :)
At Thu, 26 Dec 2002, ValeriGail wrote:
>
>Hi Denise
>
>Welcome to the board!
>I Know how you feel. When i was 20 (i am now 27), I was seeing a doctor
>for endometriosis (not knowing anything about pcos at the time). The
>doctor told me that i was completly infertile and would never be able to
>have children. He wanted to do a surgery to diagnose the endo, and also
>at the same time do a complete historictomy... AT AGE 20!! And the
>whole time i was actually pregnant!. Test results came back the day
>before the surgery positive! I thought it was a miricle!. So dont
>always go with what one doctor says, see a few if you have too. (think
>i saw about 20 doctors,over a 7 year span, before i found one that would
>listen)
>
>When i first heard about PCOS I was positive that was what i had. Took
>me 3 years to get a diagnosis. So you are ahead of the fight by one
>huge step!
>
>i did alot of research on the web and learned alot, but i needed
>something right in front of me that i could go to at any time i needed
>reasurance. I found this wonderful book...
>
>"PCOS... The Hidden Epedimic" by Samuel S. Thatcher M.D,, Ph.D.
>
>It has alot of medical stuff in it, but somehow its just easier to
>understand. The chapter on "body image" is by far my favorite.. helps
>to reasure me that i am not alone in any way.. shape..or form!
>
>Also.. this forum is wonderful. The women on here are very supportive
>and very willing to lend an ear, or shoulder. They have helped me
>greatly... whether it be day to day stuff, or a bit more serious. There
>is alot to learn from the ladies here :)
>
>--
>ValeriGail
>
>At Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Denise wrote:
>>
>>Hi I am 19 and have pcos . i am very confused on alot of things. like
>>the whole children thing ... me and my fiance want to have kids and i
>>have been told i never can is that true? and is the glucophage supposed
>>to help my weight problem along with my IR? I am like 5'2'' and weigh
>>265 is it going to help? and what can i do to loose weight since i am
>>IR. please if anyone can help i would really apreciate it... thank you
>>so much . i would like to have someone i can lean on if anyone wants to
>>exchange email addresses and become friends that would be awsome... GOD
>>BLESS
>>
>>--
>> GOD BLESS
>> Denise
>>
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Tera
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