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Re: Please Help! I'm NEW..many questions!
From: Lodema (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 27 Feb 2003 09:25:41 -0600 (CST)
I'm sorry I forgot to add that I'm also on levoxyl for hyperthyroidism.
I've been on it since 1995, when I was 22. Thanks.
At Thu, 27 Feb 2003, Lodema wrote:
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>Hello all!! Glad to have found this forum..ok here we go...
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>I had blood work done 2x's by two diff dr.'s who have said I didn't have
>PCOS. I've found this new dr. who seems soo great!! He really wants to
>help, but without even doing bloodwork he says he doesn't care that the
>blood work says I DON'T have it..he says "If it walks like a duck, it's
>a duck" lol The other dr.s just said that I don't have it..and that was
>it.. didn't try to help with all my symptoms!! Now this new dr. is
>starting me on Loestrin FE to start my periods, Glucophage to help
>w/weightloss and we're going to try Clomid in a few months to help
>w/ovulation and pg. Here's what I've been thru..
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>My period started at 12. Never had very many problems w/it growing up.
>But had my first miscarriage at 22. Then my periods just stopped. Dr.
>had me on Provera every three months to start it. I had another
>miscarriage at 23. (the first was a blighted ovum, the second mc the
>baby stopped growing at 2months) Still used Provera for periods. I got
>pg at 24 and had our baby boy 4 days after turning 25 :) (i had
>emergency c-section because my placenta abrupted, but our son was
>ok..thank God!) Still had to use Provera to have periods! Got pg again
>at 29 and had another MC! (blighted ovum AGAIN!) Well, since my last MC
>in 2001, My periods were actually coming w/no meds..every other
>month..but I was happy they were coming! I just went to my new dr.
>because I havent' had a period since OCT!!! :( It's FEB! Now, I'm so
>scared. Because I've read not to go longer than 3 months at a time,
>because of heightened risk of cancers. He did a Pap and it came back
>ok. I just started my BP 4 days ago, so waiting to see if my period
>will come in about 3 weeks. He said I can start my Glucophage next
>month, after my first period comes. Then we can try the Clomid when we
>are ready. We would love to have one more child. Then we're done. I
>don't have excessive facial hair. But do have many skin tags. (and
>just read that on the symptoms) I'm overweight by about 50 pounds. I'm
>only 4' 11" My main problem area is my stomach. I don't want to have
>PCOS, but am just so happy that somebody finally cares!! Has anyone else
>been told they have PCOS, w/out the blood work?? I'm hoping to get some
>insight on others experiences. Thanks so much in advance!
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