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to anonymous Re: Do we ever really feel better
From: Jennifer (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 29 Apr 2003 16:23:27 -0500 (CDT)
Oh yes my friend you are not alone. JUst recently I had a period for 4
months. Finally saw a dr and had emergency d&c done. My period finally
ended 2 weeks after the surgery. I was put on bc and haven't stopped
bleeding again since. This has been a way of life for me since I was a
teenage. Every other year i would get a period that would go on for
months but 4 months has been the longest. As everybody will advise you,
make sure you see a reproductive endocrinologist (RE) as they are best
at helping with pcos, although I haven't found one yet!!! Good luck, you
are not alone!
At Tue, 29 Apr 2003, anonymous wrote:
>
>I have the same question - about ever feeling better, although I was
>only diagnosed 3 months ago. I've been dealing with problems for about
>8 years now, it just recently got really bad. In fact, I got my period
>after not having one for over 6 months, and it lasted for 3 months. I
>think it would still be continuing now, except I'm taking a double dose
>of birth control to stop the bleeding. Has anyone else dealt with this
>problem? My doctor says she's never had such a problem getting a woman
>to stop bleeding before! I have breakthrough bleeding at least twice a
>week. I'm in pain every single day. I'm now taking Glucophage, so my
>stomach hurts ALL the time, I have constipation all the time, and I'm
>exhausted. Sometimes I just pray to God that I won't wake up in the
>morning. I just wanna know if others have had this kind of bleeding for
>so many months and what they did to get rid of it.
>
>At Tue, 29 Apr 2003, Ann wrote:
>>
>>Thanks for the encouragement. One of the other problems I have is that
>>I am always soooo tired. Not from exercising, but in general I feel so
>>worn out all the time and because of that I probably exercise less than
>>I should because I would rather lay down and take a nap. My hubby
>>always tells me that I should try to do a little bit of exercing no
>>matter how I feel.
>>
>>--
>>Ann
>>
>>At Tue, 29 Apr 2003, sally wrote:
>>>
>>>YES YES YES!!!
>>>
>>>We can feel better. The PCOS does not go away but by eating right and
>>>controlling our weight and getting fit things can get SO much better.
>>>
>>>2 1/2 years ago I was thinking whether or not I really wanted to
>>>continue as I was.
>>>
>>>Today I have lost 60 lbs (only 10 to go!), am very fit and strong, and
>>>feel better than I have since I was a young teenager. I am also a wiser
>>>and stronger and more confident person. My periods are still not
>>>regular and I have some other chronic health problems (which can be
>>>debilitating at times), I am still single and time is ticking away and i
>>>would love children, BUT now i have no doubt that it is worth it and
>>>that i want to go on.
>>>
>>>You can go on and things can get better!
>>>
>>>Best wishes
>>>
>>>--
>>>Sally
>>>
>>>At Tue, 29 Apr 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Oh . .yes . .yes we CAN feel better!! I'm not a good person to talk right now,
>>>>as my weight is up to 350.5 (DOWN from 361.5!!) and I'm diabetic now due to my
>>>>weight, but I feel SO much better than I did in years gone by, and I know that
>>>>I will feel even "MORE BETTER" (as my children say) as I continue to lose
>>>>weight and eat right and exercise.
>>>>
>>>>It's all worth it. Some days it's harder to do than others, but when you get
>>>>to the point where you have three weeks or a month or two of eating right and
>>>>regular exercise under your belt you can REALLY tell the difference. Some
>>>>people see results much sooner, after only a week or so.
>>>>
>>>>Just hang in there; it does get better.
>>>>
>>>>By the way -- if someone is exercising and they feel WORSE -- I mean they
>>>>REALLY REALLY feel WORSE -- then they should be checked out for chronic fatigue
>>>>syndrome or fibromyalgia, which are known to be exacerbated after exercise.
>>>>
>>>>Best wishes,
>>>>
>>>>Donna in Utah
>>>>> Does anyone know if you really ever feel better if you succeed with all
>>>>> the diet, exercise, meds, etc... I have a problem with sticking to my
>>>>> diets and stuff because I have convinced myself that even if I lose
>>>>> weight and start exercising regularly that I will still have PCOS so I
>>>>> will just feel as miserable as I do know. Since PCOS will never go away
>>>>> then how will we ever feel better. I hope some of you can convince me
>>>>> otherwise. Thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>> Ann
>>>>>
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