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Re: Bah: Does anyone have those weeks...
From: Jessica (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:30:33 -0500 (CDT)
AMEN! This forum is a blessing!!!!
Even if no one replys it feels good to vent how you are feeling and
frustrations you are going through...
At Fri, 12 Sep 2003, Sarah wrote:
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>I know how it feels when someone finally tells you that you are not
>crazy and that you are sick! And especially that everything you've been
>going through is suddenly justified. I always felt that I was sick and
>not just "Lazy" or "Depressed" but in the back of mind I guess I was
>always wondering "What if I am just lazy and depressed?" When I could
>put a name to my symptoms it helped me take control alot over how I was
>feeling. One of the things that is hardest for me is that when you
>don't look sick people don't think that you are sick. It is hard for
>them to understand that you're hurting when you don't have a cast or
>something that they can visually identify with pain.
>
>At Fri, 12 Sep 2003, cheli wrote:
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>>Hi Sarah,
>>This sounds all too familiar, I have felt this way for several years
>>now, I have not been officially diagnosed yet I am still waiting for
>>bloodwork and a cat scan. When I found this forum last night I was so
>>emotional because I now realize that there is a reason for me feeling
>>the way I have been feeling, you are not alone!!! Hope to talk to you
>>soon. Cheli
>>At Fri, 12 Sep 2003, Sarah wrote:
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>>>I swear... It started with my period. I have enodmetriosis and PCOS
>>>also a fibroid. I was just recently diagnosed with PCOS a few months
>>>ago. Since then I have been on Metformin... no birth control though to
>>>keep the fibroid down. Since the metformin I feel much better between
>>>my perios but my actuall periods are much more painfull. I think that
>>>the PCOS kept me from ovulating and thus killed some of the pain from
>>>the endo. Ironic eh? But since my period (started Friday ended Tuesday)
>>>I have literally not been able to move. I haven't been to classes all
>>>week. Worked alittle.. but not much. I am lucky to work in a flexable
>>>environment (a biology grad student) at least flexable enough that I can
>>>get by but I am miserable! My house is a mess I am so behind. This is
>>>what my life has been for so long. I feel sick and can't do anything
>>>and get behind then feel good enough for just long enough to get caught
>>>up when I start to feel sick again and everything falls apart. I don't
>>>know how I am going to make it through school or my marriage ... what
>>>will I do when I have a real job? Does anyone know what this is like?? I
>>>am loosing my mind!
>>>
>>>--
>>>Sarah B
>>>
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>Sarah B
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