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adbe103010
adbe103010 Posts: 9 Member
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(First off, apologize if a thread on this topic already exists. I looked, but did not find one.) So, anyway.... My name is Alicia. I will be 37 on September 10th. I've been married almost 6 years to the love of my life—a skinny guy who literally eats twice as much as I do. I have a beautiful 14 year old step-daughter, 2 dogs, and 4 cats. Last fall, I went to my family doctor to discuss my general health, along with my seeming infertility. So he refers me to an endocrinologist. I see the guy and he orders some labs. 2 weeks later, I get a call from one of his nurses, telling me that I have PCOS—which I have long suspected. So I assume I need to make a follow-up appointment to discuss treatment options. Nope. I'm told that the endocrinologist is discharging me back to my family doctor for care. Okay, fine, I think. I have a diagnosis, so my doc should be able to take it from here. Wrong! He tells me I need to see the endocrinologist for treatment. I tried to explain what the endocrinologist told me, but my doc is adamant that he is a GP not a specialist. My Dad has end-stage renal failure, so I have been helping with his care, and my own health sort of got put on the back burner. Things have settled down some for the moment, so I am now shopping for a new GP. I guess what I'm wanting to know is how other women are managing this condition so that I know what I'm up against, what questions to ask the new doc, etc. Any and all insight would be appreciated. And feel free to add me as a friend, too! Thanks in advance....

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  • JukeboxHeroine
    JukeboxHeroine Posts: 348 Member
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    Your obgyn could probably treat you as well. Good luck.
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
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    adbe103010 wrote: »
    (First off, apologize if a thread on this topic already exists. I looked, but did not find one.) So, anyway.... My name is Alicia. I will be 37 on September 10th. I've been married almost 6 years to the love of my life—a skinny guy who literally eats twice as much as I do. I have a beautiful 14 year old step-daughter, 2 dogs, and 4 cats. Last fall, I went to my family doctor to discuss my general health, along with my seeming infertility. So he refers me to an endocrinologist. I see the guy and he orders some labs. 2 weeks later, I get a call from one of his nurses, telling me that I have PCOS—which I have long suspected. So I assume I need to make a follow-up appointment to discuss treatment options. Nope. I'm told that the endocrinologist is discharging me back to my family doctor for care. Okay, fine, I think. I have a diagnosis, so my doc should be able to take it from here. Wrong! He tells me I need to see the endocrinologist for treatment. I tried to explain what the endocrinologist told me, but my doc is adamant that he is a GP not a specialist. My Dad has end-stage renal failure, so I have been helping with his care, and my own health sort of got put on the back burner. Things have settled down some for the moment, so I am now shopping for a new GP. I guess what I'm wanting to know is how other women are managing this condition so that I know what I'm up against, what questions to ask the new doc, etc. Any and all insight would be appreciated. And feel free to add me as a friend, too! Thanks in advance....

    Everyone's journey is so different with PCOS. My ob/gyn handles mine though. There's different meds and hormones you can take but honestly the thing that has helped me manage mine best, is weight loss.
  • sddohm
    sddohm Posts: 21 Member
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    I have it ....what are you looking for out of it? To get pregnant ...lose weight? ....otherwise you can live with it and not affect you other then like infertility possible and for me it causes easy weight gain ....I got put on a hormone blocker to lower my angregen levels and give me a regular period again....but there is several routes you can take ...feel free to add me if you want to message about it or something

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