how to actually get help
rhiankellycymru
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Hi there!
I'm in the UK and I've been diagnosed with PCOS for about 5 years now, although its taken me until now to actually be referred to a gynaecologist. I've seen a few GPS and a dietician(absolutely pointless) but it took a fight and I finally got referred. I was on the waiting list for about 10 months and I went there full of hope that finally I would get given something, anything. I went in armed with information on how my condition was affecting me, things like my ups and downs with my moods and hormones (I kept a little diary) how often I had my period and my weight and a food diary.
I had also done research on the medication I knew was available - metformin and others mentioned on forums like this
I came away with nothing!!!! they took some blood tests and sent me for another scan to say - yep she definitely has PCOS and I get a follow up appointment in 6 months. So now I would like some advice - what can I say to actually get some help?
Thing is, I can diet - and I do lose weight - slowly yes but I'm not looking for a miracle, my problem comes when everything just starts going mental. I call it my 'cloud days' because I literally feel like a rain cloud is over my head weighing me down. I'm usually a very up-beat happy person but on these days (and it could be up to a week long depending on how my body is) I think the world is against me and I'm terrible at everything. I also get headaches and dizziness and just feel out of it. so obviously on these days my mental will power goes out the window and I don't count or log or watch what I eat in any way - then even when my cloud has gone I still feel down on myself because I've failed - YET AGAIN
This is what I need help with - this up and down of it all. I've had Dianette - which made me a thousand times worse and it was constant - Yasmin which had no effect on my moods but gave me incredibly painful acne - Microgynon - both moods and acne all over my back. I'm now too scared to have any birth control that contains hormones of any type.
I did explain all this to the gyno, but apart from making sympathetic noises she didn't really say a lot - is she the right person to go to or do I need to request to be referred to someone else?
or is it that this problem cant be solved and I'm just destined to remain on this roller coaster of hormones and emotions until I gain so much weight they actually start to pay attention?
Thanks in advance I know its an essay!
I'm in the UK and I've been diagnosed with PCOS for about 5 years now, although its taken me until now to actually be referred to a gynaecologist. I've seen a few GPS and a dietician(absolutely pointless) but it took a fight and I finally got referred. I was on the waiting list for about 10 months and I went there full of hope that finally I would get given something, anything. I went in armed with information on how my condition was affecting me, things like my ups and downs with my moods and hormones (I kept a little diary) how often I had my period and my weight and a food diary.
I had also done research on the medication I knew was available - metformin and others mentioned on forums like this
I came away with nothing!!!! they took some blood tests and sent me for another scan to say - yep she definitely has PCOS and I get a follow up appointment in 6 months. So now I would like some advice - what can I say to actually get some help?
Thing is, I can diet - and I do lose weight - slowly yes but I'm not looking for a miracle, my problem comes when everything just starts going mental. I call it my 'cloud days' because I literally feel like a rain cloud is over my head weighing me down. I'm usually a very up-beat happy person but on these days (and it could be up to a week long depending on how my body is) I think the world is against me and I'm terrible at everything. I also get headaches and dizziness and just feel out of it. so obviously on these days my mental will power goes out the window and I don't count or log or watch what I eat in any way - then even when my cloud has gone I still feel down on myself because I've failed - YET AGAIN
This is what I need help with - this up and down of it all. I've had Dianette - which made me a thousand times worse and it was constant - Yasmin which had no effect on my moods but gave me incredibly painful acne - Microgynon - both moods and acne all over my back. I'm now too scared to have any birth control that contains hormones of any type.
I did explain all this to the gyno, but apart from making sympathetic noises she didn't really say a lot - is she the right person to go to or do I need to request to be referred to someone else?
or is it that this problem cant be solved and I'm just destined to remain on this roller coaster of hormones and emotions until I gain so much weight they actually start to pay attention?
Thanks in advance I know its an essay!
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