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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 462729" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>I can tell you only my story......</p><p></p><p>When I weighed 298 lbs I had horrible periods. Heavy, long, nearly to the point of missing a days work. I was miserable, and had awful migraines. I was also suspect of having fibroids because my leg swells up. I had Blue Cross insurance and a decent job, so I got a referral to a top notch OBGYN from my GP after three months of complaints with a history of 1 year of problems. Went to the OBGYN and without any solution to the weight loss (with 7 years of complaints and other complications and seeing other specialists even as far away as Augusta) he saw me once - briefly and immediately suggested complete hysterctomy and oophrectomy. </p><p></p><p>I was floored. Now hysterectomy - okay - stops the problem, but oophrectomy? OMG I was 44, and I'm thinking HRT? Are you kidding? He felt it was best since I already had 2 cancer scares. Why tempt fate, as I had been diagnosis with PCOS. So we scheduled, and I was not happy, went back to try and figure out 20% of like a billion dollars, hospital stay, time off work - and in the end figured out I couldn't do it. The time off work was not feasable. Six weeks? No way. So I put it off. Best thing I ever did. </p><p></p><p>Went back to my GP and well needless to say I had it out with him, got up and left HIS meeting mid-exam and went walking down the hall in tears so mad I would have killed someone and ended up talking to a Nurse Practitioner who actually LISTENED to my problems -the whole list - for 45 minutes. She took labs, and diagnosis me with pre-diabetes. I did everything she told me to and in a years time had lost 160 lbs. Went from a size 22-24 to a size 7-8 (occasional 6) and even my shoe size went from a 10 to an 8. My sugar went from around 290 to 89, my A1c is about 5.8....and I feel awesome. Even the periods are so minimal it's like heaven. When your metabolism and other things are out of whack - your menstrual cycle and hormones can get out of control and a lot of doctors DO.NOT.CARE. It's "OH I see you have insurance." and that's that. </p><p></p><p>There is a really good web site I found when I was doing research called hyster sisters (google it) and go to their board and ask questions about hysterectomies and oopherectomies. There is also info on PCOS. Which by the way I am not so sure I have or IF I do? I keep under control with diet - I still have the swollen leg....but no tumors, or none they can see on ultrasound. SO.......take that for what it's worth, but I'm so glad I didn't go under - because at 47 I would be such a hormonal wreck......(way more than I am----insert choked chortle) </p><p></p><p>Hugs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 462729, member: 4964"] I can tell you only my story...... When I weighed 298 lbs I had horrible periods. Heavy, long, nearly to the point of missing a days work. I was miserable, and had awful migraines. I was also suspect of having fibroids because my leg swells up. I had Blue Cross insurance and a decent job, so I got a referral to a top notch OBGYN from my GP after three months of complaints with a history of 1 year of problems. Went to the OBGYN and without any solution to the weight loss (with 7 years of complaints and other complications and seeing other specialists even as far away as Augusta) he saw me once - briefly and immediately suggested complete hysterctomy and oophrectomy. I was floored. Now hysterectomy - okay - stops the problem, but oophrectomy? OMG I was 44, and I'm thinking HRT? Are you kidding? He felt it was best since I already had 2 cancer scares. Why tempt fate, as I had been diagnosis with PCOS. So we scheduled, and I was not happy, went back to try and figure out 20% of like a billion dollars, hospital stay, time off work - and in the end figured out I couldn't do it. The time off work was not feasable. Six weeks? No way. So I put it off. Best thing I ever did. Went back to my GP and well needless to say I had it out with him, got up and left HIS meeting mid-exam and went walking down the hall in tears so mad I would have killed someone and ended up talking to a Nurse Practitioner who actually LISTENED to my problems -the whole list - for 45 minutes. She took labs, and diagnosis me with pre-diabetes. I did everything she told me to and in a years time had lost 160 lbs. Went from a size 22-24 to a size 7-8 (occasional 6) and even my shoe size went from a 10 to an 8. My sugar went from around 290 to 89, my A1c is about 5.8....and I feel awesome. Even the periods are so minimal it's like heaven. When your metabolism and other things are out of whack - your menstrual cycle and hormones can get out of control and a lot of doctors DO.NOT.CARE. It's "OH I see you have insurance." and that's that. There is a really good web site I found when I was doing research called hyster sisters (google it) and go to their board and ask questions about hysterectomies and oopherectomies. There is also info on PCOS. Which by the way I am not so sure I have or IF I do? I keep under control with diet - I still have the swollen leg....but no tumors, or none they can see on ultrasound. SO.......take that for what it's worth, but I'm so glad I didn't go under - because at 47 I would be such a hormonal wreck......(way more than I am----insert choked chortle) Hugs [/QUOTE]
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