Guest guest Posted October 16, 2004 Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 In a message dated 10/16/2004 9:27:52 AM Central Daylight Time, valerie_owens_i@... writes: I'm just recovering from another bout of bronchitis and now my husband has come down with a cold of which I'm also now feeling the effects. The reduced activity over the last six weeks of illness had meant that I've put back on 6lbs which took me so long to lose. I'm now back to my heaviest ever. Having PCOS means that losing weight is always a real struggle and this forced inactivity is so frustrating. It feels that all that effort to lose the weight has been a waste of time. Oh sweetie the effort has not been a waste of time. For some reason or other I am always running out of meds. Either I don't have the money or just don't get around to getting them before the pharmacy closes. This last time I was off of them for a week so I gained back about five pounds. Then with the vertigo there is no activity so that doesn't help. I will say since I started 3 years ago I have lost 110 pounds. At 175 I am pretty happy so I am in no hurry to lose the rest. I just got my diagnosis three years ago and I consider myself lucky that I have my 13 yo son teen mouth and all. Don't fret with the weight gain even without PCOS that is when a lot of people give up. I don't diet just made some changes so it wouldn't be a big shock. In other words if I want a candy bar I is gonna have one. lol. Feel better soon. Amylee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2004 Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 Hello Maybe the weight gain is from water retention. Keep an eye on your ankles, if they start to balloon out, let your Doctor know. Back in 2001, I thought I had Bronchitis but it kept getting worse, when I went in to see the Doctor, he thought it was Bronchitis too but fortunately I said that it must be something else and he did an X-ray, turned out to be Congestive Heart Failure secondary to Dilated Cardio Myopathy. A doctor can't really tell the difference between that and Bronchitis because the tell tale signs they listen for of crackling in the lungs sounds the same for both. You really need an echocardiogram to verify CHF and they usually don't even think about it as a possibility till you're a geriatric, the chest X-ray detected the DCM so that raised the red flags. With the vision problem, you may want to have a glucose tolerance test done. Variations in blood glucose through the day can affect vision dramatically, plus if you are having issues with your heart as I am, then you probably also have diabetes as well. They seem to go hand in hand. Regards, wrote: > >Hope you don't mind if I have a moan but I'm feeling pretty fed up >at the moment. > >I'm just recovering from another bout of bronchitis and now my >husband has come down with a cold of which I'm also now feeling the >effects. The reduced activity over the last six weeks of illness >had meant that I've put back on 6lbs which took me so long to lose. >I'm now back to my heaviest ever. Having PCOS means that losing >weight is always a real struggle and this forced inactivity is so >frustrating. It feels that all that effort to lose the weight has >been a waste of time. > >In the last two years I've had three hand operations; two on my >right hand (removal of a ganglion and the other for carpal tunnel) >and one op on my left hand for carpal tunnel. Over the last few >months I've developed pain in my left wrist and I can see a ganglion >forming there as well! I really don't want more surgery but the >alternative is daily pain, as when I flex and extend my wrist the >cyst presses on the tendons. > >In addition to this, in the last few weeks, I've begun to have >problems with vision in my right eye and reading and sewing are >becoming more difficult. I went to the optician yesterday and he's >asked me to return on Monday without wearing my contact lenses. I'm >scared that it could be serious and that my sight is degenerating. > >All this illness and stress has made me feel depressed and I'm >beginning to feel like I did years ago when I had a nervous >breakdown, when I had panic attacks and had feelings of not being >able to cope. > >I really don't want to go to the doctor about all this, as I've >always loathed going and get very het up before I go, thinking that >they'll just say I'm making it up and wasting their time. This >stems from my childhood when I had to be at deaths door before my >mother would take me to a doctor and warn me that I'd better not be >making something out of nothing. When I was ill as a child, and off >school, she'd make me sit tests that she'd set, or make me clean the >windows, as a means of punishing me for being ill and to make me >rather go to school than stay at home. Now that my mother is in her >eighties, she has medical problems and expects me to be all >sympathetic and discuss them in detail but she still doesn't want to >know if I'm ill, as she finds it 'too upsetting'. > >Sorry this turned out to be an epic...I obviously had more to get >off my chest than I realized. > >Thanks for taking the time to read all this, > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2004 Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 Hello Maybe the weight gain is from water retention. Keep an eye on your ankles, if they start to balloon out, let your Doctor know. Back in 2001, I thought I had Bronchitis but it kept getting worse, when I went in to see the Doctor, he thought it was Bronchitis too but fortunately I said that it must be something else and he did an X-ray, turned out to be Congestive Heart Failure secondary to Dilated Cardio Myopathy. A doctor can't really tell the difference between that and Bronchitis because the tell tale signs they listen for of crackling in the lungs sounds the same for both. You really need an echocardiogram to verify CHF and they usually don't even think about it as a possibility till you're a geriatric, the chest X-ray detected the DCM so that raised the red flags. With the vision problem, you may want to have a glucose tolerance test done. Variations in blood glucose through the day can affect vision dramatically, plus if you are having issues with your heart as I am, then you probably also have diabetes as well. They seem to go hand in hand. Regards, wrote: > >Hope you don't mind if I have a moan but I'm feeling pretty fed up >at the moment. > >I'm just recovering from another bout of bronchitis and now my >husband has come down with a cold of which I'm also now feeling the >effects. The reduced activity over the last six weeks of illness >had meant that I've put back on 6lbs which took me so long to lose. >I'm now back to my heaviest ever. Having PCOS means that losing >weight is always a real struggle and this forced inactivity is so >frustrating. It feels that all that effort to lose the weight has >been a waste of time. > >In the last two years I've had three hand operations; two on my >right hand (removal of a ganglion and the other for carpal tunnel) >and one op on my left hand for carpal tunnel. Over the last few >months I've developed pain in my left wrist and I can see a ganglion >forming there as well! I really don't want more surgery but the >alternative is daily pain, as when I flex and extend my wrist the >cyst presses on the tendons. > >In addition to this, in the last few weeks, I've begun to have >problems with vision in my right eye and reading and sewing are >becoming more difficult. I went to the optician yesterday and he's >asked me to return on Monday without wearing my contact lenses. I'm >scared that it could be serious and that my sight is degenerating. > >All this illness and stress has made me feel depressed and I'm >beginning to feel like I did years ago when I had a nervous >breakdown, when I had panic attacks and had feelings of not being >able to cope. > >I really don't want to go to the doctor about all this, as I've >always loathed going and get very het up before I go, thinking that >they'll just say I'm making it up and wasting their time. This >stems from my childhood when I had to be at deaths door before my >mother would take me to a doctor and warn me that I'd better not be >making something out of nothing. When I was ill as a child, and off >school, she'd make me sit tests that she'd set, or make me clean the >windows, as a means of punishing me for being ill and to make me >rather go to school than stay at home. Now that my mother is in her >eighties, she has medical problems and expects me to be all >sympathetic and discuss them in detail but she still doesn't want to >know if I'm ill, as she finds it 'too upsetting'. > >Sorry this turned out to be an epic...I obviously had more to get >off my chest than I realized. > >Thanks for taking the time to read all this, > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2004 Report Share Posted October 16, 2004 I agree with about the blood sugar. If you aren't diabetic, you should know that it seems that PCOS, Fibromyalgia, and diabetes are all connected in a way that is not fully understood. A glucose tolerance test can help determine if you are diabetic (can't recall offhand if you are or not). I'm sorry you're not feeling well. I myself get so depressed sometimes that things just feel out of control. I resort to one of two things. Diversion or medication. I always keep some valium on hand for when I get really bad. I think it might be prudent to ask your doctor if that might be something you could do. I also try to find things I can do, even little things that will make me feel better. I'm guessing that your eyesight is making that difficult. If it is your blood sugar, getting your sugars under control will help your eyesight. In the mean time, lean on the group and vent your frustrations. It really does help. Sometimes I feel like I'm just whining...but the group understands like no one else can. Hang in there, and remember we're here for you. Hugs, Just a moan Hope you don't mind if I have a moan but I'm feeling pretty fed up at the moment.I'm just recovering from another bout of bronchitis and now my husband has come down with a cold of which I'm also now feeling the effects. The reduced activity over the last six weeks of illness had meant that I've put back on 6lbs which took me so long to lose. I'm now back to my heaviest ever. Having PCOS means that losing weight is always a real struggle and this forced inactivity is so frustrating. It feels that all that effort to lose the weight has been a waste of time.In the last two years I've had three hand operations; two on my right hand (removal of a ganglion and the other for carpal tunnel) and one op on my left hand for carpal tunnel. Over the last few months I've developed pain in my left wrist and I can see a ganglion forming there as well! I really don't want more surgery but the alternative is daily pain, as when I flex and extend my wrist the cyst presses on the tendons. In addition to this, in the last few weeks, I've begun to have problems with vision in my right eye and reading and sewing are becoming more difficult. I went to the optician yesterday and he's asked me to return on Monday without wearing my contact lenses. I'm scared that it could be serious and that my sight is degenerating.All this illness and stress has made me feel depressed and I'm beginning to feel like I did years ago when I had a nervous breakdown, when I had panic attacks and had feelings of not being able to cope.I really don't want to go to the doctor about all this, as I've always loathed going and get very het up before I go, thinking that they'll just say I'm making it up and wasting their time. This stems from my childhood when I had to be at deaths door before my mother would take me to a doctor and warn me that I'd better not be making something out of nothing. When I was ill as a child, and off school, she'd make me sit tests that she'd set, or make me clean the windows, as a means of punishing me for being ill and to make me rather go to school than stay at home. Now that my mother is in her eighties, she has medical problems and expects me to be all sympathetic and discuss them in detail but she still doesn't want to know if I'm ill, as she finds it 'too upsetting'. Sorry this turned out to be an epic...I obviously had more to get off my chest than I realized.Thanks for taking the time to read all this,~~~~ *** ~~~ *** ~~~ *** ~~~~ The Being Sick CommunityMessage Archives-/messagesChat:- Scheduled Chats at /chatBookmarks:-Add a website URL you have found useful./links Personal Complaints or problems:-Please contact a moderator email: -owner Subscription Details:-1) Individual email - means that every email sent to the list you receive.2) Daily Digest - sends you 25 messages in one single email for you to browse. This is an excellent option if you receive alot of email.3) Web only/No mail - means that you can pop into groups at your convenience and receive no email.To modify your subscription settings please visit:- /joinTo subscribe or unsubscribe please email:--subscribe -unsubscribe This group is not intended to diagnose or treat illnesses. No one on this group is qualified to diagnose medical conditions. If you feel you need medical attention, seek the advice of a qualified physician.~~~~ *** ~~~ *** ~~~ *** ~~~~When nothing is sure, everything is possible.--- Margaret Drabble~~~~ *** ~~~ *** ~~~ *** ~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 Hi Amylee, Well done on the weight loss. Was it the medication that made all the difference? I'm not on anything for PCOS, as being 47 yrs old I've decided not to try anymore for a family. I had treatment for infertility for nearly ten years, until I was 40, but it was only at the end that I was told it was PCOS. Last year I learnt about the link between PCOS and insulin restistance. I've been following a PCOS diet on and off since then and lost 8lbs but that's all. I live in The Netherlands now and although the health care system is very good, the attitude of the doctors is to use natural remedies as much as possible. So, I've taken Chromium to help stabilize my blood glucose levels but they didn't help me lose weight. I know exercise is a main aid in weightloss with PCOS, so I'll have to get back to it now I can breathe easier again. Thanks for your encouragement. > > > In a message dated 10/16/2004 9:27:52 AM Central Daylight Time, > valerie_owens_i@y... writes: > > I'm just recovering from another bout of bronchitis and now my > husband has come down with a cold of which I'm also now feeling the > effects. The reduced activity over the last six weeks of illness > had meant that I've put back on 6lbs which took me so long to lose. > I'm now back to my heaviest ever. Having PCOS means that losing > weight is always a real struggle and this forced inactivity is so > frustrating. It feels that all that effort to lose the weight has > been a waste of time. > > > Oh sweetie the effort has not been a waste of time. For some reason or other > I am always running out of meds. Either I don't have the money or just don't > get around to getting them before the pharmacy closes. This last time I was > off of them for a week so I gained back about five pounds. Then with the > vertigo there is no activity so that doesn't help. I will say since I started 3 > years ago I have lost 110 pounds. At 175 I am pretty happy so I am in no hurry > to lose the rest. I just got my diagnosis three years ago and I consider > myself lucky that I have my 13 yo son teen mouth and all. Don't fret with the > weight gain even without PCOS that is when a lot of people give up. I don't diet > just made some changes so it wouldn't be a big shock. In other words if I > want a candy bar I is gonna have one. lol. Feel better soon. > > Amylee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 Hi Amylee, Well done on the weight loss. Was it the medication that made all the difference? I'm not on anything for PCOS, as being 47 yrs old I've decided not to try anymore for a family. I had treatment for infertility for nearly ten years, until I was 40, but it was only at the end that I was told it was PCOS. Last year I learnt about the link between PCOS and insulin restistance. I've been following a PCOS diet on and off since then and lost 8lbs but that's all. I live in The Netherlands now and although the health care system is very good, the attitude of the doctors is to use natural remedies as much as possible. So, I've taken Chromium to help stabilize my blood glucose levels but they didn't help me lose weight. I know exercise is a main aid in weightloss with PCOS, so I'll have to get back to it now I can breathe easier again. Thanks for your encouragement. > > > In a message dated 10/16/2004 9:27:52 AM Central Daylight Time, > valerie_owens_i@y... writes: > > I'm just recovering from another bout of bronchitis and now my > husband has come down with a cold of which I'm also now feeling the > effects. The reduced activity over the last six weeks of illness > had meant that I've put back on 6lbs which took me so long to lose. > I'm now back to my heaviest ever. Having PCOS means that losing > weight is always a real struggle and this forced inactivity is so > frustrating. It feels that all that effort to lose the weight has > been a waste of time. > > > Oh sweetie the effort has not been a waste of time. For some reason or other > I am always running out of meds. Either I don't have the money or just don't > get around to getting them before the pharmacy closes. This last time I was > off of them for a week so I gained back about five pounds. Then with the > vertigo there is no activity so that doesn't help. I will say since I started 3 > years ago I have lost 110 pounds. At 175 I am pretty happy so I am in no hurry > to lose the rest. I just got my diagnosis three years ago and I consider > myself lucky that I have my 13 yo son teen mouth and all. Don't fret with the > weight gain even without PCOS that is when a lot of people give up. I don't diet > just made some changes so it wouldn't be a big shock. In other words if I > want a candy bar I is gonna have one. lol. Feel better soon. > > Amylee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 Hi , Thanks for sharing with me. I'd never considered the possibility of it not being just bronchitis. However, I'm pleased to say that the first time I had bronchitis by doctor sent me for an ECG, an X-Ray and lung function tests and everything came back normal. I do have palpitations but the doctor assured me that it was nothing to worry about. I do wonder about the diabetic side of things though. Hopefully the eye examination I have today will give me some answers. Regards, > > > > >Hope you don't mind if I have a moan but I'm feeling pretty fed up > >at the moment. > > > >I'm just recovering from another bout of bronchitis and now my > >husband has come down with a cold of which I'm also now feeling the > >effects. The reduced activity over the last six weeks of illness > >had meant that I've put back on 6lbs which took me so long to lose. > >I'm now back to my heaviest ever. Having PCOS means that losing > >weight is always a real struggle and this forced inactivity is so > >frustrating. It feels that all that effort to lose the weight has > >been a waste of time. > > > >In the last two years I've had three hand operations; two on my > >right hand (removal of a ganglion and the other for carpal tunnel) > >and one op on my left hand for carpal tunnel. Over the last few > >months I've developed pain in my left wrist and I can see a ganglion > >forming there as well! I really don't want more surgery but the > >alternative is daily pain, as when I flex and extend my wrist the > >cyst presses on the tendons. > > > >In addition to this, in the last few weeks, I've begun to have > >problems with vision in my right eye and reading and sewing are > >becoming more difficult. I went to the optician yesterday and he's > >asked me to return on Monday without wearing my contact lenses. I'm > >scared that it could be serious and that my sight is degenerating. > > > >All this illness and stress has made me feel depressed and I'm > >beginning to feel like I did years ago when I had a nervous > >breakdown, when I had panic attacks and had feelings of not being > >able to cope. > > > >I really don't want to go to the doctor about all this, as I've > >always loathed going and get very het up before I go, thinking that > >they'll just say I'm making it up and wasting their time. This > >stems from my childhood when I had to be at deaths door before my > >mother would take me to a doctor and warn me that I'd better not be > >making something out of nothing. When I was ill as a child, and off > >school, she'd make me sit tests that she'd set, or make me clean the > >windows, as a means of punishing me for being ill and to make me > >rather go to school than stay at home. Now that my mother is in her > >eighties, she has medical problems and expects me to be all > >sympathetic and discuss them in detail but she still doesn't want to > >know if I'm ill, as she finds it 'too upsetting'. > > > >Sorry this turned out to be an epic...I obviously had more to get > >off my chest than I realized. > > > >Thanks for taking the time to read all this, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 Hi , Thanks for sharing with me. I'd never considered the possibility of it not being just bronchitis. However, I'm pleased to say that the first time I had bronchitis by doctor sent me for an ECG, an X-Ray and lung function tests and everything came back normal. I do have palpitations but the doctor assured me that it was nothing to worry about. I do wonder about the diabetic side of things though. Hopefully the eye examination I have today will give me some answers. Regards, > > > > >Hope you don't mind if I have a moan but I'm feeling pretty fed up > >at the moment. > > > >I'm just recovering from another bout of bronchitis and now my > >husband has come down with a cold of which I'm also now feeling the > >effects. The reduced activity over the last six weeks of illness > >had meant that I've put back on 6lbs which took me so long to lose. > >I'm now back to my heaviest ever. Having PCOS means that losing > >weight is always a real struggle and this forced inactivity is so > >frustrating. It feels that all that effort to lose the weight has > >been a waste of time. > > > >In the last two years I've had three hand operations; two on my > >right hand (removal of a ganglion and the other for carpal tunnel) > >and one op on my left hand for carpal tunnel. Over the last few > >months I've developed pain in my left wrist and I can see a ganglion > >forming there as well! I really don't want more surgery but the > >alternative is daily pain, as when I flex and extend my wrist the > >cyst presses on the tendons. > > > >In addition to this, in the last few weeks, I've begun to have > >problems with vision in my right eye and reading and sewing are > >becoming more difficult. I went to the optician yesterday and he's > >asked me to return on Monday without wearing my contact lenses. I'm > >scared that it could be serious and that my sight is degenerating. > > > >All this illness and stress has made me feel depressed and I'm > >beginning to feel like I did years ago when I had a nervous > >breakdown, when I had panic attacks and had feelings of not being > >able to cope. > > > >I really don't want to go to the doctor about all this, as I've > >always loathed going and get very het up before I go, thinking that > >they'll just say I'm making it up and wasting their time. This > >stems from my childhood when I had to be at deaths door before my > >mother would take me to a doctor and warn me that I'd better not be > >making something out of nothing. When I was ill as a child, and off > >school, she'd make me sit tests that she'd set, or make me clean the > >windows, as a means of punishing me for being ill and to make me > >rather go to school than stay at home. Now that my mother is in her > >eighties, she has medical problems and expects me to be all > >sympathetic and discuss them in detail but she still doesn't want to > >know if I'm ill, as she finds it 'too upsetting'. > > > >Sorry this turned out to be an epic...I obviously had more to get > >off my chest than I realized. > > > >Thanks for taking the time to read all this, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 Thanks . I did feel bad about dumping my moans on you all but is has helped and even enabled me to open up to my husband a bit more as to how I'm feeling. Yes, I do wonder about the blood sugar. I can't bring myself to go to the doctor though to ask for a glucose tolerence test. I have wondered it the vision is anything to do with the severe headaches I get (CPH) and the high dose of anti-inflammatory pills I have to take to keep the headaches at bay. I could ask the doctor to refer me back to neurologist I suppose but again it's the worry that I'm wasting their time that stops me from asking. I used to have Valium in the house but since I moved to The Netherlands 6 years ago I've been so well mentally that I had to throw them away as the pills were so out of date. I've just started taking some herbal stress relief pills that can be bought over the counter and they seem to be keeping me going. Well, I'm going to go and distract myself! You're right....it's a good means of coping. Kind regards, > I agree with about the blood sugar. If you aren't diabetic, you should know that it seems that PCOS, Fibromyalgia, and diabetes are all connected in a way that is not fully understood. A glucose tolerance test can help determine if you are diabetic (can't recall offhand if you are or not). I'm sorry you're not feeling well. I myself get so depressed sometimes that things just feel out of control. I resort to one of two things. Diversion or medication. I always keep some valium on hand for when I get really bad. I think it might be prudent to ask your doctor if that might be something you could do. I also try to find things I can do, even little things that will make me feel better. I'm guessing that your eyesight is making that difficult. If it is your blood sugar, getting your sugars under control will help your eyesight. In the mean time, lean on the group and vent your frustrations. It really does help. Sometimes I feel like I'm just whining...but the group understands like no one else can. Hang in there, and remember we're here for you. > > Hugs, > > > Just a moan > > > > > > Hope you don't mind if I have a moan but I'm feeling pretty fed up > at the moment. > > I'm just recovering from another bout of bronchitis and now my > husband has come down with a cold of which I'm also now feeling the > effects. The reduced activity over the last six weeks of illness > had meant that I've put back on 6lbs which took me so long to lose. > I'm now back to my heaviest ever. Having PCOS means that losing > weight is always a real struggle and this forced inactivity is so > frustrating. It feels that all that effort to lose the weight has > been a waste of time. > > In the last two years I've had three hand operations; two on my > right hand (removal of a ganglion and the other for carpal tunnel) > and one op on my left hand for carpal tunnel. Over the last few > months I've developed pain in my left wrist and I can see a ganglion > forming there as well! I really don't want more surgery but the > alternative is daily pain, as when I flex and extend my wrist the > cyst presses on the tendons. > > In addition to this, in the last few weeks, I've begun to have > problems with vision in my right eye and reading and sewing are > becoming more difficult. I went to the optician yesterday and he's > asked me to return on Monday without wearing my contact lenses. I'm > scared that it could be serious and that my sight is degenerating. > > All this illness and stress has made me feel depressed and I'm > beginning to feel like I did years ago when I had a nervous > breakdown, when I had panic attacks and had feelings of not being > able to cope. > > I really don't want to go to the doctor about all this, as I've > always loathed going and get very het up before I go, thinking that > they'll just say I'm making it up and wasting their time. This > stems from my childhood when I had to be at deaths door before my > mother would take me to a doctor and warn me that I'd better not be > making something out of nothing. When I was ill as a child, and off > school, she'd make me sit tests that she'd set, or make me clean the > windows, as a means of punishing me for being ill and to make me > rather go to school than stay at home. Now that my mother is in her > eighties, she has medical problems and expects me to be all > sympathetic and discuss them in detail but she still doesn't want to > know if I'm ill, as she finds it 'too upsetting'. > > Sorry this turned out to be an epic...I obviously had more to get > off my chest than I realized. > > Thanks for taking the time to read all this, > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~ *** ~~~ *** ~~~ *** ~~~~ > The Being Sick Community > > > Message Archives-/messages > > Chat:- Scheduled Chats at > /chat > > Bookmarks:- > Add a website URL you have found useful. > /links > > Personal Complaints or problems:- > Please contact a moderator > email: -owner > > Subscription Details:- > 1) Individual email - means that every email sent to the list you receive. > 2) Daily Digest - sends you 25 messages in one single email for you to browse. 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Guest guest Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 Thanks for your kind words. I'm not used to having people willing to listen to me venting, so it feels strange not have you saying; 'pull yourself together' or such like! Cheers, > > > > >Hope you don't mind if I have a moan but I'm feeling pretty fed up > >at the moment. > > > >I'm just recovering from another bout of bronchitis and now my > >husband has come down with a cold of which I'm also now feeling the > >effects. The reduced activity over the last six weeks of illness > >had meant that I've put back on 6lbs which took me so long to lose. > >I'm now back to my heaviest ever. Having PCOS means that losing > >weight is always a real struggle and this forced inactivity is so > >frustrating. It feels that all that effort to lose the weight has > >been a waste of time. > > > >In the last two years I've had three hand operations; two on my > >right hand (removal of a ganglion and the other for carpal tunnel) > >and one op on my left hand for carpal tunnel. Over the last few > >months I've developed pain in my left wrist and I can see a ganglion > >forming there as well! I really don't want more surgery but the > >alternative is daily pain, as when I flex and extend my wrist the > >cyst presses on the tendons. > > > >In addition to this, in the last few weeks, I've begun to have > >problems with vision in my right eye and reading and sewing are > >becoming more difficult. I went to the optician yesterday and he's > >asked me to return on Monday without wearing my contact lenses. I'm > >scared that it could be serious and that my sight is degenerating. > > > >All this illness and stress has made me feel depressed and I'm > >beginning to feel like I did years ago when I had a nervous > >breakdown, when I had panic attacks and had feelings of not being > >able to cope. > > > >I really don't want to go to the doctor about all this, as I've > >always loathed going and get very het up before I go, thinking that > >they'll just say I'm making it up and wasting their time. This > >stems from my childhood when I had to be at deaths door before my > >mother would take me to a doctor and warn me that I'd better not be > >making something out of nothing. When I was ill as a child, and off > >school, she'd make me sit tests that she'd set, or make me clean the > >windows, as a means of punishing me for being ill and to make me > >rather go to school than stay at home. Now that my mother is in her > >eighties, she has medical problems and expects me to be all > >sympathetic and discuss them in detail but she still doesn't want to > >know if I'm ill, as she finds it 'too upsetting'. > > > >Sorry this turned out to be an epic...I obviously had more to get > >off my chest than I realized. > > > >Thanks for taking the time to read all this, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >~~~~ *** ~~~ *** ~~~ *** ~~~~ > > The Being Sick Community > > > > > >Message Archives-/messages > > > >Chat:- Scheduled Chats at > >/chat > > > >Bookmarks:- > >Add a website URL you have found useful. > >/links > > > >Personal Complaints or problems:- > >Please contact a moderator > >email: -owner > > > >Subscription Details:- > >1) Individual email - means that every email sent to the list you receive. > >2) Daily Digest - sends you 25 messages in one single email for you to browse. This is an excellent option if you receive alot of email. > >3) Web only/No mail - means that you can pop into groups at your convenience and receive no email. > > > >To modify your subscription settings please visit:- > >/join > > > >To subscribe or unsubscribe please email:- > >-subscribe > >-unsubscribe > > > >This group is not intended to diagnose or treat illnesses. No one on this group is qualified to diagnose medical conditions. If you feel you need medical attention, seek the advice of a qualified physician. > >~~~~ *** ~~~ *** ~~~ *** ~~~~ > >When nothing is sure, everything is possible. > > > >--- Margaret Drabble > > > >~~~~ *** ~~~ *** ~~~ *** ~~~~ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 Hi Amylee, No, we didn't want to adopt. There were two reasons; one was that I am adopted and didn't have a great childhood and secondly, my husband and I wanted our own flesh and blood. As I hadn't got a genetic past, so to speak, I wanted a genetic future, with something of me living on through my biological offspring. > > > In a message dated 10/18/2004 3:27:33 AM Central Daylight Time, > valerie_owens_i@y... writes: > > Hi Amylee, > > Well done on the weight loss. Was it the medication that made all > the difference? I'm not on anything for PCOS, as being 47 yrs old > I've decided not to try anymore for a family. I had treatment for > infertility for nearly ten years, until I was 40, but it was only at > the end that I was told it was PCOS. Last year I learnt about the > link between PCOS and insulin restistance. I've been following a > PCOS diet on and off since then and lost 8lbs but that's all. > > I live in The Netherlands now and although the health care system is > very good, the attitude of the doctors is to use natural remedies as > much as possible. So, I've taken Chromium to help stabilize my > blood glucose levels but they didn't help me lose weight. I know > exercise is a main aid in weightloss with PCOS, so I'll have to get > back to it now I can breathe easier again. > > > > I take metformin which is a diabetes pill, ortho tricycline which is the > birth control pill, and spyro which is kind of a water pill. I never did eat > enough to weigh almost 300 pounds but to get a doctor to listen to that was > pretty hard. I finally found one even though I don't go to see her any more. I > get the meds through my sons doctor cause he is cheaper to go through. > I am also 47 but the type of PCOS that I had was I had no problem getting > pregnant I just couldn't carry full term. was my 13th pregnancy and first > live birth. That is why I call him my lucky 13.I had him when I was 34 so that > was pretty well it. Found out when it was too late that the metformin could > have stopped the other miscarriages. I was also cursed that I would know when > I was about four days pregnant. It is hard not to just have a kid like > everyone else in the planet. > Did you ever think about adopting? > > Amylee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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