I'm so angry...

[kellinator]

My mom emailed me to have a look on the net at polycystic ovarian syndrome. Well, this explains at least some of my weight gain, my depression, and other assorted symptoms. This disease affects 6-10% of women, most of whom don't even know it.

Of course my doctor didn't offer anything useful. He doesn't care. How many of my male doctors have patted my shoulder and told me to eat out less when I tried to tell them something was wrong? It took my only female doctor to take me seriously.

Until the medical profession gets some enlightenment, I think I'll switch exclusively to female doctors.

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[thatbelle.livejournal.com]

Kell, I don't know if you'll even remember it, but a few weeks ago I posted about a doctor suggesting a condition to me.

This was my female dermatologist (of all people), and she is convinced that I have PCOS. Convinced. Said I have a lot of the classic symptoms (which I don't have to get into since you've read the stuff).

I am SCARED TO DEATH of going to the gyno, but I am just about convinced that I need to find out if PCOS is what I have. I've read a lot of the stuff...and I've talked to my derm. about it a lot...and supposedly, if that's what I have...there are things that can make me feel better.

I'm on a constant emotional roller coaster (you know, you've ready my insane posts...lol), and that alone would be worth finding out if PCOS is really what's wrong with me.

Check into it...and if you find a good female dr....let me know...b/c I intended for only one man in my life to have his hands down there...and since I haven't met him yet, it sure won't be a doctor....LMAO. :O)