 Great Doc Visit
Just thought I'd pass on some great information. Most of you know that I have been quite frustrated with my situation. (XR passing thru, losing hair again, no weight loss etc.)
I saw a doctor in San Antonio (2 hour drive) who was absolutely great!!! He really knows PCOS and will answer questions quite freely. My appointment with him lasted 2 whole hours...the longest doctor's appointment in my life. He actually worked thru his lunch time.
My labs came back horrible in fact they were worse than before I was diagnosed. He immediately switched me back to regular met and increased the dosage (from 1500 to 2000). He said that the jury is still out on XR. He treats a lot of PCOS women and said he has mixed results with XR and that some women just respond better to the regular met. He also put me on spironolactone to see if the hair situation improves. He said my testostrone levels were almost 3 times normal levels.
He also told me some interesting information about passing this on to our children...even boys and where the research is going. I'll post a thread on it later.
It really pays to keep track of all your medical records especially your labs. Thanks again to Christy for posting the labs and everyone hanging with me during this time of uncertainity.
Kim
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Me-35/ DH-37
DS-3 (born at 30 weeks 2 lbs 15 oz. in 2001--doing great!)
DX-1997 (self dx) 1999 (offical dx) after seeing 5 doctors!
Met 2000 mg daily
Synthyroid
FVL positive (blood clot disorder)
Current weight: 192
Goal weight: 160 |