It might not seem like much...but I actually managed a walk of about 5 blocks last night, at a good pace. Not fast, but not a leisurely stroll either. For the past year or so, that would have been almost impossible. Even walking the 1/2 block to the mailbox and back again was torture. Joint pain had me in tears many nights while I stood trying to make supper.

I've been doing short bike rides every couple of nights, and last night I decided that I'd see how walking went for me. It...

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I don't know who was more embarassed....them or me!

Yesterday I had to take both my bosses aside and explain to them that I was on medication that had some unpleasant side effects...and that I may need to take a few days off once the Provera induced bleeding started (the doctor is expecting it to be particularily nasty...and since about half the time I'm out in the field working with no access to washrooms...well...let's just say it'd be better for me to take a few days off). I tried...

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The last month has been a bit crazy for me. It seems like I had at least one doctor appointment every week, and too many tests to bother counting. The end result...FINALLY an official diagnosis of PCOS. After the good news from my biopsy (no abnormal cells), and an actual diagnosis, I've been feeling pretty darn good. It's amazing how much the stress of just not knowing can weigh on a person.

But now that I know, I can get on with the business of getting this stuff under control. I've...

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I find it so very very frustrating when doctors look at the analytical results of the tests they ordered, don't see anything out of the oridinary, and then tell you that you're just fine...that there's nothing wrong with you! Well I don't feel just fine...and I KNOW there's something wrong...if their tests don't show it, then they ordered the wrong tests.

I'm so tired of one doctor saying "oh, you have this" and the next saying "no you don't, you're fine" and the...

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