Dr appt tomorrow

kevinsgirl · 10-19-2006, 08:11 PM

I'm going to get this dr to test me for everything. Problem is I dont know what everything is.

I've never had a dr listen to me or even know what PCOS really is. Besides me being fat! LOL
So what should I get them to check? How do I find out the normal levels? Just ask him then compare them? I know these are probably common sense questions but I want to know what I'm doing before going in.
Thanks girls!

MommyJenny74 · 10-20-2006, 12:09 AM

Hi cyster!

Hope this will help:
Preparing for Your PCOS Consultation: Questions to Ask Your Doctor

And this is good for labs:
Guide to understanding Lab Results for PCOS...

Best wishes for your appointment, let us know how everything goes OK?

Hugs
Jenny

SnowFlower · 10-20-2006, 02:01 AM

Wanted to wish you good luck!!

kevinsgirl · 10-20-2006, 03:57 AM

Thanks !!

belle84 · 10-20-2006, 11:58 AM

really best things to ask for i would say wud be, blood work, ultrasound and....hmm....maybe a referal to a dietican if needs be!! thats what i asked for! xxx

MommyJenny74 · 10-20-2006, 04:46 PM

How did your appointment go cyster? Hope you're doing well!

Hugs
Jenny

kevinsgirl · 10-20-2006, 07:26 PM

Hey girls, I'm back. Thanks to all who answered me.
Um lets see, what all did he say. He's waiting on my pap smear results to come back before he says anything. Which I can understand. Birth control pills are possible. So is a hysterectomy. Which I'm not so sure about. Part of me says ok do it now. Part of me says wait hold up. Let me breathe a min. I'm feeling very overwhelmed right now. I walked out of the Dr office crying.
I'm also wondering if he thinks something else is going on.
He wants to do either a dnc or endo-something biopsy. I have had a cervical biopsy done before. Dont know the results of it. Never heard anything. Which is another reason I changed Drs.
Um....he really knows what he is dealing with. I was shocked. My first dr that knows what pcos is.

He has the attitude of I dont care what other drs said before me. I'm doing this now.
He's worried about my uterus. Didnt really say anything but it was the way he didnt say anything if you can understand that.
He said the 2 basic things hes going to focus on is 1. my bleeding 2. my hair

Everything is kinda blurred in my brain right now. I'm trying to take it all in.

Thanks again for everything!

Any words of advice????

MommyJenny74 · 10-21-2006, 10:23 PM

:Hugs hun: I'm sad to hear that you left in the doc crying. I feel for you.

I will tell you (and of course you can do with this info whatever you feel best!) that metformin helped my bleeding problems immensely. Before my diagnosis I was skipping periods for a few months, then I would bleed heavily for weeks on end. BCP helped me to have a period once a month but it was still very heavy. Then after I was diagnosed with PCOS I started met and my periods came once a month and weren't so heavy anymore. I actually went off BCP shortly after that and the met did well regulating my periods all by itself. Hope this helps, just wanted to let you know in case it was something you want to talk with the doc about.

I was never offered a hysterectomy so I know I won't be much help there. I have heard that while it helps bleeding it sometimes doesn't help other PCOS symptoms. Like I say I don't have any experience there so hopefully someone else can help you more than I did!

Hang in there cyster, I want you to know that if you want to talk I'm happy to listen. Just let me know

Hugs
Jenny