 Help! My Dr. gave me Depo!
I have been diagnosed with PCOS this year. The first dr I went to actually told me that she 'did not believe in PCOS' and she didn't treat it. She told me to act more feminine, paint my nails, get a new hairstyle, and wear dresses to combat the testosterone. "You would be amazed at what a pair of heels will do" she said to me. I left her practice IMMEDIATELY and went to another OBGYN.
He did a transvaginal ultrasound and found the hundreds of cysts on my ovaries and told me that I did, in fact, have PCOS. He started me on Clomid right away. He told me this would stop my PCOS.
During that visit, he gave me a Papsmear. It came back with a bad sign and I was ordered a cervical culture which prooved that I had SEVERE dysplasia. After a very painful LEEP procedure -- my cervix did not numb completely -- he told me to continue Clomid and that things would be fine.
I found out the Clomid is basically a fertility drug and that it was mostly combined with Metformin to combat PCOS. I called Dr. and asked him if I needed to be on Metformin as well as my Clomid because my PCOS symptoms seemed to be getting worse.
I have a bald spot on my scalp from the hair falling out, and my hair is getting really kinky and dry. The acne is ruining my life! Especially the cystic acne in my thighs. I have to Nair my happy trail constantly, and it seems that my sideburns could help me win an Elvis impersonation contest hands down. Every morning brings a new chin hair. My disdusting "PCOS belly" constantly makes people ask if I am pregnant. When I do have a normal period, the cramping is so intense that I take pain pills -- Tylenol/Advil doesn't knock a dent in it. My high levels of enzymes in my liver caused my General Practitioner to remove my Gallbladder, which caused the "Dumping Syndrome". Worst of all is the depression that is literally killing me. I don't know what my body is going through and there is nothing I can do to stop it.
Anyway, I asked Dr if he thought I should combine Clomid with Metformin, and got a response that Metformin is for diabetics and not for me. He does not prescribe Metformin for PCOS. That there were 3 options for me: 1. Get pregnant (but the symptoms would return immediately after childbirth) 2. Get a hysterectomy (but take medications everyday for the rest of my life to combat the same symptoms I am fighting now) or 3. Begin birth control.
I should mention at this point that my husband and I are newly weds and are trying to conceive after losing two pregnancies. The thought of birth control seemed like a death sentence for me. I was against it so much! However, Hubby and the Dr convinced me to go ahead since my cervix was so weak from the LEEP. I was told I would not be able to carry a child to term at this point because of the weakened cervix. Rather than have to buy and wear a wig until I got pregnant, I conceeded the battle and chose birth control.
I asked Dr if I should choose pills or Depo. I figured depo would be easier because I would not have to remember to take it everyday -- I know, I took the lazy route. Dr. assured me that Depo would take care of the PCOS symptoms just as well as the pills and that I would begin to see a change instantaneously. I had my shot yesterday.
Then, I get information that Depo is terrible for PCOS cysters! That it worsens the symptoms of PCOS "1000%" as reported by one of the cysters on this site. Now I am looking down the barrell of a three-month shotgun, waiting for the shot to wear off.
CLUMPS came out of my hair when I showered a moment ago, and there are 4 new pimples on my face this evening. I want to crawl into bed and not immerse until this thing works out of my body.
Neither of the Dr's that I have seen seem to know jack-crap about PCOS. No one has sat down with me for the "Here is what is going on with your body" talk. And no one has given me a clear answer as to what I can do to lead a normal life. I am so angry! Maybe I should be angry at myself for not doing more research ... but I feel angry that my trusted OBGYN did not TALK to me about my problem. I left his office that first day thinking that PCOS was no big deal! And it is ruining my life!
Please do me a favor .... find out as much as you can before deciding what medications to take. I didn't, and I am literally suffering from it. Dr's seem more interested in shuffling you in and out without taking time to talk. I would love to find a specialist in my area that I could talk this through with, but the closest is 300 miles away. And I have to have my job to pay for that visit ... taking off from work is not an option.
Please pray for me. | 
