Hello Cysters! I know many of you are discouraged but you do have to keep pushing for treatment. If one doctor says 'no', keep going. From 1992-2002 I jumped from doctor to doctor. It was only in 2002 after bleeding heavily for 10 weeks that I finally found a doctor who knew what was going on with my body. Before that, I kept hearing doctors tell me that my periods were irregular because I'm fat and that all I have to do is stop eating so much to lose the weight. I was beyond frustrated and tired of being given BCP. I was 14 and not interested in sex and they couldn't give me a reason why I needed to be on the pill at that time.
Last year, age 30, I started bleeding in early May and did not stop until Februrary of this year. I don't mean spotting but heavy bleeding, clotting, and cramping. Unfortunately, since I'd lost my job and health insurance, I'm single, and I don't have kids, I don't qualify for public assistance and the women's clinic will not see me. I went to a new doctor in February, a woman, someone I thought would care and she told me the bleeding would stop sporadically. She was uncaring and offered no assistance. It wasn't until I was referred to a male gynecologist that someone actually wanted to help me. I'm back on BCP for about 6 months to control the bleeding and hope I can began TTC again after that.
I'm 31, 320lbs, and sick of the roller coaster ride but I'm encouraged by all the research I've been able to do on my own. If anyone needs to be encouraged by knowing they aren't going through all these symptoms alone, feel free to talk to me. I've had the acne, balding, dandruff, extreme periods of weight gain with no change in diet, depression, infertility, unbearable cramps, excessive hair, anemia, etc. For those wondering about weight loss, I was on Yasmin (not Yaz) for 3 years and that was the only time I was successfully able to lose weight without changing my diet or activity level. I wish I could afford it now.
