 moving to UK, what should I bring?
Dear All,
my name is Stefania, I live in Italy and I have recently discovered Soulcysters - I really love it!
For my PCOS story I'll perhaps post in the Newbie section, anyway I was diagnosed about a year ago and put on a BCP called Miranova which had my ending up in the oupatients with a thrombus, since december I switched to Diane and I'm feeling so much better, apart from how difficult it is to reduce carbs when you grew up on pasta.
Anyway, I am asking for help on the UK board because I'll moving to Preston, North Lancashire, to attend University.
I lived in the UK before for quite some time, but that was 10 years ago when I was a happy 16-year old. Nowadays I wish you could help me figure out if Diane is available there (not the Diane35 or the Dianette, the old school blue box), if my medical records will be enough to convince the local GP to still prescribe it me, and what the doctor's mentality is most likely to be over there.
Would it be wise to have my GP write a letter to bring to the practitioner I will register with once in England?
I have been very lucky in meeting a GP and a Gyn, both women, who prescribed all the right tests and saw me through the whole, long and painful, process of diagnosis, serving as a shoulder to cry on when it was needed. But before encountering them I had stuck for a long time with my mother's old Gyn, a man with a very good rep but who dismissed everything not related to "the miracle of birth". He was ok dealing with pregnancies and delivery, but everything else was treated as a non-urgent nuisance (which led to lots of trouble for mom).
I hope you can help, sorry if this has been too long. Love,
s,
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Why won't you run in the rain and play
Let the tears splash all over you (DMB #41)
[This message has been edited by inspiration (edited 05-10-2002).]
[This message has been edited by inspiration (edited 05-10-2002).]
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Why won't you run in the rain and play
Let the tears splash all over you (DMB #41)
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