SURVEY: What else have u been diagnosed with?

[RoliePolieOlie]

PCOS (TxJessy - your description is the best I've seen and the closest to my symptoms)

Irritable Bowel

Carpal tunnel

Type II Diabetes - glucophage & actos

High Blood Pressure - accupril and another whose name escapes me at the moment

Memory problems - see above

High Cholestrol & triglycerides - Lipitor

Low thyroid - synthroid

Fibromyalgia - terrible muscle pain

chronic fatigue

sleep problems

migraines

inflamation of the rib cage (conchondritis) sp?

allergies (food and airborne)

asthma

chronic yeast infections (oral and vaginal)

morbid obesity (big belly syndrome)

sodium deficiency

panic attacks

anxiety

depression (of course I'm depressed)

diverticulitis

numbness on left side (face, neck, arm)

chest pain

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This is so freaking depressing to look at. Its no wonder no doctor wants to deal with me. I try to look at the bright side, so I will tell you all that I didn't start having these problems until my second pregnancy 12 years ago. Lost one of the twins, but still have two healthy daughters ages 12 and 16, for which I am so grateful.

[DE]

i've always wanted to ask this also, good call.

-pcos
-glaucoma
-nearsighted eyes
-large cyst, had right ovary and cyst removed
-galbladder (removed)
-allergies
-asthma
-teeth grinding

there is a connection! these are not all coincidences....


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DE

[Eva34]

Hi

Just got 'another one':

High Cholesteral as well!!

Eva34

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Age 34, dh 29, married 7 years, one son 4 years old

DX pcos Jan 2001
DX ibs Dec 1999
Dx LOCAH Sept 2001
Hidradentis Suppurativa
(lumps)
Cervical Ectropion
Raised blood pressure
High Cholesterol
Loads of meds - too many to mention!!

"She is buffeted by the waves but she does not sink"

[GINAmARIE]

Great question - I am going to the Dr on monday and I am going to tell him about the pattern that is forming here - we all seem to have allergies and or asthma, migraines and some teeth grinding going on (could that be the frustration) as for the depression I think that comes from feeling like your a hundred when your only 36. Hang in there ladies some day a wonderful women doctor will come up with the answer - I don't put much stock in the men coming up with a cure or even a drug for PCOS - they don't have the plumbing for it.

list of ailments
allergies (like to everything but mold)
asthma
constant upper resporatory ailments
IBS
Teeth grinding
depression
constant fatigue (I think it is from being on the bowl all night with the glucophage)
Obese
acne
hair loss (in the wrong place)
hair growth ( again in the wrong places)
severe PMS
bloating (I look about 5 months pregnant by the end of the day)
mood swings ( any wonder)
I think that covers it - I think I'm dead I just refuse to lie down.

[trulymadusa]

hello, just to start off I am 23, but I started having PCOS problems since I was 13.
I have the following:
PCOS
Complicated Migrains(not your garden variety, this gives me seizures and left sided paralisis from head to toe for days, memory problems and perminent left sided weakness)
Normal migraines(except I get alot of muscle knots on my head and super sensitive vision and sound)
TMJ(since I was 15)
Grinding of the teeth(the fancy word for that, which I have forgotten)
Clinical depression(am currently medicated for that issue)
Postpartum Depression(right after giving birth, and then relapse 1 yr later)
Siatica(left and right side, down to my toes)
Allergies(which include yeast and all the other big ones(eggs, milk,trees, grass spiders, bees ect...))
Asthma
chronic joint pain and muscle ache
shin splints
horrible feet
eczema
recovering anorexic
good hearing and fairly good eye sight
slight learnig disability(my brain can't properly brake down what is being said unless it is straight forward do this do that.I can't function well with well do what ever you think needs to be done because I will do it all to cover all the basis)
OCD(not severe but enough to be a problem)
Well I think that is the end of my ugly list.

[revkat]

Sweet someone did what I wounder everyday.....What else do we have? I have spent three years in therapy trying to figure out if i am A: the most health related, unlucky bastard in the world, or B: a hypocondriac. Wheww.....The more cross referencing reserch i do on PCo, the more i realize there are some deffinate trends in health here, Some i beleive are related to the mental health aspects, ie: Teeth grinding: anxiety, TMj ect...The more we do these check lists though, the more impowered we can become in demanding attention and funding in the research of this problem.

Sorry, my soap box was calling.

Pcos symps: hirsutism, skin tags, weigth ( currently about 75 lbs over weight) no natural periods, infertility, ovarian cysts, dark skin patches, mid line wiegth gain.

Appendectomy
Gall bladder removed (Finally, thank god!!!)
poor eye sight
Cyst removed from throat.
Incompatent cervix
Ashermans syndrom ( scaring of uterus)
heart murmer
Ulcer: now i have to get a biopsy. yikes!)
lower GI problems
Arthritis ( weight issue and car accident i think.)
psoriasis, exzema
TMJ, teeth grinding.
Pretty damb bad allergies.

You know Godess love us we put up with alot!
Ladies we need a goo day off.

Kat


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Mother so Ian Scott Rampp 09/23/99 - 09/23/01
"a persona is a person, no matter how small"
Dr. Suess

[scarlet]

This has become a very insightful topic. For years I always thought I was strange for being sick from stuff doctors couldnt cure. Now I know im not!!! My list of ailments are:

IBS
Depression
PCOS

Only thing is though, Once I wrote this down it seems so small compared to you guys!!! I have a lotta lovely symptoms with each one though!!

Scarlet

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[Erin31CA]

Here is my list:

In addition to all the PCOS symptoms, I have:
scoliosis, bad snoring, sinus problems, rapid heart rate, achy knees, and very bad eyesight...

[trace]

Hi, i suffer from irritable bowel syndrome.which drives me nuts.i have severe athsma and numerous allergies.keritoconus,which is an eyesight problem.headaches.clinical depression.aneamia from long lasting periods. subinfertility.thrush. abnormal cells in the mouth.otherwise im healthy ha ha.

[Eva34]

Hi

Me again ..........

just thought I'd add my latest.

High Cholesterol

I'm waiting for results of insulin resistance, and thyroid. Who knows, I might have them, too

Eva34

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Age 34, dh 29, married 7 years, one son 4 years old

DX pcos Jan 2001
DX ibs Dec 1999
Dx LOCAH Sept 2001
Hidradentis Suppurativa
(lumps)
Cervical Ectropion
Raised blood pressure
High Cholesterol
Loads of meds - too many to mention!!

"She is buffeted by the waves but she does not sink"

[carey]

hello cysters,

here are some of the other symtoms i suffer with.....

* high blood pressure
* irratable bowel syndrome{ i dont go for weeks, which makes my belly even more bigger}
* eczema
* eczema of the ears{ which causes hearing loss}
* blurry vision
* migraines
* allergy{which started about 3yrs ago}
* vomitting{ i think is due to the allergy}

i cant think of no more, but i hope this helps!!!

take care everyone
kels xxx

mum to kayleigh age 3yrs
no meds'
seeing gynae very soon
ttc #2

[TEENAT]

Well here goes, I have the following:

IBS ( Since age 18)
Overweight
Terrible facial hair(currently having laser)
No Periods( Recently had one with help of
vitamin d & calcium theraphy)
Bulging Lumbar disk( disk fragmented and the
piece dropped down on my
leg nerves and I could
not walk. Had surgery
to repair disk. Lot's
beter now.
Bladder Problems (UTI's, spasams, pressure)
High Cholestrol
Very Bad Nerves

I hope this is all!

[tina_c]

my list is not so long but i now realise there is more wrong with me than i thought...

PCOS:
uncontrollable hunger and thirst, suspected insulin resistance, excess body hair, acne (face and back), raised sex drive, no periods, cystic ovaries, rapid weight gain...

Poor eyesight

insomnia at night/fatigue durring the day

depression/moodiness

Back and pelvic pains (probably due to enlarged cystic ovaries)

MEDS: BCP (DIANE 35), BENZAMICYN (ACNE TREATMENT)

[TLS]

How many pages are we limited to?

Asthma/allergies
Type II Diabetes
Chronic sinus infections
Chronic ear infections
High blood pressure
High Chloesterol
insulin resistance (big surprise?)
joint pain/hx of fractures
truncal obesity
migraines
insomnia
fatigue(go figure)
hirutism
poor short term memory
irregular menses

no wonder I feel so poorly, looks like a train wreck!

[Nova]

Hmm...I figured I reply too:

- usual PCOS (overweight, thinning hair, etc)
- high functioning autism/asperger's syndrome
- tourette's syndrome
- heart murmur (at least when I was younger, I don't know if I still have it...)