Well, the gp didn't give me encouraging news today. No endo in my future, he says he's deferring to the gyno for now. He wants me to have a hysteroscope and ultrasound DRUM ROLL PLEASE. . . . because he's positive I have PCOS! I fell out! I have been telling him this for 9 years and he never believed me. Anyway, all my hormones are within normal levels, thyroid is normal, everything is normal. So why am I bleeding so much? He said, "That's a damn good question!" Hence the tests needed at the gyno. He says there has to be something physically wrong with my uterus because it just can't be hormonal. I'm confused! At any rate, the gyno visit is next week. Anyone ever had a hysteroscope? Is it painful? I'll keep you posted.

Sherrie, DUMP his arse!!! PLEASE find a new doctor! He is worthless in my opinion. Your health is MUCH too important to allow his slow butt to come around.

As for the "physically wront with your uterus" is a BUNCH OF BULL HOCKEY! If he were a doc of an endo patient, they'd be in stage 4 before they'd get help!

Please find a new family doctor or DEMAND an RE! Remember, YOU PAY HIM! YOU can make the demands! He is a lousy doctor to not really want to help you.

France, sorry I didn't reply sooner. My e-mail notification isn't working! You should not be too overweight for surgery. I weighed your weight at 3 inches taller and it was never even mentioned to me as a risk when I had my hysterectomy. Do you have heart disease or pulmonary problems? I would get a consultation with an anasthesiologist and ask for a second opinion.

Sherrie, I am sorry you didn't get the referral you wanted. Can your gyno refer you to an RE or do you still have to go back to your GP for that? I've never had that scope done. Hope it goes well! What day do you go to the doctor?

Jennifer,

I think that my weight on someone 3 inches taller is less of an issue than my weight at my height. But you're right. Other women fatter than I am get hysterectomies. I just managed to get a fat-phobic gyn.

I had borderline high blood pressure but it's been completely under control with diuretics for years. No other problems except the gyn being an idiot. For now, I've finally stopped bleeding (again!!!) with depo-provera and I'm taking Metformin for the insulin resistance. If my periods continue to be stopped by depo, then I really don't care whether I get a hysterectomy or not since the symptoms of terrible periods will be resolved. I'm seeing my gp for my annual physical on Friday (Sep 20) so we'll see what happens.

You know, it's about the second time my life that I consult a gyn, different gyns each time. Each time for problems with my periods. This time was around last Christmas. Last time was about 15 years ago. This time the gyn told me I was too fat to operate. Last time, after running a bunch of tests like testosterone level and stuff like that that all turned up normal, the gyn told me to get off my fat a-ss and move it exercise-wise so I'd lose weight.

I really don't think much of gyns. Or rather, gyns really don't think much of me.

France
259/254/under 200

I dont know how big you are but Im 5'6" and weight 250 pounds. Im a size 22. I had surgery...an Ovarian Drilling that also removed the endo. My doc that did this was a cautious one but was not worried about my weight. I dont know if this helps but there it is.

I'm 5'3" and 254 lbs. I guess I've just been unluck with gyns.

France
259/254/under 200

I think I would consult with an anasthesiologist and discuss it with him/her. They are the ones that have to keep you breathing. I was about 245 and 5'6 when I had surgery and they had planned on a 5-6 hours surgery, which wound up as 7 and I was fine and nobody was concerned once I had the chest x-ray. So many people heavier than you get gastric bypass and other more complicated surgeries. I would keep looking for another gyno. You will find a good doctor, they are out there!

Back from the gyn. This is the last resort before surgery. He doesn't want to put me through a d&c yet, he thinks this will work better.

The shot.

I was in shock. People bleed freely on the shot. Weight gain, hair loss, mood swings, etc. He told me that it is all reversible, and that this will actually shut down the ovaries and stop the endometrium from thickening. There is no cancer (thank God, I never even thought of that one!) so there is no reason to do a hysterectomy until I pass my childbearing years. That I just have a benign condition that makes my endometrium thick.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?????????????

Any ideas? Any stories from those of you who have had the shot?

Sherrie,

I'm sorry, what's "the shot"?

France

Sorry! The depo-provera shot. Supposed to take once every 3 months to prevent pregnancy and it causes the period to stop while you're on it.

Sherrie,

I thought that was it. I started Depo-Provera in February. I more or less bled from February until a few weeks after my next shot in May. It stopped for 3-4 weeks, then I bled again until a few weeks after the next shot in August (I think it was Aug 7). It stopped until I had a little bleeding episode Sept 2 to 12 and has been stopped since. Will it start again? I don't know. My doctor thinks we're over the hump, but we'll see. Do I need to mention I've been treated for anemia since May *smile*?

As to weight, in February, before Depo-Provera, I weighed 257. My weight has been stuck in the 250's for the past 3 or 4 years. When I was diagnosed with Insulin Resistance on Aug 2, I weighed 259. I don't consider that a weight gain since I bounce up and down between 255 and 259 normally. I didn't lose my hair. I didn't have mood swings. Nothing else.

Despite all the bleeding, it was still much better than before. I used to have just horrible periods -- super heavy and super painful. I've had pretty heavy bleeding at times on Depo (I call them flash floods because that's what I had a few episodes of) but hardly any cramps. For me, that makes it worthwhile (assuming I really am finished bleeding now).

If you'd like to discuss this via email, feel free to email me at [email protected]. Of course everyone is different, but for me my feeling with Depo Provera so far is that I'm hopeful. I would have preferred to stop the bleeding sooner, but such is life.

Good luck to you on Depo Provera. If you go for it, I hope you're one of the lucky ones who stop immediately, or soon afterwards.

Frapilu

hey, hopeful, sorry that it took so long to respond, but, finally!! anyway, i have thought about switching doctors but i am not quite sure if i am. i know that it sounds kind of lame, but, it really gets kind of annoying. he did put me on glucophage, but, eventually took me off cause he really wanted me to be on 2 pills a day instead of one, but, when i tried taking 2, i started getting dizzy so he kept me on the one. he basically told me that if i lost the weight, it would enable me to ovulate, which in turn, get pregnant. He also said that losing the weight would basically correct everything. He is a fertility doctor. You know how that goes. We will see what happens; to be honest with you, the thing that gets me the most upset is trying to get pregnant and it not happening as a result from the PCOS. Talk to you guys soon

Dizziness is common. But, if you get on the GlucXR (1-a-day dosing) and take it at night just before bed, no more dizziness because it happens while asleep. I know this for a fact because I too react this way when I missed my night pills and had to take them for about 4 days during wake hours until I worked my way back up to my night hours. HUGE difference at night.

Just a thought!