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Glad I found you. My story
alexandra Posted Feb 11, 2005 4:45 PM
I am so glad I found you! I will make this short.
I have 4 girls. after my last daughter was born via emergency section in 2001, I had a tubal thinking the same thing here as everyone else. In 2003 I found a lump in the right side of my section scar. I had an adhesion that had grown through a hernia. another surgery. I had noticed I had trouble losing weight after weaning my litlest. I though it was just me. I went to an Endocrinologist at The Cleveland Clinic. This was about 6 months ago. The Endo ran tests and found me to have high testosterone and Insulin Resistance...okay I thought it was odd. She put me on Metformin. I tried Atkins...I got 20 lbs off. I got depression with a vengence. I did some research and found out about PCOS. It never really sounded right. I had no trouble conceiving. Spouse joked that he was worried I'd get pregnant if a strong wind went by!
Presently I've had more lower back pain radiating to the front and into my right hip( I've also had a lot of trauma to that side, horseback riding accident at 14, skating injury at 17 and Fibromyalgia) It just seems like my periods are getting worse and heavier, muscle pain worse, headaches worse, more cravings for sweets( only under control when on Prozac) I have had to take a hiatus from teaching Figure Skating which I love, but my hip throws me off balance( I've been x-rayed out the ying yang) Last week I had an Ultrasound which showed a cyst on my left ovary a fibroid in my uterus that is apparently small and follicles on my right ovary..none of which was there previously nor had I ever had problems. GYN wasn't concerned..must look "normal" for someone who has gone through what I have....
I saw the symtoms list here and at SoulCysters.com and said YES! that's me. The one weird one was body odor...not so body, but feet. My feet have never smelled ever, but in the last year I have had to throw out two pairs of shoes...Lately I've had more headaches and dizzy spells. I get confused becasue I also have Fibromyalgia but I had it for a long time before I ever became a mom.
I am going to a Holistic Chiropractor on Monday for I hope some help.... I really like natural and I am tired of drugs to feel better...I am too young to feel so cruddy. I wish I had been told about PTS... I will mentioned next time I see my GYN.....I don't think I can be reversed, I was cauterized...
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