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Hello all.
So it has been a month and a half since my last appointment with my obgyn. And the more time that has passed the more I've felt bothered by the fact she did nothing to help me with my PCOS.
So for some background:
I am turning 23 in a week. My cycles have been between 37-60 days since stopping the bcp. I have ovulated anywhere between cd 24-44 the past four cycles. I was diagnosed with PCOS at age 11 and put on the bcp. I had started my first period at 10 and since my mom has PCOS she recognized the warning signs. I was diagnosed through blood work and an ultrasound.
Unfortunately I do experience the excess hair growth and acne. My weight has been manageable when on the pill. Since coming off the pill I gained 20lbs in three months despite calorie counting and exercising. Both of which I know how to do well, I'm a fitness nut and have lost 35lbs on my own before, which is a lot when you're only 5'1".
I noticed I had a very short luteal phase (6 days) when I first started tracking. My second cycle was the first cycle we ttc and surprisingly I got pregnant. Unfortunately four days after we found out I miscarried. I was concerned due to the mc and my short luteal phases that I might have low progesterone. So at this point I no longer wanted to continue to try to tough it out and conceive without assistance, I just wanted a healthy baby and mommy at the end of the day.
My appointment:
I first had an appointment with my gp. He told me the obgyn would probably put me on metformin and possibly clomid. If they weren't able to test my progesterone because my lp was so short I'd have an endometrial biopsy.
Fast forward to my obgyn appointment... She was a young dr only practicing on her own a couple years now. I told her all my history and everything I was experiencing. She seemed very eager to know the exact process of my diagnosis of PCOS. When I expressed my concern over the sudden weight gain and told her about my calorie counting and exercise, she just expressed I needed to burn more than I consume. Obviously something she would realize I knew if she really listened. Also the majority of my immediate family on both sides has diabetes, she didn't express any concerns about that when mentioning it. Also the same about my mother's thyroid issue.
At the end of the appointment after expressing many of my valid concerns all that was done for me was a progesterone script. And I basically flat out asked her for that due to my extreme fear of having another mc. She said she would like for us to continue trying for another year and if it doesn't happen by then she will referr a specialist. I did get my progesterone tested while taking the suppositories at 7dpo and it was 13.7 which the nurse said was satisfactory for the dr.
Since my appointment has passed. I've slowly become more bothered that she didn't do much to help me. In the beginning I was so relieved to have the progesterone that I didn't think about the rest of the appointment. I had no tests other than the progesterone. She expressed no concern about my PCOS, sudden weight gain, or family history whatsoever. And she made it sound as if she wanted me to wait the year and come back just so she could referr me to be someone else's problem.
Should I be bothered by this? I thought at the least she would give me metformin or have blood work done. Do any of you have advice for me? I'm not sure what my next step should be. Do I try setting up another appointment? I'm not sure what to do...
Sorry this is such a long post. Thank you to anyone that can help me
So it has been a month and a half since my last appointment with my obgyn. And the more time that has passed the more I've felt bothered by the fact she did nothing to help me with my PCOS.
So for some background:
I am turning 23 in a week. My cycles have been between 37-60 days since stopping the bcp. I have ovulated anywhere between cd 24-44 the past four cycles. I was diagnosed with PCOS at age 11 and put on the bcp. I had started my first period at 10 and since my mom has PCOS she recognized the warning signs. I was diagnosed through blood work and an ultrasound.
Unfortunately I do experience the excess hair growth and acne. My weight has been manageable when on the pill. Since coming off the pill I gained 20lbs in three months despite calorie counting and exercising. Both of which I know how to do well, I'm a fitness nut and have lost 35lbs on my own before, which is a lot when you're only 5'1".
I noticed I had a very short luteal phase (6 days) when I first started tracking. My second cycle was the first cycle we ttc and surprisingly I got pregnant. Unfortunately four days after we found out I miscarried. I was concerned due to the mc and my short luteal phases that I might have low progesterone. So at this point I no longer wanted to continue to try to tough it out and conceive without assistance, I just wanted a healthy baby and mommy at the end of the day.
My appointment:
I first had an appointment with my gp. He told me the obgyn would probably put me on metformin and possibly clomid. If they weren't able to test my progesterone because my lp was so short I'd have an endometrial biopsy.
Fast forward to my obgyn appointment... She was a young dr only practicing on her own a couple years now. I told her all my history and everything I was experiencing. She seemed very eager to know the exact process of my diagnosis of PCOS. When I expressed my concern over the sudden weight gain and told her about my calorie counting and exercise, she just expressed I needed to burn more than I consume. Obviously something she would realize I knew if she really listened. Also the majority of my immediate family on both sides has diabetes, she didn't express any concerns about that when mentioning it. Also the same about my mother's thyroid issue.
At the end of the appointment after expressing many of my valid concerns all that was done for me was a progesterone script. And I basically flat out asked her for that due to my extreme fear of having another mc. She said she would like for us to continue trying for another year and if it doesn't happen by then she will referr a specialist. I did get my progesterone tested while taking the suppositories at 7dpo and it was 13.7 which the nurse said was satisfactory for the dr.
Since my appointment has passed. I've slowly become more bothered that she didn't do much to help me. In the beginning I was so relieved to have the progesterone that I didn't think about the rest of the appointment. I had no tests other than the progesterone. She expressed no concern about my PCOS, sudden weight gain, or family history whatsoever. And she made it sound as if she wanted me to wait the year and come back just so she could referr me to be someone else's problem.
Should I be bothered by this? I thought at the least she would give me metformin or have blood work done. Do any of you have advice for me? I'm not sure what my next step should be. Do I try setting up another appointment? I'm not sure what to do...
Sorry this is such a long post. Thank you to anyone that can help me