Introducing myself and hoping you can advise.

[Guest guest]

Some backgroud about me:-

Over the past year I have gained a stone and a half in weight - this is no mean

feat for someone who is barely 5ft. When the weight initially started to come on

I re-joined a weight loss programme, one that I had used succesfully before

after having my children. Despite myself and them monitoring and making

suggestions/adjustments to my eating and lifestyle the weight continued to pile

on. I have always been and advocate of healthy eating and exercise having

realised in my late teens/early 20's that I do not have the same metabolism as

my very slim and small boned mother and I have managed without fail to keep

track and keep on top of things.

The ONLY thing that has changed in my life is that I have stopped taking my

contraceptive pills. This was due to my age at the time (having turned 35). I

then had the alternative which was a non hormonal contraceptive (IUD) and

suffered side effects and symptoms. Basically, I have been hormone free since

mid/late 2009 and it was early 2010 that the weight gain started despite NO

CHANGE to my eating approach/lifestyle.

in addition to the unexplained weight gain, sympoms includesuch as heightened

anxiety, extremely oily skin, deppressive modes, heightened PMT, weird periods

and cold hands.

The only thing dr has checked is TSH which came bnack at 1.40. He has now sent

me for FSH but says if this comes back normal he will refer me to endo as he

still thinks its hormone related. At the moment he is concerned I am pre

menopausal! Overall do u guys have any idea having had similar initial results

and responses of what direction endo might/should go? I am concious I don't want

to go down a long potentially unecessary road of tests when a lot of you guys

discovered and had to guide health professionals to your own health problems

before they were looked at/resolved.

EDIT

Called today about my FSH results - the only reading the receptionist had

received back was my Vitamin D results which she stated were normal despite

being 45.1 within a range of 47-144!!!!! Are vitamin D tests part of FSH

results do you know?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[Guest guest]

Over the past year I have gained a stone and a half in weight - this is no mean

feat for someone who is barely 5ft. When the weight initially started to come

on I re-joined a weight loss programme, one that I had used succesfully before

after having my children. Despite myself and them monitoring and making

suggestions/adjustments to my eating and lifestyle the weight continued to pile

on. I have always been and advocate of healthy eating and exercise having

realised in my late teens/early 20's that I do not have the same metabolism as

my very slim and small boned mother and I have managed without fail to keep

track and keep on top of things.

The ONLY thing that has changed in my life is that I have stopped taking my

contraceptive pills. This was due to my age at the time (having turned 35). I

then had the alternative which was a non hormonal contraceptive (IUD) and

suffered side effects and symptoms. Basically, I have been hormone free since

mid/late 2009 and it was early 2010 that the weight gain started despite NO

CHANGE to my eating approach/lifestyle.

in addition to the unexplained weight gain, sympoms includesuch as heightened

anxiety, extremely oily skin, deppressive modes, heightened PMT, weird periods

and cold hands.

The only thing dr has checked is TSH which came bnack at 1.40. He has now sent

me for FSH but says if this comes back normal he will refer me to endo as he

still thinks its hormone related. At the moment he is concerned I am pre

menopausal! Overall do u guys have any idea having had similar initial results

and responses of what direction endo might/should go? I am concious I don't

want to go down a long potentially unecessary road of tests when a lot of you

guys discovered and had to guide health professionals to your own health

problems before they were looked at/resolved.

EDIT

Called today about my FSH results - the only reading the receptionist had

received back was my Vitamin D results which she stated were normal despite

being 45.1 within a range of 47-144!!!!! Are vitamin D tests part of FSH

results do you know?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.