Question re WLS and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

[Guest guest]

I have PCOS and have been taking Glucoplage for about

6 months. I am not sure that it is helping or not. I

haven't lost anything. My doctor told me to try to

avoid Carb's and sugar as much as possible.

Hope that helps.

--- Looplj@... wrote:

> Just wondering if any of you who have had the BPD/DS

> Surgery and who

> have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome/Disease have found

> their symptoms

> lessened after surgery.

>

> My surgery is not until 5 November 2001 - 26 and a

> half weeks away

> not that I'm counting), and I have gainsed 7.5

> pounds since

> Christmas - as I have not been as disciplined as

> usual with my eating

> habits.

>

> Anyway to cut to the chase I found a health article

> which recomends

> that Metformin(Glucophage) a Type 2 diabetes drug,

> is now being

> prescribed for womem with PCOS. It improves the

> body's sensitivity to

> insulin (a symptom of PCOS) and with it patients can

> lose weight,

> lower cholesterol and blood pressure. Now I'm not

> saying that this

> will cure my morbid obesity - but it may help me to

> lose a few pounds

> prior to surgery - which is what I want to do

> desperately.

>

> Any thoughts on this issue would be greatly

> appreciated. And any of

> you who have had/or have diabetes what exaclty is

> this drug.

>

> Louise in Sydney Australia

> Pre-Op 264 - BMI 44

> Waiting - Open BPD/DS ~ 5/11/01

> Dr Ritchie

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Thank you for your reply to my question, can i ask another, are you a pre or a

post op?

Louise in (not so sunny)Sydney Australia

Pre-Op 264 - BMI 44

Waiting - Open BPD/DS ~ 5/11/01

Dr Ritchie