Guest guest Posted September 5, 2001 Report Share Posted September 5, 2001 Hi Aurelia, I had both. The PCOS caused me to have a hysterectomy in 1987. I stopped taking the meds for the hypothyroidism just before surgery 4/11/01. I have since lost 60 lbs. I have not been retested for the thyroid yet nor do I take the meds still. Good luck to you, Angels hover ever near, DS 4/11/01 Bowel obstruction 4/21/01 Dr Deveney @ OHSU Starting wt 282 Current wt 222 (no subject) > Hi everyone! > > I am hypothyroid and also have PCOS. Has anyone out there also had both of > these conditions and lost weight with the DS? I have heard of people having > one of these conditions and being able to lose weight, but I don't think I've > read of anyone with both. > > I have a consult scheduled on Monday (9/10) with Dr. Anthone and I truly > believe that the DS is the only possibility for me to lose weight, but at the > same time I am terribly afraid that even after having the operation I will > not lose weight. I'm probably just being paranoid, but I'd like some > reassurance that that's the case > > Thanks! > > Aurelia > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of experimentation. "Failures" are as much a part of the process as "Successes" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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