tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post8257538538111177934..comments2024-03-17T10:07:53.205-07:00Comments on The Well-Rounded Mama: More on Unexplained Weight GainWell-Rounded Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129621631406155340noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-64806898033398060012012-12-24T03:22:26.528-08:002012-12-24T03:22:26.528-08:00Heya¡my very first comment on your site. ,I have ...Heya¡my very first comment on your site. ,I have been reading your blog for a while and thought I would completely pop in and drop a friendly note. . It is great stuff indeed. I also wanted to ask..is there a way to subscribe to your site via email?<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.gastrosurgery.co.uk/patient-information/procedures/index.php" rel="nofollow">Unexplained Weight Loss </a>gastrosurgery.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17811379935232651328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-64293047538923175752012-09-17T18:38:25.805-07:002012-09-17T18:38:25.805-07:00Ive gained the same amount, but have a hyper thyro...Ive gained the same amount, but have a hyper thyroid, to the point where it's now graves disease..I should be dropping weight and I'm gaining..It's driving me crazy and I can't seam to lose no-matter what I do unless I stop eating all together..It's horrible.miss_missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04349568836887846121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-81517056174496983672012-03-05T11:05:04.852-08:002012-03-05T11:05:04.852-08:00"mom", no one can diagnose why you are g..."mom", no one can diagnose why you are gaining weight so inexplicably right now without actually seeing you and learning more about your history. I urge you to go to a size-friendly doctor and discuss this issue with him/her. Get some labwork and see what they say.<br /><br />Some antidepressants are associated with significant weight gain, so that may be one possible cause. Your thyroid levels should also be checked, and the possibility of PCOS as well.<br /><br />I don't know what "diet pills" you are on, but they are generally quite harmful and not very effective. You might want to rethink them.<br /><br />I hope you find some answers. Best wishes.Well-Rounded Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04129621631406155340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-2741880913857660642012-03-05T09:43:22.928-08:002012-03-05T09:43:22.928-08:00Help I have a lap band and I work out almost every...Help I have a lap band and I work out almost everyday and still gain twenty pounds Im taking antidepressants I take several multivitamins diet pills and eat hardly anything why am I gaining 20lbs in one month.momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09476266765576773596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-53090527232533658492011-12-30T15:42:25.882-08:002011-12-30T15:42:25.882-08:00Desiccated porcine thyroid tablets has worked fan...<a href="http://www.nutri-meds.com/" rel="nofollow">Desiccated porcine thyroid tablets</a> has worked fantastically for me for almost 7 years now! It not only regained my strength back, but it also helped me control my TSH levels to normal.Rachelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-75359867069348304442011-10-10T10:02:45.387-07:002011-10-10T10:02:45.387-07:00Yits, check out this post and its comments. There ...Yits, check out this post and its comments. There are several folks who were denied treatment based on BMI there:<br /><br />http://wellroundedmama.blogspot.com/2010/07/limiting-fertility-treatment-access-for.html<br /><br />I don't have the email addresses for most of the commenters but you might find them in the links with their names. You can check. <br /><br />I'll be addressing the topic again when we do the PCOS: Fertility Treatments post. Send me your email and we can talk more again off-list.Well-Rounded Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04129621631406155340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-56969284079094896202011-10-10T06:12:06.436-07:002011-10-10T06:12:06.436-07:00Would anyone be able to help me? I am a public hea...Would anyone be able to help me? I am a public health student, researching obesity and infertility. I'm currently writing an essay on the rights of an obese woman to have fertility treatment and I need a case study. This would be anonymous and treated in confidence. Has anyone had or know of a situation where a woman has been denied fertility treatment as a result of her weight? I would need a 500 word synopsis of the case (no names, locations etc., that would identify anyone) but would need background information so I have a real life case to debate and apply my argument with theory to a real life case study. Infertility and obesity and my two research passions and I would be grateful to anyone who would be able to help.. Many many thanks for your help and congratulations on this amazing blog!yitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09990645010925162700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-26168092888190167552011-09-18T12:48:41.548-07:002011-09-18T12:48:41.548-07:00I was just doing some research on thyroid issues (...I was just doing some research on thyroid issues (depending on the clinic I waver between low and low end of normal thyroid, and clinics for the uninsured don't like to prescribe maintenance meds).<br /><br />Anyhoo, I was reading on T3 and T4 and Synthroid. I found out synthroid's makers have lobbied heavily against other thyroid meds. True, it is cheap and easy to get. But it does only affect T4 levels (which does help with engergy, feeling cold, and hair loss). But unless the T3 levels are also brought up, thyroid-related weight-gain will stick around as stubborn as grease on leather.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-64706119743088327642011-09-18T07:40:32.925-07:002011-09-18T07:40:32.925-07:00PCOS can start manifesting before puberty, but typ...PCOS can start manifesting before puberty, but typically kicks in at puberty or later. I started showing symptoms at 15, but I went on the pill at 17 and that seemed to put things in check. When I got off the pill at 22 the PCOS kicked in seriously.<br /><br />Unfortunately much of the discussion on PCOS is about fertility and weight. I'm far more concerned about long term health (the higher risk of ovarian cancer, for example) and general health. Despite wanting kids and being distressed by my (now resolved, thankfully) infertility, much of my day to day function was destroyed by PCOS until I got on medication. I feel like I'm the only person who talks about the extreme hunger* (at least in a non-shaming way) or brain fog and fatigue. <br /><br />*By extreme hunger I mean that I would have days once or twice a week when no matter how much I ate an hour later I would be so famished that I'd be unable to focus mentally, became incredibly irritable, had significant pain in my abdomen and was too weak to move more than to curl up in a ball. I'm happy to be on medication forever as long as it prevents that.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01741166832975924830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-89426318994041492572011-09-17T19:50:15.523-07:002011-09-17T19:50:15.523-07:00Now this is interesting. I too have had PCOS, and ...Now this is interesting. I too have had PCOS, and I'm sure it caused a fair amount of weight gain. But I was a fat child too - does PCOS kick in that early?<br /><br />Maybe I'm unusual in having had my PCOS correctly diagnosed when I was a teenager. I didn't pursue treatment because everything I read about it was in relation to infertility and I didn't care if I was infertile. Also, there weren't effective treatments around until I was in my thirties. Metformin was very effective for me in stopping the cysts, restoring my monthly cycle and cutting way down on the excess hair.<br /> If you want a truly chilling story of unexplained weight gain, check out http://fivehundredpoundpeeps.blogspot.com/2010/07/my-350-400-pound-weight-gain.html . The gain appeared to have been partly caused by a bum thyroid and what must surely be one of the worst cases of PCOS ever.<br /><br />MulberryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-8626343417870445132011-09-17T19:09:43.583-07:002011-09-17T19:09:43.583-07:00I have a "mild" case of PCOS in that my ...I have a "mild" case of PCOS in that my labs are borderline but my symptoms are comparatively severe. So borderline fasting insulin levels = uncontrolled weight gain, soul-crushing hunger, severe brain fog and fatigue, and miscarriage after miscarriage. I had to fight for it and actually turn on the waterworks in the doc's office, but I got my PCOS diagnosis and metformin prescription and life has been pretty amazing since then. Weight has stabilized, I have my brain back, I can eat a reasonable amount of food and feel satisfied, no miscarriages, and I'm on my second successful pregnancy. <br /><br />In short, I hear you on the treating symptomatic borderline cases. From talking with many friends with PCOS my symptoms were particularly severe, and I couldn't imagine how horrible life would be right now if I hadn't gotten treatment.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01741166832975924830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-80140368812937288752011-09-17T18:21:57.241-07:002011-09-17T18:21:57.241-07:00Thank you for sharing your story. I too gained ne...Thank you for sharing your story. I too gained nearly 100 lbs. over the course of my late teens and early twenties, and was frequently told by doctors that I was lying about what I was eating and what I was doing for exercise. Come to find out I have PCOS, Hypothyroidism, and Hypoglycemia. It is still a significant struggle to find medical providers who are well-versed in PCOS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-267535893210854932011-09-17T15:39:28.200-07:002011-09-17T15:39:28.200-07:00Thank you for being an island of sanity in the end...Thank you for being an island of sanity in the endless chorus of "you need to lose weight!"<br /><br />My Father-in-law has type II diabetes and his doctor has been banging that lose weight drum in a serious way. (FIL is larger than he has been in the past, but he's also in his mid-50s and has had no sudden weight gain). It's driving me nuts but I don't feel that I have the authority to contradict the doctor.<br /><br />Eat well, move your body. Maybe you'll lose weight. Maybe you won't. If you weren't doing those things before, you'll certainly become healthier regardless of what your pants size is. I don't understand why doctors push losing weight instead of just good diet and exercise?Anna Geletkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01340327980237910092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-69943276352106394872011-09-17T12:59:08.534-07:002011-09-17T12:59:08.534-07:00I've been hypothyroid for about 10 years and h...I've been hypothyroid for about 10 years and have been seeing a consultant for a little while as he thinks I also have PCOS. I've noticed a major gain in abdominal fat (on top of my usual fat) in the last year or so - I look 6 months pregnant. Hoping for answers soon!Just me, Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13863490605328463689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-27575709626613078932011-09-17T08:16:17.533-07:002011-09-17T08:16:17.533-07:00Yes Yes and Yes is the answer to your last questio...Yes Yes and Yes is the answer to your last question. Thank you for this post. The constant assumption that everyone who is fat or considered overweight in this culture has an eating disorder or is unhealthy, or is a slob, or can't control their food intake is so insulting and humiliating. I really appreciate your article! Warmly, <br />Dr. Deah Schwartz, leftoverstogo.comDeahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15634725800389977508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-31081436495232178922011-09-17T04:53:14.632-07:002011-09-17T04:53:14.632-07:00I almost wrote to you with my story, but then I de...I almost wrote to you with my story, but then I decided hypothyroidism was a specific outside cause for the gain!<br /><br />I lost 80 pounds when I was in college, but right after I graduated I started feeling a bit off. I was dizzy, cold, constantly tired, never hungry, and my hair was falling out. But I didn't have health insurance so I decided it was all just nothing. Eleven months after graduation, I had regained 90 pounds despite eating so little that people worried about me. I finally went to a doctor, who originally thought it was a brain tumor(!), but did a bunch of routine blood work anyway. My TSH came back high, and after I started on levothyroxine the symptoms disappeared. Wish I could say the same for the weight gain!<br /><br />Your post also got me to thinking about my first major weight gain. I was heavy to start with, but I gained 130 pounds in four years after my periods stopped. The menstrual irregularities were (eight years) later found to be due to PCOS. Looking forward to the PCOS series!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-35742186114905208302011-09-16T18:52:13.658-07:002011-09-16T18:52:13.658-07:00I was just reading the description again of that, ...I was just reading the description again of that, "Maggie Goes on a Diet," book, and I am starting to wonder whether all this hype over the obesity epidemic is doing more harm than good, because it contributes to those kind of doctor attitudes you are talking about. Everyone wants to just take the easy "lifestyle" explanation and lay blame instead of actually helping. Your blog has helped me see this.<br /><br />A few years ago I found out I had high cholestorol. I had a few other health issues I tried to discuss with a doctor to see if an underlying cause could be found. She wouldn't even listen to symptoms. She just said, "It is because you are overweight. Exercize and follow this diet for x months, and you will have no more problems."<br /><br />I was good and followed their diet and got up earlier every morning to exercize. I had a small child and was going to school, so I had a lot of stress and little sleep already.<br /><br />I did lose weight, but my health problems increased, and so did my cholestorol levels. Only recently I found out that LACK OF SLEEP CONTRIBUTES TO HIGH CHOLESTEROL. Do you think a single person at that clinic ever mentioned that? Different problem, but I know where you are coming from.Evensporhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17005685575858296425noreply@blogger.com