Want to get weight loss surgery but am not getting approved

[ShoppGirl 3,406]

I only recently had elevated cortisol levels and am literally researching Cushings today as I await further testing. There is something called cycling cushings that often leads to delay in diagnosis because the initial test can not pick it up? Just a thought.

[ShoppGirl 3,406]

Also, have you had your height measured recently? We shrink as we age so you may have a little higher BMI than you think of your doctors are like mine and just use the old measurements for years.

[hills&valleys 130]

On 12/16/2022 at 6:50 AM, shonna1989 said:

I've been to three and one OBGYN. They don't know. Hormones are normal on every test.

Very slight hirsutism began at 14 (faint hairs on my abdomen). But by 21 I was growing a beard and my body hair was wolf man level. No answers for that or my severe acne which was practically all over my body. They can't figure it out. They say ''genetics'' but not one parent has those kind of characteristic's. Both parents are fair haired, thin people. My Mother only had to shave her legs once a week or longer and I don't ever recall her having facial hair. Both parents are thin too with no history of adolescent or adult acne. A total mystery.

What you are describing sounds like a high androgen level....."High androgen levels lead to symptoms such as body Hair growth, acne, irregular periods -- and weight gain."

[Lisa XO 117]

Has a doctor ever ordered a glucose tolerance test for you? I have PCOS but with mostly normal ovaries. I was diagnosed by a progressive endocrinologist based on my GTT and other symptoms. My insulin resistance was the cause of much of my inability to lose weight. After I was put on metformin, I was able to lose weight (but, obv, not able to keep it off long term). I saw numerous doctors who told me, "just stop eating so much", until I finally landed on the endocrinologist who was willing to listen. Good luck.