more ttc issues

[ashley8417]

Hi I was wondering if anyone lived in upstate NY and knew of any "fat-friendly" ob-gyn's up here. I've called most of the ones in my town to see if they will test me for pcos and they're all telling me no and that I have to go to a reproductive endocrinologist....but i just can't afford to go there because my insurance wont cover it. well I was

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[geminigirl]

"Upstate" is pretty broad-you could mean Albany or Binghampton or Buffalo. There are a couple of names listed near Rochester on the fat friendly providers list.

Good luck.

[singlemomga]

http://cat-and-dragon.com/stef/fat/ffp.html

Pick your state and see if anyone is near you! Good luck!

[ashley8417]

thank you both...i hope theses will help me find the right doctor for me!

[pumpkindoodles]

I am in Albany, NY and my doctor never gave me any problems about my weight. I started my pregnancy at about 245 lbs, 5'5". On the second or third visit, he gave me the "probably shouldn't gain more than 15 or 20 pounds during pregnancy" speech. However, I did end up gaining at least 55 pounds (a lot of that was fluid retention at the end), but my weight was never once made an issue or even mentioned at my appointments. I did have an issue with my blood pressure being high towards the end, so he kept an eye on that and made sure I did not have pre-eclampsia. But even then, my weight was never mentioned and I was never lectured about gaining too much. Not that you asked, but he also did not push to induce me before my due date, even though my son was measuring large and my BP was high. Let me know if you're interested & I'll send you the info.

[ashley8417]

well albany is a little far away for me....i live about an hour north of syracuse ny. so i'm really far upstate lol i'm going to finish calling around tomorrow to see if anyone will do some testing for me. but thank you anyways!

[pumpkindoodles]

okay, just thought I'd add it in case!