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Old Nov 12, 2013, 08:16 PM
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Thank you all for the support!

I don't expect everyone in my life to be supportive, but I guess I would hope that the professionals could see progress even if it's a baby-step.

For exercise, I'm simply walking outside my house everyday (up and down the street). I started for 20mins, now have increased to 30mins. On top of that, one of my "homework" assignments every week is to leave my house, and go to a park and stay there for an hour. I usually just sit there, lol, but at least I'm out of the house.

And no, my doc wasn't having a bad day And no, she isn't fat or old. I actually have to bring my fiance with me because my doc scares me so bad. She does not like to talk about mental health at all. When I saw her 1 1/2 months ago, I asked her to put me on metformin because I also have PCOS. Her response to that was: "I don't really want to give you a medication that will help you get pregnant...I mean, do you really think you should be pregnant right now due to your mental health?" For me, getting pregnant would be a blessing as the chances of it happening are slim to none, so why wouldn't I do anything to increase that chance?

I stick with her because I'm so scared of new people. Plus, she does run all the tests I request, refers me out to specialists, and prescribes me almost any medication I need. I just get a lot of lip from her too. The only other good thing is that she always tells me these things with a smile and the cutest Wisconsin accent, so I don't process the negative right away
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