I noticed that yesterday someone was looking for PCOS support in Minnesota. The timing is perfect, since the new network members from Minnesota are just getting up and running!
Michele Gorman of Twin City Nutrition and Charla Schultz at the Mayo Clinic have been doing great work with PCOS, and with their help in the last years I have been able to bring my training to her backyard to develop even more options for help.
Each of the new members is in the process of getting up and running and learning the ins and outs of our blog…in the meantime, if you are wanting to contact them, you can post a comment to this blog.
The roster of our Minnesota members is:
Michele Gorman, Edina Charla Schultz, Rochester Erin Jaskulke, Mankato Rebecca Driscoll, Mendota Heights/St. Paul Joan Giampaoli, St. Louis Park Janelle Fuchs, St. Louis Park
Please let us know how we can help you!
ADDENDUM 3/28/09 The comments attached to this post are from Minnesota team members who have provided their contact information for your reference. Please make use of the information!: )
I received a very important call from one of my patients this morning…"yes, Michele I am pregnant!". The words that I LOVE to hear and recently been hearing a lot!! This experience marks the sixth consecutive client of mine who has conceived 4-8 weeks after starting to work with me! What makes this especially exciting is that all of these women have been trying for at least over a year with one who was trying for 2 1/2 years with a failed IVF.
My client who was trying for over 2 1/2 years, tried IVF and was working with one of the best reproductive medicine clinics in the city. She presented to me with concern that she might have PCOS and a desire to lose weight. She was sophisticated and well educated on treatments for fertility, however after 2 1/2 years she found herself depressed, exhausted and believing that she would never conceive. She never had any expectation that she would leave my office with a plan to promote ovulation, but that day we did exactly that and at her 5-week visit, she shared in tears that she was PREGNANT!
I used to always joke and say that I was single handedly responsible for milk consumption going up in the Twin Cities, now I believe that I might be responsible for a baby boom!
Michele Gorman, MS, RD, LD Twin City Nutrition, LLC www.twincitynutrition.com
It's that time of year, when the ladies over at Power Up for PCOS start talking walk-a-thon! They have really expanded since last year…just look at all the places there will be events! For more information on participation or sponsorship (event date is September 29, 2012)…visit the Power Up for PCOS website. Listed by State: State: Arizona City: Phoenix Address: To be determined Time: To be determined Contact Person & E-mail: Gina Weeks tothinebetheglory@yahoo.com ____________________________________________ State: Arizona City: Tucson Address: To be determined Time: To be determined Contact Person & E-mail: Mabel Crescioni mabel.crescioni@gmail.com or 810-545-7267 ____________________________________________ State: California City: Los Angeles Address: To be determined Time: To be determined Contact Person & E-mail: Dawn Marie Black tangotildawn@gmail.com or 810-545-7267 ____________________________________________ State: Michigan City: To be determined Address: To be determined Time: To be determined Contact Person & E-mail: Holly Amarandei holly@yummylifewellness.com or 810-545-7267 ____________________________________________ State: Minnesota City: St. Paul Address: To be determined Time: To be determined Contact Person & E-mail: Suzannah Toso suzannahtoso@yahoo.com or 810-545-7267 ____________________________________________ State: New Hampshire City: Nashua Address: To be determined Time: To be determined Contact Person & E-mail: Beth Wolf Beth@powerupforpcos.com or 810-545-7267 ____________________________________________ State: New York City: Amherst Address: To be determined Time: To be determined Contact Person & E-mail: Adrianne Adger & Andrea Adger powerupforpcos.nys@gmail.com or 810-545-7267 ____________________________________________ State: Pennsylvania City: Beaver Address: To be determined Time: To be determined Contact Person & E-mail: Marie Mariano mmariano@zoominternet.net or 810-545-7267 ____________________________________________ State: Virginia City: Hampton Address: To be determined Time: To be determined Contact Person & E-mail: Rebecca Miller crownpcos@gmail.com or 810-545-7267 ____________________________________________ State: Washington City: Turnwater Address: To be determined Time: To be determined Contact Person & E-mail: Crystal Warren crystal.warren@gmail.com or 810-545-7267
It's been a crazy month! I just returned from Oakland where I met with lactation consultants in the Kaiser Health system, hopefully strengthening the ties we have with this specialty important to PCOS. Many women with PCOS who finally conceive learn that their next challenge is successful breastfeeding. So we need to have strong communication between specialties to be sure each of us in your life at different times provides consistent and useful information. Yesterday was an excellent start in that direction.
Next week I am off to work with the Minnesota team, and we'll be brainstorming what can be done for women in their 'hoods.
Before I go, I will be doing my monthly Tempe Whole Foods inCYST class, please, if you are in Phoenix, Chandler, Gilbert, Ahwatukee, and have a couple of hours to spare, come attend! It's a whole lot more information than you're likely to get if you spend that copayment money on someone who has not been trained in your specific diagnosis.
At the end of the month, Ellen Reiss Goldfarb will be hosting her second inCYST Saturday Seminar. Her last one was wonderful and it really is a must-attend for any LA woman who wants the best, most practical information on PCOS.
All information on classes and events can be found at www.afterthediet.com/inCYST.htm
Oh! And the photo? It doesn't have a whole lot to do with PCOS, except maybe that I took a stress management break and visited the California Academy of Sciences with a good friend Sue and her husband Ernie. Sometimes when you think you've got more on your plate than you can handle…the absolute best thing you can do is step off the treadmill and do something completely different. It gives your brain a rest and an opportunity to derive a plan without your anxiety interfering with the process. That's what I did with my friends, just took a break and enjoyed learning about jellyfish and fish eating snakes and chameleons and albino alligators. The jellyfish were very mesmerizing and relaxing to watch, I decided they are kind of like nature's lava lamps.
The clarity that resulted from the time off will definitely benefit all of you. I hope you have opportunities to do the same when your PCOS seems like it's taken a life of its own. Things will get better!
