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Re: stop taking bcp for endo?
From: amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Mar 27 19:01:52 2002
I might be sounding like a broken record - but BE SURE your Dr. does
NOT put you on a high estrogen dose pill (like steady estrogen ortho
cyclen). Many many women experience increased pain. (please look up my
earlier posts about this or contact me if you have questions...)
pain free days to all,
hugs,
amy
At Mon, 25 Mar 2002, gina wrote:
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>You might want to find a doctor that specializes in that field. I have
>a long history of ovarian cysts, endo, and I have a lot of scar tissue.
>I know how painful it can be, I have had shots of demeral that didn't
>work. My doctor has me on lupron now its a 3 month treatment and so far
>its working great, i had a period with no pain at all. There are
>possible side effects but I have yet to get one
>
>At Sat, 23 Mar 2002, Kasia wrote:
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>>Hi, I'm 20 and was diagnosed with stage 4 endo in sept 2001. After the
>>lap I was put on continuous bcp (Diane 35) however, I was still
>>experiencing pain and very irregular bleeding, along with a 5 week
>>period where I was spotting daily. On jan 31st 2002 I had my second lap
>>and more endo was found, in all new areas plus a lot of scar tissue
>>apparently. Since then I have been on the pill again, but this time a
>>combination pill(Brevinor)-I'm still on the first pack of this pill. At
>>first I was OK, but for the last week I've been spotting again together
>>with some pain-the pain has been kind of constant throughout the day but
>>gets worse anytime for no reason(even if I'm just sitting there in my
>>lecture). I also bleed more and have more pain when I go for my daily
>>power walks aswell. Is this likely to last? What does it mean? Would it
>>be feasible to just stop bcp treatment, as I would rather be in pain for
>>one week in a month, comapred with everyday? (When I got my natural
>>period after the second lap, it was very very painful!!) Thanks a bunch!
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