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Re: Excessive Bleeding
From: D.N. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Nov 26 07:28:17 2003
Hi Tami
At Tue, 25 Nov 2003, Tami wrote:
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>Hi! I just stumbled across this site and thought I would see if anyone
>has a similar story.
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>First, I have a history of endometriosis and have been through countless
>laps to treat it, bc pills, etc. I recently gave birth to my 3rd child
>(each one is a miracle to me as I was told my chances for getting
>pregnant and holding a baby were slim). I just stopped breastfeeding my
>10 month old last month. I'm on my 3rd period now. It started 12 days
>ago. The first day was somewhat heavy, though the next day was out of
>control and on for a few days. I was soaking things every 20 minutes. I
>passed many large clots and had a huge amount of bleeding. My OB
>prescribed Ovcon 3x a day for 5 days to get my hormones in check. I
>have taken those and continued on in the evening (1x day). So, once I
>was on the Ovcon, it became a somewhat normal, but heavy, period.
>Yesterday (and today), the flow has gone back to VERY heavy. I'm
>soaking a super tampon and pad every 20 minutes. I made an appointment
>to see my OB this afternoon. She said they will more than likely do
>bloodwork and an ultrasound to see what is going on.
>
>Has anyone else had anything similar to this? I assume that since I've
>regulated the hormone issue and the bleeding is still very heavy, it is
>not related and is not a period.
>
>Thanks in advance!
>Tami
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