ENDO Messages for November, 2003: Re: Excessive Bleeding

Re: Excessive Bleeding

From: D.N. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Nov 26 07:36:10 2003

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Hi Tami,

Yes, I had a similar thing happen and I had fibroids. It is not uncommon for women with endo to have fibroids or visa versa- since it is related to estrogen.

When I was bleeding really heavy it was 2 super tampons and a pad in 20 minutes. I went to the ER. I was dehydrated. This was 5 days before my hysteretomy was schedule They gave me IV fluids. Make sure you are drinking lots of fluids. Your doc will more than likely have you start and iron supplement too, if you aren't already on one.

My bleeding had increased during about a year and a half time. I was always had heavy bleeding with my periods, but it kept getting worse and worse. What ever you do, don't let your doc just write it off to hormonal changes. Make sure they do an ultrasound. My doc wrote it off as aging and hormonal changes and it made things very difficult for me. You know your body better than anyone, if something doesn't feel right, find a doc who will listen to you.

Best wishes, D.N.

At Tue, 25 Nov 2003, Tami wrote: >
>Hi! I just stumbled across this site and thought I would see if anyone
>has a similar story.
>
>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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