Re: Excessive Bleeding
From: bkemnitz (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Nov 26 13:33:11 2003
I too had a terribly heavy period after I stopped bf my daughter. I had
three months of pelvic pain also. my dr thought it was related to the
endometriosis and prescribed Nuva ring, and pain releivers. it took two
months for nuvaring to kick in for pain releif, but it worked for me.
after I stopped bf my son a year earlier, I had two periods a month
(heavy). this too was probably related to my endo.
birth control pills didn't work then (actually I am terrible at
remembering to take them so it was probably my fault) that is why
nuvaring is better because you insert it for four weeks, and remove it,
and then put a new one in right away, and never have a period. I am not
too sure I am comfortable with not having a period, so I may give myself
one every so often.
hope this answers your question.
beth
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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