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Re: LOW OGESTREL BC
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Jan 15 19:27:36 2004
So you mean that you took one pack, finished the active pills, took a
week off to have a period, started a new pack, finished the active pills
in that one, and took another week off to have a period, and when you
started the next pack seven days later instead of your period stopping
it continued for 19 days while you were taking the active pills? You
could always call your doctor and talk to the nurse over the phone. I
had to do that a lot when I was trying to find a pill that would work
for me. Remember that not all the pills are alike and there may be one
out there that will work better for you. My doctor always made me stay
on one kind for at least four months before trying a different kind
because it takes your body a while to adjust to the horomones in the
pills. But you know your body better than anyone else, if you feel that
there is something else causing your pain, or that these pills are not
for you, call your doctor and see if they can give you a different pill
to try. When I first started taking the pill regularly(not continuous
yet) it took my body a while to adjust and I had long heavy periods that
didn't stop even when I started the new pack. It took a while for my
periods, which had been about 21 days long on average, to get
"regulated." If you are only going off the pill for seven days every 21
days, then the pills should eventually begin to regulate your periods
down to about seven days. Back when I was still having my period, it
would come about two days after I took the last active pill and would
stay until about two days after I began the new pack. But sometimes it
would stay longer even long after my body had "adjusted" to the
pills(though, thankfully not 19 days longer, I really feel for you).
Remember that you know your body better than anyone, and also that you
have to be your own advocate. Don't wait for an appointment, call the
doctor. The nurse will talk to you and relay the info to the doctor. At
least you would have some answers, then. I really wish you well and
hope your body adjusts soon!!
At Thu, 15 Jan 2004, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>At Thu, 15 Jan 2004, anonymous wrote:
>No, i did not wait to start the new pack. I am taking them correctly. I
>actually started on time just went for 19 days non stop. But after this
>it has thrown my starting time into the middle of the pack and I'm back
>to my old heavy period.
>
>>Nan,
>>I am confused, why would you be starting in the middle of the pack? When
>>you are on bc you only go off for seven days, even if you are still
>>having your period. You didn't wait the whole 19 days until your period
>>stopped to start a new pack, did you? As for the pain, even though you
>>are on bc, bc does not stop the pain completely. What helps minimize
>>the pain is taking the pills continuously, meaning instead of taking a
>>week off to have a period, you start a new pack just as soon as you
>>finish the old pack. I was on bc for 6 years before my diagnosis of
>>endo, and when I had my surgery I was already stage 4. Now I am on
>>continuous bc, and have been for 4 years, and the pain has never gone
>>away. Part of the problem with bc is that endo needs estrogen to grow,
>>and there is estrogen in bc. The reason that your periods are still
>>painful is due to the endo, because endo gets a thousand times more
>>painful when you are bleeding, because the endo is bleeding, too and
>>your body is reacting as if it is a wound by covering it with scar
>>tissue. But that doesn't stop the endo, instead it continues to grow
>>buried under scar tissue which is very painful when you are bleeding. At
>>any rate, it is going to take a while for your body to re-adjust to the
>>pills. When I started taking them continuously, it took two years for
>>my period to actually stop. Until that I bled non-stop for two years.
>>Of course my doctor tried out several different pills on me before he
>>found the one that worked, and he had to bump me up to the high dosage
>>pills before we found one that worked...but what I am saying is, make
>>sure you are using the pills correctly, and then be patient.
>>Unfortunately, the hard truth about this disease is that there is not a
>>lot known about it, therefore the treatments are severly lacking in
>>their effectiveness. I wish you luck!!
>>
>> Thu, 15 Jan 2004, NAN wrote:
>>>
>>>I have been using low ogestrel BC for about 3 months for excessive
>>>bleeding
>>>and symptoms and history of endo. I barely had a period after the first
>>>pack
>>>but 2 days before Thanksgiving I started and went for 19 days. Now I am
>>>completely thrown off. I am starting in the middle of the pack and back
>>>to my
>>>long heavy periods. I have pain in my back by my tailbone and in my
>>>lower pelvic area. The BC pills have not helped this yet either. I was
>>>diognosed with a large uterus (14 week), fibroids with ultrasound & D &
>>>C. Also have hormone inbalance and polyps. My question is could my
>>>pain be caused more by my enlarged uterus with fibroids instead of endo?
>>>I figured the BC pills would have helped the pain if it was endo. I
>>>don't see my gyno again until February
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>Nan
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