Re: IUD for possible Endo?
From: Jude (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun May 16 17:31:30 2004
Hi Amy,
I have tried the Mirena IUD to control pain and my advice is to tread
with caution. I was told it would be painful getting the IUD put in and
it was more painful than I had anticipated. I was also told that 5% of
women do not tolerate IUD's and unfortunately I happened to be one of
them. I was already in chronic pain and the IUD caused more. I tried
very hard to tolerate it to the point of taking 400mg of celebrex and
4gms of paracetemol a day to calm it down. It turned out to be a very
expensive and painful experiment to manage endo.
I would also encourage you to seek a second opinion, it is not normal to
have such painful periods. Please seek the advice of a gynaecologist
who specialises in treating endometriosis.
Kind regards, Jude.
At Fri, 14 May 2004, Amy wrote:
>
>Hello everyone! I’m new to the group and I am so thankful to have found
>you!. I’m 31 and have never been diagnosed with endometriosis but after
>reading your post I think it’s possibly what I have. For the last 4-5
>years I have had severe pain associated with my periods. The pain has
>gotten progressively worse over the last couple years and lately has
>been unbearable (can’t walk, can’t sleep, nauseated, ect.). I recently
>saw my doctor for my yearly exam and for the umpteenth time with a smile
>I was told “Some women just have painful periods. You’re normal!” I
>don’t feel normal!! At my last visit (4 weeks ago) she switched my birth
>control from Aleese to the Ortho Evra patch. I actually had stopped
>taking the Aleese prior to my visit because it was making me sick (she
>said it was the Progesterone). The patch hasn’t been agreeing with my
>system but I know I need to give it some time. I called the office
>today to let them know the problems I was having with the patch and to
>also get a prescript refill for my pain meds. Even though I’m using the
>patch back to back now is the time when I would normally have my period
>and I have the same unbelievable pain……maybe even worse. They told me
>to give the patch some time to work (which I knew they would) but also
>suggested that if the patch doesn’t work she could put in an IUD. Has
>anyone else had this advice? Did it work? I had a tubal ligation in 1998
>so I only take BC to help control the pain. Any advice would be
>appreciated! Thanks!
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