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Re: Continious Birth Control Question
From: Andrea (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Oct 28 10:45:17 2004
Thanks Nikki for your response, it helps me so much to know that there
are other people like me out there. Yeah I did the Lupron 6 years ago
and the side effects were not fun. I will keep thinking about and
praying for you that they will get better. Thanks for all your support!
At Thu, 28 Oct 2004, NIKKIE wrote:
>
>ANDREA, I HAVE LEARNED TO JUST LISTEN TO WHAT MY BODY IS TELLING ME. I
>KNOW WHEN I AM IN PAIN SOMETHING JUST ISN'T RIGHT. IF YOUR DOCTOR WANTS
>TO GIVE YOU ANOTHER LAP LET HIM. DOCTORS WON'T CUT YOU OPEN FOR NO
>REASON TODAY. IT IS SAD TO SAY BUT ALOT OF OUR GYNO'S ARE NOT
>SPECIALISTS WHEN IT COME TO ENDO. SO SOMETIMES I KNOW FOR ME I THINK IT
>IS MY HEAD. I AM ON LUPRON NOW AND TRYING TO GET THROUGH TH SIDE
>EFFECTS. BUT LET ME TELL YOU THERE ARE DAYS I CALL THE DOCTOR AND TELL
>HIM I WOO'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER TAHT I WANT MY PAIN PILLS OR IT IS
>TIME FOR AN ULTASOUND OR SOMETHING. THIS IS MY MY WOMEN HOOD DON'T MESS
>AROUND WITH IT. I ALSO HAVE LESSION ON MY CERVIX HE GIVES ME A PAP
>SMEAR EVERY 4 MONTHS CAUSE I TEST POSTITIVE TO CANCER CELLS BUT BIOPSY
>ALWAYS COMES BACK NEGATIVE. SO YOU ARE THE PATIENT AND THE DOCTOR IS
>PROVIDING A SERVICE FOR YOU AND YOU TELL HIM. LET HIM HEAR YOU. LET ME
>KNOW HOW YOU MAKE OUT WITH YOUR LAP.
>NIKKIE
>At Thu, 28 Oct 2004, Andrea wrote:
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>>Nikki, thanks for your response, it makes me not feel so bad about
>>haveing me 3rd one in November. I keep thinking is this nesscarry, but
>>then again if you are experiecing this kind of pain than you should,
>>becuase noone should have the pain that us ladies have. It is just
>>scary to think about how bad it can get, and it sounds like you have had
>>it really bad.
>>
>>At Thu, 28 Oct 2004, NIKKIE wrote:
>>>
>>>DON'T EVER SAY TO SOON IS TO SOON. I HAD A LAP IN AUG 2003 AND HAD
>>>ANOTHER LAP MAR 2004. 6 MONTHS APART. BOTH TIMES ENDO WAS REMOVED IN
>>>THE SAME PLACES MY BLADDER AND BOWEL SACS. ALSO I WAS LOADED AGAIN WITH
>>>MY FIBROID CYSTS. I HAVE LEARNED ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE WITH ENDO.SAME
>>>HERE I HAVE ENDO IN MY BLADDER AND ON MY BLOOD VESSEL ON MY BLADDER
>>>WHICH THEY DID NOT REMOVE.THE VESSEL IS CONTRACTED O IHAVE BLLOD IN MY
>>>URINE. BUT I WON'T LET THEM TOUCH MY BLADDER ANYMORE. I AM TOO SCARED
>>>AT THIS POINT. YOU MIGHT NEED ANOTHER LAP. LISTEN TO YOUR BODY. DO
>>>NOT UNDER ESTIMATE WHAT YOUR BODY IS TELLING YOU. I HAVE LEARNED THAT
>>>THE HARD WAY. I HAVE HAD ALREDY LOST AN OVARIE AND A TUBE. I GO RIGHT
>>>TO THE DOCTOR NOW WHEN I KNOW SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT. TALK TO YOUR
>>>DOCTOR AND MAKE HIM OR HER LISTEN.
>>>
>>>--
>>>NIKKIE
>>>At Thu, 28 Oct 2004, Stacie wrote:
>>>>
>>>>I had got a video from Endo Research and the doctor on there said if you
>>>>just burn it with laser surgery it won't get the roots of it all and he
>>>>said to make sure it is completely gone it needs to be cut out. I don't
>>>>know who to believe. I know there is one spot where she could not
>>>>remove it. It is by a major blood vessel and she didnt want to risk
>>>>rupturing it. I wonder if mine has spread to that area as well. I have
>>>>problems going to the bathroom and it takes awhile. I just feel
>>>>bloated. They have me on Tylenol #3 and 800 motrin. Do they have you
>>>>on anything for pain?
>>>>
>>>>At Thu, 28 Oct 2004, Andrea wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>I know it is great to be able to talk to someone with the same problems.
>>>>>They lasered my out as well. I will tell you this, my first lab was
>>>>>over six years ago and I got on the Lupron right after surgey but still
>>>>>had lots of probelms. They decided to go back in only 4 months later to
>>>>>find that they did not get it all the first time and had found some in
>>>>>the colon area which they did not look there the first time. So it is
>>>>>possible that they might have left some behind on you, or did not find
>>>>>it all. If you are still having that bad of problems you might want to
>>>>>consider letting them go back in just to recheck everything.
>>>>>
>>>>>At Thu, 28 Oct 2004, Stacie wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Hi Andrea,
>>>>>>It is nice to know there are others that have the same problem. When
>>>>>>you had your lap did they burn them with a laser or cut it out? I had a
>>>>>>lap done in January. It just seems like it is too soon for it to come
>>>>>>back that quick. I also tried lupron for 2 months after surgery and had
>>>>>>to get off of it because it was affecting my thyroid.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>--
>>>>>>Stacie
>>>>>>
>>>>>>At Thu, 28 Oct 2004, Andrea wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Hi Stacie,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I have been on continous BCP for a long time and I know exactly how you
>>>>>>>feel. I started this last year and I had a hard time starting my
>>>>>>>periods, I constantly feel bloated and sick to my stomach and I wonder
>>>>>>>if it is something with just me, but it is nice to know that someone out
>>>>>>>there feels the same way. I am undergoing my 3rd lab during November
>>>>>>>and I hope that helps with a lot of it, because the cramps and pains are
>>>>>>>just getting worse. Haev you ever had the surgery before?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>At Thu, 28 Oct 2004, Stacie wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Has anyone been on continious Bcp and had problems having there period
>>>>>>>>when the 3 months was up to have one. Did you have painful cramps,
>>>>>>>>bloating, feel blocked up and felt sick to your stomach? I don't know
>>>>>>>>whether to go back in and have a surgery or wait to get a 2nd opinion.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Thanks Stacie
>>>>>>
>>>--
>>>NIKKIE
>>>
>--
>NIKKIE
>
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