Re: seasonale question
From: Alyson (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Aug 4 07:39:08 2005
Hi Ladies,
I've also been on Seasonale for about a year now. My periods are
horrible. I don't have children, but the closest thing I can liken the
pain to is what it would feel like to have contractions. I typically
have pain throughout the cycle, regardless of where I am in the pills. I
noticed in a post from a few days ago (problem with seasonale) that
there are some other sypmtoms that I was chalking up to the endo that
sound like they could be attributable to the Seasonale. I also have had
break through bleeding starting at about 6 weeks and lasting until the
start of my period. Not fun.
If you decide to stay on it I've had pretty good luck with percocet and
thermocare heat patches on the crappy pre period days. Unfotunately I
have no brilliant advice for when the big stuff comes. Good luck.
--
Alyson
At Wed, 3 Aug 2005, holly wrote:
>
>tara,
>thank goodness i saw your post today. :) can you believe that you and i
>have tried all the same bcp? when i was on lupron, i had to be taken off
>aygestin, so my dr put me on mircette. after, he put me on the ring,
>but it kept slipping out after exercising (freaky!), so he switched me
>to the patch. but i was still desperate to have a kid, so i stopped
>using it (we tried for about 8 years before just throwing in the towel
>and moving on). anyway, i'm glad you replied. and i'm glad it was this
>week. i had another seasonale period over the weekend, and OMG, it was
>so horrible. :( my dh and i are actually discussing if i should just
>have a hysterectomy. i don't have a lot of endo, but it's really
>hormonally active. one of the fertility specialists i saw told me it
>was a very aggressive type. he wasn't kidding. i think the
>hysterectomy decision would be easier for me to make if i did have
>children. however, i know i'll never have them, so i don't understand
>why my mind refuses to accept the idea.
>
>anyway, this period was even worse than the last one. i still had less
>flow and milder cramps, but there were so many other problems. it's
>been a long time since i've actually just broken down and cried during a
>period, but it happened sunday. i hate this disease. i hate what it's
>done to me and to my personality. but it's good to know i'm not alone.
>i can't tell you how much it means to know i'm not alone. it stinks
>that others are experiencing it too, but sometimes it's helpful and
>comforting to know someone knows exactly how it feels.
>
>my dh is starting to get really worried about it. at least he acts like
>it. he doesn't say much. but he does things that show me he knows i'm
>in pain and that he wants to help. i appreciate him so much. i dont'
>know what i'd do without him.
>
>i ran out of bcp wednesday which means my next period is in a few weeks
>and will be a real one. YIKES! scares the dickens out of me! have my
>annual exam right before it's due, so i'm definitely going to be
>discussing options with my doctor. i wonder if maybe it's not endo
>again. maybe i'm just a wuss or something?
>
>thanks again.
>(((Hugs)))
>~holly
>mild endo and IC
>
>At Wed, 3 Aug 2005, Tara wrote:
>>
>>At Fri, 25 Mar 2005, holly wrote:
>>>
>>>i have endometriosis and am on seasonale right now to keep it from
>>>getting too much worse. i was on yasmin for a few months, then had to
>>>switch because of migraines. the periods i had on yasmin were quite
>>>easy. a little cramping, not too heavy, not too painful.
>>>
>>>however, i just had a period on seasonale, and OMG! it wasn't heavy, but
>>>day 1 was horrible. if i had any sick days left, i would have stayed
>>>home from work yesterday. i could hardly move because of the pain. and
>>>the bloating made me look like i did after i had my first lap. it
>>>wasn't really cramps, it felt more like 1 long cramp that was a vice
>>>grip all day long. vicodin didn't relieve any of it. the heating pad
>>>after work finally did help a little. and some tlc from my dh.
>>>
>>>but is this normal for seasonale? it really worried me yesterday. today
>>>is a lot easier. just some nausea and a headache. i'm concerned the
>>>endo is back and that's why it was so painful yesterday. has anyone
>>>else experienced this with seasonale?
>>>
>>>i'm sorry to complain, but i was hoping to get rid of the pain for a
>>>while by using the bcp. i've had 2 surgeries (1 excision), lupron,
>>>progesterone and now bcp. if this doesn't work, i'm scared of the next
>>>step.
>>
>>I'm terribly sorry for your pain. Endometriosis and Andenomyosis are
>>horrible diseases. I also started using Seasonale recently (4weeks). So
>>far I am really happy with it. Tried Yasmin (awful was like the walking
>>scary PMS monster and had vision problems), the ring (legs blew up like
>>a balloon and had to be checked for DVT), Mircette (constant bleeding),
>>and the Patch. I liked the Patch, but when I went to Hawaii it wouldn't
>>stay on for more than one day because of the humidity (LOL). Biggest
>>problem with the Patch though is that I was numb on either side of the
>>leg when I placed it on my butt. Therefore, no sexual pleasure. So
>>Seasonale is much better as I have feeling down there again. I have
>>adenomyosis and bleed excessively for 8-10 days a month with concurrent
>>use of super tampons and super maxi-pads for the extremely heavy flow.
>>Since I've had 3 kids I was seriously thinking about hysterectomy, but
>>am scared of those side effects as well. Seasonale so far has been a
>>blessing. Haven't bled for 4 weeks straight (not even breakthrough). I
>>know that's not the case with everyone, but I think since I was already
>>on the patch my body was used to the hormones. After reading your post
>>I think I will skip the placebos and only give myself a period once a
>>year. Since your endo is so advanced ask you doctor if you could do the
>>same. Maybe after a year it will calm down enough to have a period
>>again. Hope you can get some relief. My prayers are with you.
>>
>>--
>>Tara
>>>
>>>--
>>>holly
>>>mild endo and IC
>>>
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