Re: Birth Control
From: Pasha (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Sep 9 19:02:18 2006
Hello,
I am also from Maryland and am looking for an expert in endometriosis. I
was also thinking about going to Dr. Kanayama myself. I would like to
correspond with you.
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Pasha
At Mon, 28 Aug 2006, Monica wrote:
>
>Hello, everyone. I was diagnosed with endo almost two years ago when I
>was 29. After my lap was done, my husband and I chose to try to get
>pregnant so I did not go on anything at all (my doctor said this was the
>best time so we gave it a go). Needless to say, it didn't work and we
>are still childless. Last year around Christmas I finally went back to
>the doctor because my ovulation pain and period pain were almost back to
>where they had been before (my ovulation pain has actually gotten worse
>since the lap was done. Sometimes it hurts so bad I see spots or get
>severely dizzy or lightheaded--Not to mention the knifelike jabbing pain
>in the vicinity of my right ovary). He told me my options, the last one
>being pain management. Since I had never been on any kind of birth
>control (I should probably explain that up until I got my doctor a
>little over two years ago, I was dismissed as having a low pain
>tolerance and unexplained infertility. I was told not to go on the pill
>because we obviously had problems conceiving and the pill would
>definitely stop us from doing that), I opted to go on Yasmin at the
>lowest possible dosage. He discussed every possible kind of bc with me
>and we decided together that Yasmin was the best and the easiest to
>start with. The following Sunday I started to take it and by Wednesday
>I could hardly walk because I was having cramps in my right leg. It
>turns out that I am allergic to either synthetic estrogen or synthetic
>hormones. When I went back to the doctor I asked him if I should try a
>different kind of bc and he said no. Since there is no way to find out
>exactly what I am allergic to without injecting me with it, the risks
>would outweigh the benefits. So no hormones means that every kind of bc
>is out, including the shot, and Lupron is out of the question. Pretty
>much every kind of option that I have been given involves some sort of
>synthetic hormone. When I asked the doctor if that was unusual, he
>asked me a question (he's a good doctor in that way. If I have a
>question, he asks me questions about myself until I figure it out on my
>own. Makes me feel smart. It also helps me understand in ways that
>affect me)--He asked if he would give me a drug and the side effect was,
>for example, coughing would I start to cough? Or if the side effect was
>something crazy that would never happen to anyone, would it happen to
>me? And the strange thing is, it would happen. He explained to me that
>he does believe that endo is an immune disorder and our bodies don't
>fight infection or anything else in the normal way. It is almost as if
>we don't have enough of one...My sister has lupus, which is an
>overactive immune system (her body attacks even healthy organs and
>skin). He told me that since synthetic hormones in any way, shape, or
>form are out, the only thing I can do is pain management. Kind of
>depressing, but what are you gonna do? Has anyone else had this
>experience or heard of it happening before?
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Pasha
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