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Re: b/c continuously
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun Jan 7 01:03:55 2007
Okay, so I assume your doctor freed up the adhesions he found? But still
something is causing those adhesions in the first place, which is why
I'm saying you may still have endo. Also, stopping the Loestrin
shouldn't be a problem - unless you still have endo! I didn't mean to
imply I was concerned about taking the Lortab, however. On the
contrary, if you are in pain it should be treated as necessary. It's
just difficult to tell if the lap helped or not when the pain is being
masked, but you'll find out in time.
Good luck!
At Sat, 6 Jan 2007, Sabrina wrote:
>
>Before I had the Lap I felt a tugging and sharp pain with that tugging.
>To the point it had me doubled over. My obgyn did not find active
>implants, however he did find adhesions. I had no reason to have
>adhesions - no csection, no stds, none of the risks. Right after
>surgery that tugging, pain, pressure was gone. But then it started back
>about a month after surgery, same familiar type pain. Not as bad as it
>was before. Trust me, I know me and I know my body and those adhesions
>are back. Why not as bad as before, I don't know. I suspect because I
>am taking the Loestrin and Prometrium. I had the knee surgery on 12/26.
>I started Lortab on 12/26. Don't worry my ortho is keeping an eye on me
>and they are going to be lowering from the 7.5mg to 5mg on my next fill.
>I had major arthroscopic surgery on my knee where my knee was
>reconstructed (torn miniscus that was partially removed, dislocated
>kneecap that was moved surgically to correct placement - involved a 4
>inch cut on the inside of my knee through muscle and stuff, shredded
>cartlige under the knee that had to be cleaned out and debried. A lot
>of work as my ortho put it. I will be rehabbing it for months.
>
>Yes it is very possible that the Lortab is disguising the pain from the
>adhesions and I intend to bring that up with my obgyn. He needs to know
>that I am now on the Lortab rx from my ortho. I am desperately worried
>as to what will happen when I stop the Loestrin to ttc. I would prefer
>not to be on any pain meds, but I didn't count on having knee
>reconstruction and was told recovery was in weeks. Now I am being told
>because of what they found will be months up to a year.
>
>At Sat, 6 Jan 2007, anonymous wrote:
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>>How long have you been on the Lortab? Because it will definitely mask
>>any pelvic pain you may be having, it's stronger than darvocet. Also
>>how do you know that the pain is from adhesions, and not from endo that
>>may have been left behind or something else?
>>
>>Thanks!
>>
>>At Sat, 6 Jan 2007, Sabrina wrote:
>>>
>>>Hi I'm currently on Loestrin FE and Prometrium to prevent periods for
>>>now. I broke through on every single pill that my dr put me on till the
>>>Loestrin. I have been on Loestrin since August. The only time I have
>>>bled on it was when I had my lap in October. Since then I have been
>>>period free since Nov 8th. I also take Prometrium as a double whammy to
>>>prevent breakthrough bleeding. I take the prometrium days 12-21 of the
>>>pill pack.I take the Loestrin continuously. I did notice in November
>>>and December that my adhesions were back after the surgery, however they
>>>were not NEARLY as bad as it was before. Before surgery and the
>>>Loestrin, I was on massive amounts of Motrin and then had a rx for
>>>Darvocet which didn't touch the pain. Now I still cycle, but no
>>>bleeding. The pain that I get so far has been easily taken care of with
>>>800mg of Motrin every 8 hours. I can't say how january will be as I had
>>>knee reconstruction surgery and have been on Lortab for my knee since
>>>the surgery. But hey I guess if I did have pain there it would work for
>>>both places. From what my orthopedist said, I'll be on Lortab for the
>>>next few months because I am facing months of rehab on my knee. The
>>>loestrin fe has had very little side effects for me and is low estrogen.
>>>
>>>At Fri, 5 Jan 2007, Tara wrote:
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>>>>Hi all,
>>>>I'm having the exact same problem that Erica has..its very intense all
>>>>over pain, cramping, bloating, headaches, aching, ect. I usually can't
>>>>work in this state when I have to take a break from the b/c pills. Again
>>>>according to my doctor, this is normal in women with endo to have
>>>>constant pms side effects, nausea, bowel related problems, cramping, and
>>>>break through bleeding while on the pills. My doctor suggested going on
>>>>a higher dosage of the b/c pills to solve the problem, so next month I
>>>>am going to try that. Does anyone take pain medications to help with
>>>>the pain? I also have severe migraines throughout the month, and its
>>>>intensified when I have to take a break every 2-3 months and have my
>>>>period. Curious if anyone else has that same problem. I've been on b/c
>>>>pills for 6 1/2 years now. I was also just curious if anyone else has
>>>>tried the higher dosage of b/c pills and if it helped. My doctor also
>>>>put me on estrogen for a week to try to help with the severity of the
>>>>side effects. Has anyone else done that? I'm not sure if it worked yet,
>>>>because I was only on it for a week, and the break through bleeding
>>>>didn't stop, so I'm on a "break" from all hormone pills right now--and
>>>>paying the price!
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>Tara
>>>>
>>>>At Thu, 4 Jan 2007, Erica wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>I was previously on cbcp for about a year. Yes I did have side effects.
>>>>>I was frequently nauseous from time to time while on them. The bloating
>>>>>I attribute more to the endo and bowel related problems. Breakthrough
>>>>>bleeding was a big problem for me. I could usually go about 3 months
>>>>>before I would start to bleed. An infertility specialist I was seeing
>>>>>told me that this is very common that women often need a break about
>>>>>every 3 months from the pill to have a period so the bleeding will stop
>>>>>on its own. My problem was that when I did that my period was
>>>>>excrutiating. I thought I dont' know if I could do that every 2-3
>>>>>months b/c I was having to miss work the cramps and bleeding were so
>>>>>bad. Then again everyone is different and you may not experience it to
>>>>>that degree. Good luck.
>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>Erica
>>>>>
>>>>>At Wed, 3 Jan 2007, Shannon wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I am 48,and have endo..have been on the bc pill continously for 3
>>>>>>months...are there any side effects that anyone knows of??? such as
>>>>>>continous cramping..bloating...breakthrough bleeding... am really
>>>>>>wanting to know..thanks..please someone reply...
>>>>>
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