Re: THANX LISA! about Ortho Microner...
From: andrea (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Jul 27 19:43:28 2007
Wow!! I will definately be looking that up and asking my doctor about
it. Not bleeding would be heaven! I have NEVER heard of a pill that
helps that much! I have always had major bleeding and nausea with BC
pills. (but they all had estrogen too)
Thank you soooo very much! I just hope I can take it with my
bio-identical stuff. If your pills calm down my pain and bleeding, I
may not do the surgery......that would be awesome. Even though I'm very
hesitant to take anything synthetic, I would try that before having a
lap, my bowels messed with and forking out $10 grand for a surgery I
can't afford. At least it's not Lupron. I think I would take just
about anything except that if it would kill the pain. I'm going to call
my doctor on Monday to see if he will call it in for me. Do you know
anyone else who is on it who likes it as well?
Thanx, Lisa!!!
--
Andrea
At Fri, 27 Jul 2007, Lisa wrote:
>
>Hi Andrea~
>I have experienced very little nausea with the ortho micronor. I too
>get super nauseus with BCP that contain estrogen. SO far I have not
>bled at all (even spoting) in 4 months.
>
>At Tue, 24 Jul 2007, andrea wrote:
>>
>>Lisa,
>>
>>Hi, just wondering if you've ever had any nausea or weird side effects
>>with the Ortho Microner? I too could not take any BC pills with
>>estrogen! They would make my extremely nauseated and started making me
>>have menopausal symptoms too! I'm trying to find anything that could
>>relieve my 3 days of excrutiating pain and slow down my heavy bleeding
>>during my period so that I don't have to have surgery, but I think I'm
>>just postponing the inevitable.
>>
>>I need a lap surgery but am also seriously considering having my uterus
>>out too, because my doctor thinks that I have Adenomyosis also, (endo in
>>my uterine muscle). Plus, the heavy bleeding interferes with my life
>>just as much as the pain does and I am sick of it! I am just so scared
>>of having any complications after the surgery. I want to be able to
>>work a full-time job again and be able to plan trips without having to
>>schedule everything around my stupid period. I don't have any kids, but
>>still think it would make me so happy to NEVER have a period again.
>>Thanks for responding! Have a good day.
>>
>>--
>>Andrea :)
>>
>>At Tue, 24 Jul 2007, Lisa wrote:
>>>
>>>Ortho-Micronor does not contain any estrogen. It is progestin
>>>(Norethindrone) only. It comes as 28 active pills, so you never
>>>actually have a break. My doctor did warn about spotting, but after 4
>>>months I have yet to spot at all. I did really bad with the estrogen in
>>>most BCP's and have not had any real problems with ortho micronor
>>>
>>>--
>>>lisa
>>>
>>>At Sun, 22 Jul 2007, andrea wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Lisa,
>>>>
>>>>I have never heard of this pill. Does it not contain any estrogen? I
>>>>may consider just taking a pill with synthetic progestin to slow my
>>>>periods because I bleed so heavy my first 2 days, I fill up the biggest
>>>>tampon once every hour! I would give ANYTHING to bleed less! I don't
>>>>know if I could take it with my bio-identical Progesterone or not. I
>>>>guess I will have to ask my doc. I'm against taking anything synthetic,
>>>>but want to try a few things before I decide to go through an extensive
>>>>lap surgery. I'm scared and can't bring myself to schedule it yet!
>>>>
>>>>I know Progestin isn't as bad as Estrogen and Estrogen makes me
>>>>extremely nauseated too. The NuvaRing made me really nauseated! I'm
>>>>also going to look up the Ortho Microner and see what it's all about.
>>>>You have not had any bad reactions from it?
>>>>
>>>>At Sun, 22 Jul 2007, Lisa wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>I had a really bad reaction to the Nuvaring as well. I have had 2 laps
>>>>>done to remove the endo, a LUNA procedure, done Lupron, deop, and most
>>>>>all other BCPs and nothing helped my cramps. My doctor suggested
>>>>>Nuvaring and so I tried it. I think I only had it in for about 4 days
>>>>>and durring that time I was so nauseated and dizzy I could barly get out
>>>>>of bed. My doctor told me to remove it and gave me some Zofran for the
>>>>>nausea. With in less than I day I started to feel so much better. It
>>>>>is supposed to be tolorated very well by most (or so my doctor says),
>>>>>but I can't do it.
>>>>>My doctor has now switched me to Ortho-Micronor and I have hot had any
>>>>>bleeding or serious pain in 4 months. It seems I can not tolerate the
>>>>>estrogen in most BCPs as htey always made me sick or break through
>>>>>bleed.
>>>>>
>>>>>At Fri, 20 Jul 2007, Kristina wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Hi ladies.... Been a while since I've posted here. I have a question
>>>>>>about the nuvaring...but first I'll give a little history. I have had a
>>>>>>lap, and a myomectomy (remove of a fibroid from my uterus). I was found
>>>>>>to have endo on the left US ligament, in the cul-de-sac, and the
>>>>>>peritoneum. I have tried everything from lupron to BC, to CBC. Most
>>>>>>recently my Dr wanted me to try the nuvaring to see if this would help.
>>>>>>I was hesitant but did it anyways. Not long after I put it in I started
>>>>>>to feel nauseated and crampy...these things only got worse over the 9
>>>>>>days I ended up leaving it in. I finally decided I was going to take it
>>>>>>out, due to the severe cramping and nausea I was experiencing. Crazy
>>>>>>enough, about 3 hours after taking it out, the cramping and nausea had
>>>>>>quieted down some. I really think the nuvaring irritated my endo....has
>>>>>>anyone else ever had this happen to them, or know someone it happened
>>>>>>to? Thanks for listening, and feel free to email me directly!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Kristina
>>>
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