Re: THANX LISA! p.s.
From: andrea (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Jul 27 20:04:26 2007
Sorry, forgot a couple things....
How bad was your pain BEFORE the ortho microner? And, did your pain
improve at all after your lap surgeries? You said you still have 3 days
of bad pain a month? But no bleeding with your cramps? I also remember
that you said you take tons of Ibuprofen and Ultram. Ultram sucks for
pain and gave me an ulcer. :( You have to go to a pelvic pain doctor to
get the decent meds.
I would be curious if you would be pain-free if you took Vicodin or
Lortab for your cramps like I do. I take 3 advil with a 10mg Vicodin or
Lortab every 4 hours the first 2 days. I'm all vegged out. Even with
the strong painkillers, I can still feel a stabbing sensation in my
abdomen, but totallly numb everywhere else! It's weird.... Crap! I've
tried just about every pill out there for periods. I think I am just
trying to find a way out of surgery, because everyone on here who has
had surgery does not seem that much better. I keep going back and forth
with this.....I know my doc is great and I trust him. Sorry for all the
rambling..... :) Take care.
At Fri, 27 Jul 2007, andrea wrote:
>
>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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