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Thanks Re: Ok I have two questions? to MFrom: M (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed Sep 26 18:38:13 2007
Thanks everyone for offering some advice for my questions. I have felt like crap today with pelvic and abdominal pain and some pain dwn my left leg. I think I'm going to call my ob tomm set up an appt. Ill talk to her about all the suggestions. Hope everyone has a good noght! Melissa At Wed, 26 Sep 2007, D wrote: > >Progesterone can stop periods in some women, some have posted here about >it - but it may not work for everyone, it's true. (Even though the pill >stopped my bleeding, my pain continued to be cyclic, so even BCPs can't >always shut it down completely!) Endometrial ablation is meant to stop >heavy bleeding, but the menstrual cycle continues as ever - you just >don't bleed (or bleed very little) because the uterine lining will be >dramatically thinned. Also if you haven't had children, you may not be >able to after an endometrial ablation. > >I agree very much that I wouldn't consider a hysterectomy until you've >tried some more things - unless you have adeno or some other problem >with your uterus it won't do any good. Excision of the endo would be >the first thing I'd try, ideally, and if the pain and problems remain >after the endo is thoroughly removed that may take care of it. > >I didn't think of PCOS, but that could be another source of trouble - I >notice you mentioned cysts in your original post, so if that's been a >problem for you I'd definitely look into that as well! > >At Wed, 26 Sep 2007, Becky wrote: >> >>You could check into endometrial ablation. Do you have any children? If >>not, I wouldn't even consider a hysterectomy. >> >>At Wed, 26 Sep 2007, anonymous wrote: >>> >>>progesterone will lighten bleeding but not stop periods >>> >>>pcos diet might help you >>> >>>At Wed, 26 Sep 2007, anonymous wrote: >>>> >>>>Have you looked into pcos? >>>> >>>>At Tue, 25 Sep 2007, M wrote: >>>>> >>>>>Thanks D for your reply. >>>>>I'm only 26 so its definitely not menopausal. My mom had under active >>>>>thyroid, but I get blood checked frequently and knowing shows up. >>>>>As much mention as there has been about progesterone creme I didn't even >>>>>think of that to stop periods. I was thinking of the Mirena or a hyst. >>>>>I think ill go ahead an make an appt. >>>>>Thanks againAt Tue, 25 Sep 2007, D wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>About the weight gain, I actually had the opposite experience. I lost >>>>>>weight, sometimes more than I would have liked to, because I was so >>>>>>nauseous all the time, and when I was working I was often too tired to >>>>>>eat! For some women, though, weight gain is a problem because exercise >>>>>>becomes too painful. If that's the case, a good pain management doctor >>>>>>may be able to help you increase your activity levels. >>>>>> >>>>>>How old are you? Could you be perimenopausal? The bloating and pain sure >>>>>>sound like endo, but that's about as much as I know! Have you considered >>>>>>trying natural progesterone to stop your periods? You may have to find a >>>>>>naturopathic doctor to work with you, it seems that very few obgyns deal >>>>>>with it but other women here have successfully stopped their periods >>>>>>with it. I don't know what else besides hormonal birth control, lupron, >>>>>>or organ removal would stop it? Anyway, if you don't feel good I'd go >>>>>>see someone sooner - waiting may just make the problem harder to solve! >>>>>> >>>>>>At Tue, 25 Sep 2007, M wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>I went to the doc today and was not happen to find that as I thought I >>>>>>>had gained a few pounds. Is this common directly of endo? I so don't >>>>>>>want to gain anymore weight. >>>>>>>Second I have been experiencing changes with my periods. They have >>>>>>>recently gotten very short like 2 days and have blaoting and pain that >>>>>>>varys. My hemoglobin has been at 9.7 for two months now, don't know if >>>>>>>its cyst/endo related or not. Should I go to the doc about these >>>>>>>changes or wait a while? I had thought I might would go and see what we >>>>>>>could do other than bcp and lupron to stop my periods for pain and >>>>>>>anemia reasons. >>>>>>>Thanks for your advice. >>>>>> >>>>>>-- >>>>>>Find an endo specialist in the ERC's EndoDocs group: >>>>>>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EndoDocs/ >>>>>> >>>>>>Try an excellent endo support group: >>>>>>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/erc/ >>>>>> >>>>>>Info on pain management: >>>>>>http://www.painfoundation.org/ >>>>>> >-- >Find an endo specialist in the ERC's EndoDocs group: >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EndoDocs/ > >Try an excellent endo support group: >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/erc/ > >Info on pain management: >http://www.painfoundation.org/ >
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