Re: Thanks Re: Ok I have two questions? to M
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Sep 27 00:04:26 2007
google 'pcos diet'
progesterone can help, but so can diet
thyroid issues can also affect hormones - get free T3 and free T4 tested
At Wed, 26 Sep 2007, M wrote:
>
>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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