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Re: Starting continuous BCP right after delivery of baby?From: Kim (anonymous@obgyn.net)Mon Jan 26 18:56:38 2009
At Wed, 21 Jan 2009, Sara wrote: > >Has anyone had success in starting continuous bcp after delivery of >baby? I have endometriosis and possibly adenomyosis. It was diagnosed >by my ob and endo specialist by lap. I had a lap done in Oct 06. Then >again in Jul 07. The first had adhesions (no risk factors for them but >ob did not biopsy them). The second showed endo lesions. At that point >I asked for a referral to an endo specialist. After examining me and >going through all the reports and everything, he confirmed the endo >diagnosis. We did trigger point injections which did not work (works >longer than 24 hrs it is referred pain, shorter than 24 hrs, it is endo >pain). He gave me three options at that point, 1) lupron, MRI, and a >lap 2) pregnancy 3) hysterectomy. I chose to get pregnant since we >wanted one more child. > >After 2 miscarriages (one at 13 1/2 weeks and one at 5 weeks), I finally >had my baby on Friday. I had one period between the 3 pregnancies in >March (after the 13 1/2 week mc) and it was HORRIBLE AND HORRENDOUS. It >was horrible pain. Guess I wasn't pregnant for long enough. With this >last pregnancy, my pain went away. I REALLY want it to stay gone. I am >all for a hysterectomy in a year (no debating please). My ob started me >on continuous bcp (loestrin which I did well on) starting this past >Monday. He also is doing the prometrium days 12-21 of the pill pack. I >asked him when I could have my hysterectomy and he said he wants to give >meds a try first. He said it should decrease my ovarian function by >70-80%. With my last daughter, I was diagnosed a year after she was >born. However, I did not do continuous bcp until Oct 06. > >So has anyone else done the same thing starting immediate continuous bcp >right away and how long did it work for? Thanks. Similar situation.....had twins in april 08 and started continuous BCP (seasonal) with really great success. I haven't had much pain at all. Just a few twinges here and there...nothing a tylenol wouldn't fix (which hadn't happened in years....used to have to take percocet). I didn't want to go back on Lupron. I did have surgery to remove more endo in June of 07 (which would be about 2 months before I finally got preganant and I think that really helped...ie no periods for a REALLY long time!) good luck
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