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Re: 2ND POSTING!! off birth control, is this normal???

From: Samir Fouad Aziz MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 13 Aug 2002 09:33:47 -0500 (CDT)

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At Mon, 12 Aug 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>Drs--quick background: i take ortho-tricyclin, battling with
>prescription plan (they keep saying my prescription isn't valid though
>my dr has resubmitted to them several times) finished my last pack of
>pills at the end of june. would like to get pregnant early 2003, so
>decided best to not go on for 2 months only to go right back off to have
>a baby. have considerable health problems (congenital diaphragmatic
>hernia, scoliosis w/ spinal cord damage in c-spine, valve leakage
>(slight) in heart, one functioning lung, one kidney) so an unplanned
>pregnancy would not be wise--still not positive i should have children
>(seeing specialists, been okd by all so far--orthopedic surgeon is last
>to check implications to spinal cord).
>
>since going off the pill, i've had a normal period. that ended on 8/8.
>since the middle of the period, i have had extremely swollen, sore
>breasts (this continues), sudden waves of nausea (several per day
>lasting anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes), and diarrhea (not constant, but
>at least once per day). I have not changed my diet (have always eaten
>very low fat/high fiber). I feel fine most of the time, but the nausea
>and diarrhea return with no warning (not always at the same time) and I
>find myself gagging at sights/tastes that never bothered me. Is this a
>result of my hormones finding their own balance after 1 month off the
>pill? My period was 1 full week late, however, it came and was normal,
>so I can't be pregnant...so is it just from going off the pill after 2.5
>years on?

You need to see internist first.

-- Samir Aziz MD Assist.Professor Ob.Gyn Director Gynecologic Oncology Al-Azhar University-Egypt Editorial advisor Obgyn.net, Pregnancy and birth & Gyn.Oncology

Note: Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only and, as such, do not constitute a physician patient relationship. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options and/or intervention.

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