PCOS Messages for February, 2001: TO BETTY Re: Pure Pain

TO BETTY Re: Pure Pain

From: anon (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 23 Feb 2001 17:04:47 -0600 (CST)

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Betty- I don't log onto this site often, so I just saw your message today and had to write to you. I'm very familiar with what you experienced. Me--and another woman here in the forum--both have excruciatingly painful "episodes" every 2-3 months, exactly like yours: Terrible pain, nausea, cold sweat, diarrhea, gray-geen skin pallor, and most importantly, dropping blood pressure that causes you to lie there like limp doll while it's all going on. We have both been told by doctors that it is called a "vasovagel response." This refers to that sudden drop in blood pressure that caused you to almost pass out. Both of us have also been told by OB/GYNs that a sudden spike of prostaglandins (a hormone which causes contractions) could be the cause. Their "solution": Take Advil round the clock for several days before every menstrual period. Apparently it inhibits the formation of prostaglandins, and thus should reduce the intensity of the painful contractions. I must admit that it is a far cry from a good solution. AND IT ALSO MAY *NOT* BE WHAT *YOU* HAVE, BETTY. :)) Please, please see your doctor right away: Anything this painful should be checked by a pro ASAP. I just wanted to share my information with you. As for me, I've decided this month that I'm going to get forceful and push my doctor aggressively for a better solution. I think the current OB/GYN standard of saying "It's cramps. Go take Advil" -- thus allowing us to sweat through this agony every 2 months--is sadistic, and I'm not taking it any longer. I also believe that it's incredibly dangerous, since it could easily happen while driving. I'll post any information I receive here for you, Betty. You're in my prayers.

At Wed, 31 Jan 2001, Beatriz wrote: >
>The first day of my menstrual cycle I was fine Intel I got a pain that I
>had never felt before know this pain was a natural at least it didn't
>seam natural to me. It was an excruciating pain in my mid back starting
>from my anise through my collar bone. The pain was so great that my
>legs started to get tensed and then is like I lost control of my hands
>they also started tensing up and twisting I couldn't open my hand my
>fingers just twisted it was horrible. But arms where fine it was just
>my hands. When the pain began to increase I got diarrhea and couldn't
>control that either. Wail all that was going on I started sweat cold
>sweat and got pale yellow mouth got so very dried but my back, face,
>hands and legs. I couldn't stand up or walk or even lay down I just
>laid in a fettle Poisson. I felt like something big was going to come
>out of me the pain lasted for about 25 min. but it seam like an
>eternity to me and my mother. Now this is not the first time The 2
>month before that I got the same pain. I don't know what's wrong with
>me and I was hoping you could help me.
>
>Thank You.
>sincerely Betty
>
>PS
>My period is not regular I at time skip a month or to I had gone to a
>doctor and she said it was natural. But it was before this ever
>happened.

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