PCOS Messages for December, 2001: Re: My update on the 2nd opinion

Re: My update on the 2nd opinion

From: Joanne (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 17 Dec 2001 21:42:34 -0600 (CST)

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Hi Munchichic, It's only me Joanne. Haven't seen you much on the board lately. I'm sorry your having such a hard time with all of this. Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't you say you wanted to get pregnant at some point? I completely understand that you need to get the bleeding under control, that would drive me crazy....... of course you want to enjoy your honeymoon and you deserve to. I've never heard of anyone mentioning that treatment plan.... I did hear though that most IUD's are not a comfortable thing to have placed in or take out. Sorry to say. I hope all goes well for you, whatever you decide to do. Hope your feeling better soon and I hope you have wonderful holidays. I'm finishing up my final exams tomorrow and I can't wait to get some sleep......talk to you soon.......take care Joanne At Sat, 15 Dec 2001, Munchichic wrote: >
>Hello Ladies,
>I had my 2nd opinion on Thursday. I just haven't had a chance to type
>it here. The Dr. I saw confirmed PCOS but also suspects something
>else. I had 6 vials of blood drawn at my clinic to test my
>levels---prometrium, free testosterone, thyroid antibodies (since the
>standard thyroid test only tests your thyroid FUNCTION), a CBCI
>platelets manual diff? (don't know what this is), and also a Von
>Willebrands factor screening to see if this is what's causing the
>prolonged bleeding. I'll get these results next month before I go back
>on Jan. 17th for a follow up.
>
>Now, here's what I haven't heard come up in discussion. This Specialist
>wants to give me an IUD called Mirena. This, in combination with Clomid
>is supposed to help me ovulate and cycle and prevent the amounts of
>bleeding that I've been having. She said I'll still bleed every day,
>but not nearly at the same amounts that I have been. I've never heard
>of this Mirena IUD and would like to know if any of you are using it or
>know anything about it. Personally, I don't WANT to be bleeding every
>day--that's my biggest concern right now (along with constant weight
>increase). I'm due to get the Mirena on Jan. 17th, but if I don't see
>any difference by the end of Feb., I'm going to ask for one round of the
>Lupron Depot shot I had previously been on. This way, I can have the
>bleeding stopped and also have my symptoms reduced. This is so I can
>ENJOY having DH home from cruise in March and be able to fully enjoy our
>Honeymoon in April. Who wants to be bleeding and still having their
>raging symptoms on their Honeymoon? Not me!
>
>I was just wondering if any of you had heard of this cause of treatment
>so I can get a better understanding of what to expect. I don't know if
>Prometrium will be a factor or not, but I'd just like to be able to
>enjoy my DH homecoming and our Honeymoon. After that, I don't mind
>going back to this cause of treatment, but I just want some relief to
>get me through March and April. Is that so much to ask? Thanks for your
>replies.
>
>--
>"Laughter is the best medicine, but sometimes we all
>just need a friend."--Munchichic :)
>

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