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Re: Thank you and question
From: Kelli (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 29 Mar 2003 23:40:24 -0600 (CST)
Starting and stopping BCP may confuse your body and might just restart a
period at another time, it is better to just keep on with the schedule,
your body might just need more time to get with the program. It's not
that unusual to have a really heavy period when you haven't had them
regularly, it may also go a little longer. So try to keep with it. Also
the pressure you feel could be from gas and the mild constipation,
caused by getting a little dehydrated from the fluid lost with bleeding,
and also the uterus cramping can put pressure on other nerves and
muscles too. Drink lots of extra water, eat salads and veggies,
especially greens, and especially while bleeding, it might help and
won't hurt in the weight loss area. Try keeping on the BCP's schedule
and give your body time. Also do talk to your doctor about a
anti-depressant or anxiety medicine, at least until everything settles a
little more for you, it can make an amazing difference. Good luck and
hang in there!
At Sat, 29 Mar 2003, GoldenEagle wrote:
>
>First I just want to thank all those who responded with their encouraging
>words and support.... I am feeling a little better today. I also have much
>to think about and bring up to my doctor when I see him Monday. I do
>feel like I will need his help, at least for awhile, to deal with the
>depression
>and anxiety.. I hate taking pills to fix things, but sometimes I also know
>that they can be a necessary "evil".
>
>I do have a couple of questions that I was hoping I could get some input
>on before I see my doctor on Monday... I'd like to have some idea of what
>to say when I go in there...
>
>First off, I've been on the BCP since January 13. I know that they are
>starting to work a little since now instead of just have the spotting, I do
>have
>more period-like flows too. Last month I stopped all bleeding after a period
>for 9 days before spotting again. This month I made it 14 days, and began
>spotting again on Saturday. Within 36 hours it became heavier, but not much.
>Wednesday it was definitaly menstrual like so I made the decision to skip
>the
>rest of the weeks pills to see what would happen. Today I woke up with
>very heavy bleeding (all down my legs as soon as I stood up out of bed).
>It hasn't been quite that bad since I got up, but is still much more like a
>period
>than anything that I've had since all this started back in November. I was
>afraid that if I kept taking the BCPs through this week that I would end up
>having a two week period! I was hoping that by not taking the pills when
>the period started early that it would be allowed to progress on its own
>without
>interference from the estrogen, and then I could go back to a normal pill
>schedule next week when the bleeding tapers off again. Was this a wise move?
>I figured since it was only 7 days early or so, I wanted to give it a
>chance.
>Any sooner and I would not have stopped....
>
>Second question, and last.. Sometime in January, not too long after I began
>taking the BCP's (and also the Spiro), I began noticing a lot of pressure in
>my lower bowel and rectal area. Most of the time it just feels like gas
>pressure,
>right at the exit that can't be expelled. Other times I feel more like I'm a
>bit
>constipated. My BM's have been pretty normal when I am NOT bleeding or
>spotting, but as soon as the blood starts showing again, I start feeling
>that
>pressure again and do get mildly constipated. Within a day or two after I
>stop
>bleeding, this pressure feeling goes away and my bowel movements return
>to normal (for me, once a day). What could this be? Could it be bloating? Or
>my uterus pressing on my bowel from hormones fluxing and causing changes in
>there? A possible sign of IR? or IBS?
>
>I told my doctor about this last time I saw him and he did not seem too
>concerned, although he wouldn't or couldn't give me an answer as to why.
>The main reason he did the abdominal ultrasound with the vaginal ultrasound
>was because I did mention this particular pressure symptom. I'm just curious
>if anyone else here has had this and gotten an answer from their doctor when
>they ask about it.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Dawn
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