WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 2000: Re: Weird symptoms after yearly exam

Re: Weird symptoms after yearly exam

From: Anna (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 13 Nov 2000 16:10:43 -0600 (CST)

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I was taking the pills back-to-back because of horrible migraines from the hormone changes during the week of placebos. I literally couldn't function during that entire week. And I need to be on some horomonal control because I have endo.

This bleeding really is period-like, it's tapering off today. I just don't know why it started so quickly after the BCP switch and exam. I was expecting a period, just later in the month. Since the flow has lessened, I'll just watch and see how things are going.

Thanks for all replies,

--
Anna

At Mon, 13 Nov 2000, Ingrid wrote:
>
>$$$$ I would most definitely tell your doctor or at least get a second
>opinion.  ANy reason you're on the meds back to back?
>
>- Ingrid
>
>At Sun, 12 Nov 2000, William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG wrote:
>>
>>At Sun, 12 Nov 2000, Anna wrote:
>>>
>>>I saw my OB/GYN for my first yearly visit after my right ovary removal
>>>in June (endo).  She did a pelvic, pap smear, and because I'm spotting
>>>all the time, changed my BCP from Ortho/Novum 1/35 to Low-Ogestrel-28
>>>which I started that night.  For the next 3 days, I had really bad
>>>pelvic pain, like when my endo was on my ovary.  What's weird is that I
>>>started having a period the next morning.  It's really heavy, not just
>>>spotting.  I've been taking BCP 1/35 back-to-back and haven't had a real
>>>period in almost a year.  Why did this period come this quickly after
>>>the exam/switching pills? Is this anything to tell my doctor about or is
>>>it just something that is normal?
>>>
>>>Thanks for any replies, I'm just kinda freaked out because it's been so
>>>long since I've had a period.
>>Anna
>>
>>I am not sure what this is.  I would just keep an eye on it and report
>>it if it gets worse.  Hope this helps.
>>
>>--
>>William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
>>Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
>>Private Practice
>>New Orleans, La.
>>
>>*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.
>>
>>*These comments are for educational purposes only.  They are
>>not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
>>health care provider.  They are not intended to be the start
>>of a physician-patient relationship.
>>

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