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Post by bandwidow on Apr 2, 2007 16:20:26 GMT -5
I've been reading the message boards for a few hours now, but have found nothing about anyone having severe flu-like symptoms right before ovulation and during the entire week before a period. Does anyone else experience this? So, not only am I dealing with the terrible cramps and back pain, but also horrible nausea, body aches, chills and fatigue. If anyone else has experienced this, I'd be grateful for any advice. I haven't talked to my gyno about it yet, as it wasn't until I started charting my temp in the last six months or so that I even thought it was related to my hormones and/or endo. Thanks for any information!
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Post by ouchy on Apr 2, 2007 16:24:02 GMT -5
Hi. Welcome to the forum. Can't say that I used to get exactly what you are describing (I'm preg. now, so no more ovulation for a while), but I would get cysts on my scalp right around ovulation (I charted, too, so I'm sure it was hormone-related), and it would cause crazy migraine-type headaches and nausea. This would happen EVERY month. Don't think that had anything to do w/ my endo, though, just my hormones.
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Post by Tiff on Apr 2, 2007 16:31:49 GMT -5
Right after finishing a round of Lupron I started becoming nauseated If I was not full or atleast content. I figured it was from the Lupron, but now that I have continued to be nauseated even a year after treatment I wonder if it is endo related or possible other meds I was taking.
I have noticed that when I eat a small snack when I feel like this I feel a lot better. I usually try to carry granola bars in my purse or something small like that. I have also had somone recommend dried ginger. I have never tried it but heard it helps with nausea.
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Post by bandwidow on Apr 2, 2007 16:38:21 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure it's hormone related, as I had severe nausea the entire time I was pregnant with my first child. That was 7 years ago. And I can't take birth control pills because they just make me nauseous all the time as well.
Are hormone problems usually related to endo, or do you think it could be something else entirely wrong?
Just a side note - ginger does work, if you can keep it down. If you can't, it's very painful! =)
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Post by ouchy on Apr 2, 2007 16:40:44 GMT -5
I think MOST of my hormonal issues are related to a hormone disorder I have, PCOS. I think my endo stuff is secondary to it.
I've heard ginger is good, but it can cause miscarriage, so I can't take it right now. Tiff!!! You shouldn't take it, either!
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Post by bandwidow on Apr 2, 2007 16:44:36 GMT -5
I keep seeing those abbreviations PCOS. What is that?
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Post by ouchy on Apr 2, 2007 16:47:57 GMT -5
PCOS=medical abbreviation for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
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Post by Tiff on Apr 2, 2007 16:48:51 GMT -5
Thanks for the advise ouchy, I don't eat ginger for nausea since I don't like the taste. But I too have heard Ginger can cause miscarrige, so if you are pregnant or trying to concieve I do not recommend it.
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Post by bandwidow on Apr 2, 2007 16:53:17 GMT -5
Is there a test I can ask my doctor for to see what's going on with my hormones? I've talked to my general practitioner a couple of times in the last two years, but they always tell me everything is fine. But that was before the endo diagnosis...
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Post by ouchy on Apr 2, 2007 16:54:33 GMT -5
Yep. You can ask for a series of hormone tests on day 3 of your cycle. Usually, LH, FSH, estrogen, thyroid, prolactin, etc. There's a big list.
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Post by bandwidow on Apr 2, 2007 16:56:46 GMT -5
Sorry, still new to all of this - that would be day 3 after you're done with your period or day 3 after your period starts?
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Post by angelas on Apr 2, 2007 17:28:08 GMT -5
Hi bandwidow! I just thought I would add on to this convo by letting you know that I too have the flu like symptoms. Its not just around ovulation for me though. I experience low grade fevers and chills a couple times a week. The nausea is usually closer to when I'm expecting my period, and I have the aches and pains non-stop. All of these things have effected not only my ability to work and have a 'normal' life, but it also desturbs my sleep patterns which in turn make me feel even more sick and tired.
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Post by bandwidow on Apr 3, 2007 8:43:30 GMT -5
Exactly! It's usually very bad the few days before ovulation, and then the entire week before my period - which means I know I'm not pregnant, which makes things worse, which makes me sicker, etc...It's a vicious cycle. And feeling bad about missing work makes it even worse, because its hard to explain the reason. Nobody really wants to hear about your endo, and its too much to explain to anybody who doesn't already know. Ok. Enough whining.
Has your doctor given you any clue as to why this happens? Any remedies you've found that work?
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Post by ouchy on Apr 3, 2007 9:38:07 GMT -5
Exactly! It's usually very bad the few days before ovulation, and then the entire week before my period - which means I know I'm not pregnant, I actually felt extremely fluish the week before my period--when I WAS pregnant. lol
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Post by angelas on Apr 3, 2007 11:15:35 GMT -5
My doctors have told me that the constant pain that I am in has a lot to do with feeling so sick. Our brains register what is considered overload of pain, like when the body feels it cannot compensate on its own it alerts the brain. When you have constant pain your body is under a trumendous amount of stress, which makes it more difficult for it to fight the other little things that seem to always be floating around. In my case, I have immune system deficiencies anyways, so if anything else enters my body I have a really hard time fighting it off, so I'm always feeling sick. There really is no remedy that has worked for me besides resting. It has made it a bit more bareable as far as the exhaustion goes, but other than that I haven't been able to beat it.
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