jtean
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Post by jtean on Jun 13, 2012 1:12:12 GMT -5
You know, I see absolutely no reason why you couldn't try doubling it up. We know that it's not an overdose of hormones, since aygestin is 5mg, and that's a tonnnnn more. Doubling up might be a good idea. (i guess it's always best to talk to your doctor though, but i don't see how it could hurt)
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Post by disturbedme on Jun 14, 2012 16:27:29 GMT -5
Augh. I went back today to have my ovary looked at and the cyst got a little bigger. Not a lot, but it's bigger than last time.
So obviously the Micronor helped to slow it down, but it didn't shrink it. :-( And I don't know where my brain was, but I forgot to ask him if I could just double up the Micronor. I will do that next time if I don't like the Depo-Provera. I got a shot of it today. It was so fast, I wish I would have waited.... maybe have waited until next week to get the shot. I felt so rushed. And I'm sick of this endo. I don't want another surgery. :-( And I'm hoping this will stop it from growing or shrink it. When I see him again in three months, I think at that time I will see what it's done for my cyst and either stay on it (depending on symptoms) or ask to double up the Micronor. I did like taking the Micronor. I didn't really want to start on the shot, but really, really hate the darn endo cysts!
Hoping for good things with the shot. Though now I guess I need to watch bone density... that is, if I stay on it long term.
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Post by JC on Jun 14, 2012 17:06:40 GMT -5
Awww what a bummer that you had to get that shot. I hope it works out for you! I'm glad the Micronor worked out for you and hopefully if the depo shot doesn't work that you'll be able to fall back on a stronger dose of Micronor.
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Post by redwood on Jun 14, 2012 20:19:53 GMT -5
I'm sorry that your cyst grew. Yeah, I think those meds that decrease your period, but still let you have a period can still let it grow slowly. My "thing" (not sure what IT is yet, but I don't know if it's a cyst) grew when I was taking bio-identical progesterone, but I think it probably was slower. I understand how you can be talked into the shot as you get scared and then the dr. is persuasive, etc. They had tried to get me to take that too. Even at my last US, the tech said, well, why don't you just get a depo shot or take BCP's for this? Well, I was taking the progesterone at the time.....so that WAS how I treating it. Just made me feel kind of stupid in a way, like I wasn't doing anything for it or something (the way she was going on....). Of course, she was not even a dr., so she can't prescribe meds.
Let us know how it goes with the depo. You know, another option is implanon. It's stronger than the micronor, but not as strong as depo (in case you have side effects from it, or want to go off it).
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Post by jtean on Jun 15, 2012 17:27:10 GMT -5
I hope you do okay on the shot!! My doctor talked about that with me a little bit, but i wanted to try other things first.
When I was on the micronor i still had ovary pain with my period, and it was really scaring me that my cyst was also growing back (i haven't had an ultra sound to check the state of things, because the pain is still mostly minimal). I'm hoping since i'm not having a period on aygestin, my body will calm down a little.
Maybe the depro will work well for you, since you didn't do horribly on the micronor. I guess i'm not sure of the specifics of how they compare. I'm sorry that it was still slowly growing, but don't lose hope, cause you still have lot's of options to try!
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Post by disturbedme on Jun 15, 2012 18:11:42 GMT -5
If the Depo shot does not help to stop or shrink this cyst, I am not sure there's anything else that will. :-( I don't want to do Lupron and I don't want to do estrogen BC. :-( I don't have a whole lot of options. I have thought about Implanon, but don't know how Implanon could shrink a cyst if Depo doesn't.
Wish this disease wasn't so awful!!!
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Post by disturbedme on Jun 15, 2012 18:17:05 GMT -5
It's my first full day on the Depo shot and having some minimal cramps. They are very small feeling, but they are there on and off. The Depo shot also stopped the spotting I was having from the Micronor, but now upon wiping I have brown-ish blood (which I thought meant "old" blood), instead of the bright red I was having on Micronor.
I am just hoping I don't bleed much or at all from the Depo shot. I've heard people who bleed like crazy on it and those who stop bleeding right away. That would be nice, as I'm now pretty sure that this cyst grows when I bleed or have a "period."
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Post by JC on Jun 15, 2012 18:28:23 GMT -5
I hope it works for you! This disease is awful. It leaves you feeling so hopeless. If you ever want to consider the natural stuff we do, definitely take a look at those threads if you're into that sort of thing. It works for a lot of us and it may be something to fall back on if all these treatments don't work out for you. I hope you can get through this hurdle though!
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Post by disturbedme on Jun 15, 2012 20:43:54 GMT -5
Jenaya, the natural stuff never worked for me. I already have changed my diet, exercise, etc., etc. to try to help and it didn't. I tried progesterone cream too and it helped slightly with pain, but not a whole lot. The pain was still pretty bad. Unfortunately, I feel like my endo is so aggressive (especially in making cysts) that I really don't know what I can do except hormones and hopefully one of these will help get rid of the nasty buggers. :-\ Endo is one thing, but endo that insists on making dang cysts is maddening. :-\
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Post by JC on Jun 16, 2012 8:10:14 GMT -5
I think you are on the right track then with trying these different treatments then. I'm sorry the natural thing didn't work out for you! It gets so exhausting when they don't work but I think you and Dr. B can figure it out. I hate that we have to experiment like this but eventually you can come to the right treatment plan. It's just a lot of ups and downs in between. Hang in there! I have my fingers crossed for you.
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Post by disturbedme on Jun 16, 2012 14:47:01 GMT -5
Thanks, Jenaya.
Of couse, Dr. B was asking about pregnancy. He asks that like every time I see him. LOL :-\
And then he suggested Lupron, but I did not want to try that. I guess if it came down to it, I would HAVE to try that. I think that should definitely shrink endo cysts?
The other thing about Dr. B is he talks about doing a laparoscopy like it's no big deal. To me, it's a HUGE deal. Surgery is not easy on my body. It took me almost TWO full months to heal from the last one. It's something that I want to steer as far away from as I possibly can, but the last time I had a cyst and it was very tiny, he even suggested doing a laparoscopy. Then, this time, it got a little bigger, but not much he said, but still said we could do laparoscopy, and I said no, thanks!!! LMAO. Geez. I guess he gets more money doing surgeries, of course, but it's not something I want to ever have to do again!
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Post by JC on Jun 16, 2012 18:11:27 GMT -5
Well, he is a gyn surgeon so I guess that's his specialty. His pushiness with surgery was actually something I really liked because I wanted answers and he was straight to getting them. He likes knowing fully what's going on inside and that's the only way he can ever know. I totally understand you not wanting the lap though. Surgery is seriously no joke. But in my opinion, I'd much rather have surgery than go on lupron. I'm kinda weird though because my body just can't handle medications. You seem to tolerate them a lot better than I do so you might be ok with it. But like we said before, you never know until you try
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Post by disturbedme on Jul 6, 2012 10:09:39 GMT -5
Not sure if I should talk about the depo here or bring back the depo thread.
I've been on the depo now for about three to four weeks. Have really had no problems with it so far. The only thing that I can tell that depo probably has caused is weight LOSS. About five pounds, but I'm eating as I usually do and I usually eat a good bit, yet today I weighed myself and I'm only 110. I am not happy about losing weight. I don't want to gain a lot either, but it worries me when I start losing weight. :-\
Otherwise, I have been spotting since I got the first shot. The spotting is very light and sometimes really no spotting at all except when I wipe after going #1. I keep worrying though that the more I spot/bleed, that means it could be adding on to that damn cyst I have on my ovary.
I've also got a lot on my mind because I'm 28 years old and at some point, my husband wants to have kids. I am still on the fence about having kids because...well, I'm the one who will have to go through it all. And with all my health problems and endo and everything else, I'm not really sure it's a good idea; not only that, but I have heard that after getting off depo, it could take up to a few years before being fertile again? If we have children, I don't want to be too old. Sometimes I think at 28 it's already too late.
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