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Post by Heather on Dec 22, 2010 16:56:52 GMT -5
Getting progressively worse, but handling it ok with Chinese herbs and Celebrex. I almost feel bad saying I'm getting worse, because I have definitely never been as bad off as KSA or pretty, for instance. My cervix has started to spasm when I orgasm (just in the past 2 months), and it HURTS so bad. My daily pain is taken care of by Chinese herbs, and sex pain (for the most part) is taken care of by Celebrex. I also have some random pains occasionally, but it's hard to tell if they are because of endo or Rabies boosters or maybe something else.
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Post by Heather on Jan 27, 2011 5:04:25 GMT -5
Well, I talked to my doctor. She said that Lybrel could be responsible for a few things--pain, low sex drive, depression, breast tenderness. We decided that I would stop taking it and see how these things improve. So far, I have noticed an increase in pain, sex drive is the same, depression I dunno because I'm on Pristiq, and breast tenderness seems to have gotten better. I've been having mini periods--thicker discharge and the tiniest little bit of blood, as well as cramps and gas/bloating. Gas-X helps with the latter. The past couple of days I've had some pretty bad pains in my lower abdomen, but I'm not real sure where they are coming from--maybe intestinal? I want to get rid of the Mirena as well, but Sam would have to get a vas for that, and I'm not sure he's up for that. I also want to come off the Pristiq and see if I really am depressed or if it was BC making me crazy all those years. Guess I should give it a couple more months before I come off of anything else though.
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Post by JC on Jan 27, 2011 16:44:11 GMT -5
I had the mirena for about 9 months and it caused me A LOT of pain. I hated it. Last week my neurologist told me I had to go off my birth control and it has been really hard. Now I'm in the same predicament as you about how do I treat my endo now?? At this point, all I have left is the natural route. I'm going to try the endo diet. I'm also sick and tired of taking drugs. If I can treat this thing with diet change then I'm ready to try. Preventing pregnancy has gotten slightly harder now.... lol. I wont let my husband come near me until we have a healthy supply of condoms. Hopefully stopping your medication will make you feel better. If it's not one thing, it's the other huh?
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Post by hellsbells on Jan 27, 2011 16:59:00 GMT -5
Hey jenaya, if you get into charting and temping you might be able to ride bareback now and again!
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Post by Karen on Jan 27, 2011 18:14:49 GMT -5
I second Helen's comment! If you KNOW your cycles through charting, you can start to spot some safe days/weeks. Might take a few months to get the hang of it and for your cycles to get regular, but it's an option.
GP - I always cringe when I hear about husbands that are too chicken to get the snip-snip, yet they have no problem expecting US to endure the side effects and cost of BC!
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Post by pretty on Jan 27, 2011 18:48:46 GMT -5
Heather, I encourage you in your brave step of going off BCP! I swear all the depression in the world came out of those little fvcking pills! I always say this but I prefer the unknowns and known hazards of endo over feeling like sh*t year after year... in my head. Jenay too, I know it's a scary step especially since the ring worked so well on your endo, but these damn hormones have so many invisible side effects they are just not safe for our bodies long term. I hope you are able to sort out some free sex by charting!
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Post by Heather on Jan 27, 2011 18:53:54 GMT -5
I agree with you pretty, this damn thing would be so much easier to deal with if I didn't also have to deal with depression. If I can confirm that the BC was making me depressed, or more depressed, I'm not going back on it.
Karen, it's not that he is not willing. We have talked about this before, and he is fine with getting a vas (or was). The reason he has not yet is because we thought I'd have to have a hysterectomy, and there's not really a point in both of us getting surgery. I will talk to him about it again. He doesn't like condoms, so if he wants to get laid, he's gonna have to go under the knife.
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Post by Heather on Jan 28, 2011 4:23:05 GMT -5
Holy. sh*t. I talked to Sam about a vas tonight, and while I was reading off of a medical page I found, he got really lightheaded and dizzy and had to lie down because he was scared. On top of that, it's been suggested that vasectomies increase the risk of prostate cancer. I have to look more into this. I can't take BC anymore though, I'm tired of putting strange things into my body. What a mess.
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Post by JC on Jan 28, 2011 6:52:34 GMT -5
OMG are you friggin serious??? Does he know that birth control pills increase OUR risk for breast cancer, uterine cancer, AND ovarian cancer??? He needs to get a fvcking grip. That REALLY REALLY pisses me off. He's being extremely selfish to be ok with you ruining your body all these years and he can't handle one tiny ass incision and 4 days of soreness. Seriously??? He's a jerk. I'm sorry, that makes me really angry.
First off a vasectomy doesn't even go near his prostate. The semen that his prostate produces still comes out! It's the sperm that gets blocked which comes from the testicles. He will still be able to ejaculate and everything to the naked eye will look exactly the same. He really needs to man up about this. I'm really really pissed off for you! Our bodies go through hell ALL THE TIME and he can't handle this stupid little thing???
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Post by JC on Jan 28, 2011 6:54:35 GMT -5
Karen/Helen, I really need to read TCOYF which is gonna be really hard now that I have started school. But I will I promise!! I plan on charting my temps as soon as my hormones stabillize. They are so wacked out right now. I was up all night getting hot flash after hot flash. I am so tired today and I'm not in a good mood
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Post by chicagogal2 on Jan 28, 2011 13:51:57 GMT -5
Yeah, it's so much easier for the guy to get the snippy snip than for us and what we have to deal with. Plus it can be reversed in the future if the situation changes and you both decide to try for kids! I say that is the least the man can do for us given how we all suffer so much as it is!
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Post by jessa on Jan 28, 2011 19:37:55 GMT -5
I'm 16 and never been on the pill because I'm not sexually active. I'm having horrendous cramps and my doctor suggested that we think about using BC. I'm in college full-time right now and just want to get through this semester before we pursue this problem any further. She did mention surgery but again I just want to wait it out for a bit first.
I guess that I'm afraid of the side effects of BC. I'm sure this depends on the exact pill but what can I expect when on the pill? An more importantly, did it help anyone's cramps?
Thanks in advance!
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Post by Heather on Jan 29, 2011 0:24:59 GMT -5
Jenaya, please calm down. No, he does not know it increases the risks for those cancers. I didn't even know, so how could he? He's not being selfish at all. He's the most wonderful, caring, understanding man I know. I wouldn't ask him to sacrifice himself for me, and if prostate cancer is a real risk with a vasectomy, that's what I would be doing. He's not asking me to stay on BC either. I'm taking the IUD out in a month, and I'm not going back on it.
It's completely understandable that he be frightened by the prospect of surgery. He was frightened by my surgery, so why wouldn't he be at the thought of having one himself? It's also not just four days of soreness--WebMD states that there can be an aching in the testicles for months after the surgery. WebMD is also the site that stated some early research suggested that it could be linked to prostate cancer, but that these results are considered flawed these days. I still want to do more research before we decide that he definitely gets it.
My body going through hell is no reason for me to ask him to tear apart his as well. One of us has to be healthy when we get old to take care of the other one.
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Post by Heather on Jan 29, 2011 0:26:29 GMT -5
Jessa, being on the pill did help lessen the severity of my cramps. Please do a lot of research though, as I've been on the pill for 14 of the last 15 years, and I think it has done some serious damage to me (trying to figure out what now). An analgesic may be more appropriate if you don't want to take something 3 weeks out of the month.
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Post by JC on Jan 29, 2011 8:07:44 GMT -5
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to freak out and I apologize if I was too harsh. I'm just overly sensitive of men having perfectly healthy bodies while we go through hell on a daily basis. I don't wish any harm on them by any means. A vasectomy is such a small and simple procedure but of course there are risks. I'm really glad you are understanding about all of this with him. I think there is a thread on here where it discusses the long term risks of being on birth control as far as increased risk of cancer. It's a very real risk that we put our bodies through.
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