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Post by jjuls22 on Apr 11, 2008 17:54:25 GMT -5
hi all... ive heard about this type of BC, its a little match stick type thing that goes in your arm... anyone tried it or know of someone who has tried it? Just curious! ;D thanks Julie
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Post by ouchy on Apr 11, 2008 19:15:29 GMT -5
My sister had Norplant, but she had it removed. I think it is similar.
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Post by ash on May 9, 2008 12:51:54 GMT -5
Hello, im 19 years of age and i've had implanon in for nearly 10 weeks now. I read all the information and it said your period would disappear or become irregular. The doctor said come back in one month for a re-check. At first it disappeared for 3 days and then it returned as normal. Then it became blothchy and patchy, and i have it every day since, for all the 9 weeks. I was going to go back at the months check-up, but my mother told me when she had the coil in it was the same for her until around 7 weeks. So i decided that i will wait until the 7 weeks are up, and nothing has changed. I left it until the extra 2 weeks because I didnt have time with my exams for college. I feel tired all the time and i have lost a load of weight. I looked up inplanon on the internet and I have woman say they had similar effects but with many saying they had weight gain instead, and have low libidos. Some women say they have suffered from anamia because they have had a years worth of bleeding. The chemical released from the bar either reacts for the good or bad in the person. Some women have no reactions or effects.
Im going to go back to the doctor to have it removed as it is very uncomfortable for me when having sex with my boyfriend.
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Post by rach on Aug 6, 2008 20:50:32 GMT -5
Hi jjuls22, My sister tried implanon a year or so ago, but ended up having it removed quite soon after because it didn't work for her. I think the main problem was constant spotting, and also a lot of tenderness at the site of the implant. The next thing she tried was an IUD, she got it put in whilst having an op for cervical cancer, and i don't think she has had any problems with that and she doesn't get her period at all anymore.
Implanon seems to cause very different reactions in different people, but i am yet to hear of anyone having a positive experience with it. Then again, the only way to know if it suits you is to try it for yourself.
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Post by equibee on May 15, 2010 19:38:49 GMT -5
Copied and Pasted . Hope you're all having a good day (or at least a decent one) . I was wondering if anyone has had their endo managed with Implanon? Wether it was used in combination with any other treatments, or just by itself? I'm on my 6th month of using Synarel; in a 6 month course, and had an implanon inserted almost a week ago. I still have to take the Synarel till this month is up. And after 6 months on Implanon, I'm to go back to my gyno. I don't know wether at that point I'll have an additional treatment added to the Implanon or not. Just thought I'd see if any one else has had Implanon as a treatment or management of Endo. Did it work wonders for you? Or not? Thanks in Advance. Bee
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Post by Shannon Elizabeth on May 7, 2011 16:04:12 GMT -5
Okay so yesterday I saw my new OBGYN at the Marshfield Clinic in Marshfield, WI. She was pretty nice and didn't push anything on me that I didn't want, but she is very strict about FDA only approved treatments, so some things were hard to get her to consider because they were out of the box. Anyhow, her recommended path of treatment for me was either trying the Mirena IUD or the Implanon. Not too many of us here seem to have much experience with the Implanon so I was wondering if I can get anyone's input or prompt someone to make a comment about it who hasn't before. I don't know. I just want to make a well informed decision. I can have one put in as early as Monday if I like. I'm quite against the Mirena because I already have so much pelvic pain and those seem to be more torturous than the Endo symptoms for many of the girls here. So I don't really want to go there yet. I was told to try the Implanon, if I so choose, for 6 months, and then we'll see where we're at, so that's where I'm leaning towards. Any comments girls?
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Post by hannahjex on May 9, 2011 7:16:22 GMT -5
I had Implanon for 2.5 years. I spent 2 of those 2.5 years bleeding. I'm not kidding. The whole point of me getting Implanon was that I wanted my periods to stop (I was told there was a 50% chance that they would, but even if they didn't stop entirely, they would be shorter and fewer). Instead what happened was that I lost any semblance of a menstrual cycle and my periods came whenever the hell they felt like it and would stick around for up to 6 to 8 weeks at a time. So I'd have like 2 weeks off, 1 month on, 1 month off, 8 weeks on, 1 week off, 5 weeks on, 2 weeks off, 6 weeks on...etc. It wasn't heavy bleeding; more 'spotting' than anything else, but it was ALL the time. However, I had absolutely no pain for the first 2 years, which is why I stuck with it. I finally took it out once the cramps started coming back and it wasn't worth it any more. This was before I knew I had endo (it was actually the fact that my pain had completely disappeared when I had the implant in that encouraged my GP to put me forward for a lap). It's up to you, but I wouldn't ever get Implanon again. Every woman responds differently though and I have 3 friends who all had their periods stop completely after getting Implanon. I have no experience with the Mirena, so I can't help on that front.
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Post by Shannon Elizabeth on May 9, 2011 19:07:08 GMT -5
Hannah thanks for your input...I really don't know what to do but my doctor isn't willing to try anything else unless I give Implanon or Mirena a chance for at least 6 months, so I'm kinda stuck. And I really really really don't want to do the Mirena so I guess that only leaves me with Implanon *sighs* Sometimes this is so depressing. What are you currently using to manage your Endo?
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Post by pretty on May 9, 2011 19:10:06 GMT -5
Shannon, can you get a different doctor? I don't like the forced sound of this treatment idea. What a load of crap.... *mutter, mutter* anyway hon, you're a rockstar advocate for yourself so if you're ok with it, I'm ok too, but... are you OK with this?
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Post by Karen on May 9, 2011 19:18:57 GMT -5
I echo what Pretty said.
Did you mention to her the awful problems you had with depo provera? Was she concerned about that at all?
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Post by Shannon Elizabeth on May 9, 2011 19:37:15 GMT -5
Yes she was concerned about it and admitted that Depo is a pretty potent drug. I said because of that my first choice (by my own research) would be to do the bioidentical hormones. She right away said she doesn't deal with that and I would have to find someone else who would. She will not use anything not approved by the FDA, and won't even try medications that are FDA approved, but not approved for Endo, until all general Endo treatments have been exhausted (ex. trying Femera). She said that Implanon is a different type of progesterone than what's in the Depo and most women tolerate it better. She said she's had several who cannot use the Depo but did just fine when switching to Implanon. She also didn't think Mirena is bad but, she isn't living with Endo and that puts things in a whole different ball park. So I don't know what to think... I just know I'm finally feeling more like myself again (even tho I have had my period 7x's now since Jan 27th) and not so emotional and in pain every day. And I don't want another form of synthetic hormones pushing me back there. But I'm getting the same answer from all my doctors it seems. Either Lupron or one of these treatments. And I don't really like any of them to be honest with you, but its like, I don't seem to have much of a choice otherwise
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Post by pretty on May 9, 2011 19:56:00 GMT -5
Why not go the Naturopath route? Does your insurance cover that type of visit? i swear that I'd trade the last 15 years of crappy care for my NP now. Also wish I'd gone last year to him while my deductible was paid... now I'm scrimping just for my next appointment!
your instincts are right, and your doctor is possibly not as smart as you are.... consider another doc, or something... you know the synthetics don't work for you, so why put yourself through it, unless you're ok with trying these things. Just don't let her push you around. It's not OK!
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Post by Shannon Elizabeth on May 9, 2011 21:08:04 GMT -5
I have tried the Naturopath route, but I live in such a remote area really, that there's not much for options close to me. I'd have to go like 3 hours or better to see one. Insurance will pay some...60% at best if I remember correctly. And see..when it comes to the medical community, I can be a huge pushover. I certainly have my own opinions and values, but I find doctors so intimidating that they can usually bend me into doing what they want or else I just don't pursue it any farther and suffer around for another several months until I get up the courage to try someone new (usually with the same result)
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Post by Karen on May 9, 2011 21:41:38 GMT -5
If you're ok with implanon, then I say go for it. But if you're ok with it only because you don't feel there are any other options, I'd encourage you to keep looking...
If you're truly serious about bio-identicals, I can send you a link to help you find doctors in your area that prescribe them!
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Post by Shannon Elizabeth on May 9, 2011 22:12:04 GMT -5
Actually my grandma's GP prescribes them to menopausal women I know, but she's only a GP (not very familiar with Endo) and I'm not sure if she'll prescribe them for that reason. But my mom takes my grandma to the doc on the 20 somethingth of this month and is going to ask her about it then and so it might still be an option. Like I said...I don't have to be in any hurry. According to this new doc I may have messed up periods till August yet from that stupid Depo >.< so it doesn't matter when I have the Implanon put in (if I so choose) because I don't have a regular cycle.
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