Comments | pombagira: so gynaecologist visits

pombagira

so gynaecologist visits

Jan 14, 2010 15:10

the Doctor was very nice, which is always good, he said that it is most likely that i have endometriosis but the only way to diagnose it is via an endoscopic surgery. so i said ok.. lets do that.. and now i am on a waiting list.. yay... we shall see ( Read more... )

doctors, fun with needles, endometriosis

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rivet January 14 2010, 02:30:07 UTC

Mirena is an IUD. Several of your friends have IUDs, including me. Mine is not a hormonal one, though. My understanding is that with a mirena you will only cycle every few months? Some women swear by them, others have a hard time. OTOH, you're already *having* a hard time, so I'd consider it worth risk were I in your shoes.

kimeros January 14 2010, 02:33:17 UTC

I had horrible experiences on Mirena. I got it taken out after 4 months.

What I found:

Horrible mood swings
Bad acne
Weight gain

Also, when it first got inserted I had about 6 weeks of daily bad cramps.

I really didn't like who I was on it.

rivet January 14 2010, 04:23:36 UTC

I'm glad you piped up, yours was the story I wanted Polly to hear :)

tyellas January 14 2010, 03:38:50 UTC

I'm not on the pill - I'm another one who doesn't like who I am on hormonal birth control.

rivet January 14 2010, 04:22:50 UTC

I'm also in the not-liking camp, but my thought is that if she's *already* having a really unpleasant time, the mildly unpleasant side effects of hormonal birth control might be an improvement?

bowdlerizer January 14 2010, 04:25:37 UTC

Yay for getting this part of this process underway though, and yay for doctors who say "ok" when you say the "I don't like that person" thing.

tieke January 14 2010, 05:23:48 UTC

I'm using mirena, and on the whole I've found it fairly good ( ... )