Guest guest Posted May 25, 2003 Report Share Posted May 25, 2003 Jen D: I'm so sorry that horrible episode happened to you. This is all scary stuff. Are you scheduled for a myo? If you aren't, can't you schedule one pretty soon? I had one of those horrible flooding/bleeding/clotting episodes last year and went to the ER, too. They did nothing for me though. No one seemed anywhere even concerned. I said to a couple people in the ER, I bet when someone comes in here with a gunshot that is bleeding out, you get them patched up pretty quickly. Isn't there something you can do for me? They assured me I was not in much danger, just could get anemic. Do you think? Well, enough about me. Hope your bleeding is stopping and you can see your dr. soon. Try to take care and let us know how things are going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2003 Report Share Posted May 25, 2003 Hi JenD, Your time will come and you will feel so much better. KEEP THE FAITH. I had a trip to the ER on vacation for my fibroid problems and it to got better but boy did I think it was horrible......but I had my myo and am on the road to healing fibroid free for now. I will keep you in my thoughts, Christy in Michigan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2003 Report Share Posted May 25, 2003 JenD--wowie zowie that sounds SCARY!!! You DO deserve a medal. I'm glad you had your family there! I am NO medical expert here, but I sincerely doubt that you are the only woman to feel she is " taking one step forward and two steps back. " ly, this just about describes my whole life! As Christy said, you will make it to your myo. Anyone would be scared to go out after your gusher--especially in NYC! Oy yoy yoy. I lived there 10 years and I know about being stuck in traffic. And all of the craziness around you and you still kept your head about you! Very, very impressive. I'm sure Roma will send you that medal ASAP, but in the meantime I'm sure she will concur with me that you are entitled to a little Post-Post-Traumatic Stress R & R. So, if you don't want to go out for a couple of days, big deal. Maybe you can get a friend or rlative to go with you to your doc appt. on Wed., just to make the whole thing a little less scary?? I'm glad you are keeping the faith. Faryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2003 Report Share Posted May 25, 2003 I can't believe they left you without transportation to find your way to the hospital while you were bleeding like that! I mean I love New York and all but yo! Anyway.....glad you made it and are ok. > LOL, > > First trip to the ER this Friday. Yikes the Lupron I had on > Wednesday mave have had the opposite effect. There is a small > percentage of people that when first taking Lupron can have heavy > bleed. Well, yikes mine was more than a heavy bleed, a gusher. > Frigtened the hell out of me. > It was rainy afternoon, I had just had an iron injection when all > hell broke loose. The nurses and my doctor told me to go to the > hospital immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2003 Report Share Posted May 26, 2003 Hello Auntynona! In hindsight, ahem, I personally believe that anytime a woman asks that question, and believe me I have asked it countless times before, than it is, by definition, bad enough. You are anemic, and that is bad enough. You have a quality of life battle with your clothes, and that is enough. Demand a referral....and then do a Parks or a Gandhi in your doctor's office until you get your referral. Best of luck! gg Auntynona@... wrote: >How bad is a bad flooding day? Funny, the first day I started getting emails >from this site, I went through two pairs of jeans, a pair of sweats and >messed up my nightgown. Not a good day. That was wearing two super duper pads and >a super plus tampon. I sit down for about 30 minutes and stand up and bam >wiped out another pair of jean. Had to change from the skin out. >I need to get some information about how bad is bad. I am anemic, what else >is new? I have the sex lies and uterine fibroids book its great. But I need >some factual data on how to guage when it is really getting too bad. If I >take that to my doc, I will probably be able to get a referral. >Nona > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2003 Report Share Posted May 27, 2003 JenD, So sorry to hear this! I was hoping that you had better luck than I did with lupron. I know how you feel. I've been to the ER before for bleeding too! Not fun! I started bleeding after my lupron shot too. Still am but less and the pain! I blead very badly for 3-4 days, finally slowing down. I was so swollen, my hubby asked what happened. I'm so sick of the bleeding. Riding in a car seems to make mine worse so I try not to go out anywhere. I want surgery. I want an end to this bleeding and pain. I have months to wait. It's so frustrating. Getting tired of the " cranky " comments too. I'm pretty laid back considering but if someone is determined to annoy me, I get tired of it real fast. I warn them off but some people don't have an " off " button. They're the ones who I yell out. Hope you feel lots better and I'm glad you had family to support you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2003 Report Share Posted May 27, 2003 You have bad flooding. Has it " poured " out of you? Where you can just see it in a continuous run? It can. Auntynona@... wrote:How bad is a bad flooding day? Funny, the first day I started getting emails from this site, I went through two pairs of jeans, a pair of sweats and messed up my nightgown. Not a good day. That was wearing two super duper pads and a super plus tampon. I sit down for about 30 minutes and stand up and bam wiped out another pair of jean. Had to change from the skin out. I need to get some information about how bad is bad. I am anemic, what else is new? I have the sex lies and uterine fibroids book its great. But I need some factual data on how to guage when it is really getting too bad. If I take that to my doc, I will probably be able to get a referral. Nona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2003 Report Share Posted May 27, 2003 " How bad is a bad flooding day? " My " bad " has been soaking a super-plus tampon, an overnight pad and going through my clothes - in less than an hour. Having to change pads/tampons every 30-45 minutes for over 24 hours at a stretch ... To me - that's bad ... Michon kukalaka wrote:You have bad flooding. Has it " poured " out of you? Where you can just see it in a continuous run? It can. Auntynona@... wrote:How bad is a bad flooding day? Funny, the first day I started getting emails from this site, I went through two pairs of jeans, a pair of sweats and messed up my nightgown. Not a good day. That was wearing two super duper pads and a super plus tampon. I sit down for about 30 minutes and stand up and bam wiped out another pair of jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2003 Report Share Posted May 28, 2003 > > I've been to the ER before for bleeding too! Not fun! I started bleeding after my lupron shot too. Still am but less and the pain! I blead very badly for 3-4 days, finally slowing down. My bleeding has finally slowed down today. I think its because of the BCP that the on-call doctor gave me. They've helped to further thin out the lining, I was told. I guess we're the 2% babes that react to the Lupron in this way. Lucky us. > Getting tired of the " cranky " comments too. I'm pretty laid back considering but if someone is determined to annoy me, I get tired of it real fast. I warn them off but some people don't have an " off " button. They're the ones who I yell out.> These people just don't get the seriousness of all this. They look at us a moody people and don't see that this is when we are at our most vulnerable and when we need them the most. This illness has really shown me, who is in my corner and who is not. Who is real and who is not. Try to keep your strength up and keep telling who is not in your corner, how really selfish they are being, how their comments are not helpful in your healing and God forbid that they ever get seriously ill. JenD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2003 Report Share Posted May 28, 2003 Faryl, I am covered by Indian Health Service. In order to get help, we pretty much have to do our own research and present it to the doc. If they can get the funding, we will be referred to a specialist. I don't have private insurance, it would cost about $900 a month. I have had other situations and I just go to the doc and tell her, this is what is wrong and this is what I want to do about it. If she agrees I can get help. The docs are overworked and underpaid. If I can find a doc in WA who would do a UAE for a couple thousand or that new laser treatment, I could swing that. I just can't afford the price of health insurance. I am self employed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2003 Report Share Posted May 28, 2003 Kuka, Yep I have had times when it poured out of me. That flooding was when I was taking 3000 mg of ibuprofen a day, I'd hate to see what it was like if i weren't taking anything. I got into see a doc today. I finally got to see the results of my ultrasound of two years ago. The biggest was 4.5 centimeters. I am sure it has grown since then. I go in for another ultrasound on Tues. I really wonder what they will find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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