Guest guest Posted March 4, 2003 Report Share Posted March 4, 2003 Crystal, You sound like you need to find a good dr right away. All that bleeding is not good. You should also have your iron level checked to see whether or not you are anemic. Just reading about how much you are bleeding scares me. You need to do something soon I would think. Can you call a hospital near you and talk to the gyn dept or referral line and find a gyn that way? I ended up in the ER last year with excessive bleeding and didn't have a gyn. I asked for the head of the hospital's gyn dept and got an appt to see him the next day. I got right in there and they did a D & C a couple of days later. Hope you find a dr. Don't delay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2003 Report Share Posted March 4, 2003 Hello! Yeah, I know the bleeding is terrible. And it scares me worse everytime it happens. I think that if it happens this month, which i am sure it will, i will just go ahead and go to the emergency room, maybe i can get something done if they see how much i am bleeding. As far as the iron, yes i am anemic, the doc checked yesterday, and when i asked him about a vitamin maybe an iron pill, he said that all i needed was a multivitamin. So, thanks for the concern and i sure hope something happens soon. Crystal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2003 Report Share Posted March 5, 2003 I agree with gg about the iron pills. I have been taking them for almost 3 months now. But, I still feel like crap. Have been bleeding for 3 weeks now. I am going tomorrow to gyn for endo biopsy. I have a fibroid. Going to have him check my blood for anemia (to see if it's still bad) and my thyroid. Chrystal, you should get the iron tablets. But be careful. They can cause constipation! Yuck! Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2003 Report Share Posted March 5, 2003 NOT!!!!!! What you need is some iron tabs in my opinion. Slow Fe worked for me! When I finally did somethin my hemoglobin was the highest it's ever been! hahaha. Go to the ER if you are scared, and tell them they need to do something. STAT. I was given b.c. pills initially and they worked fine for awhile. gg crystal echols wrote: > Hello! > Yeah, I know the bleeding is terrible. And it scares me worse everytime it happens. I think that if it happens this month, which i am sure it will, i will just go ahead and go to the emergency room, maybe i can get something done if they see how much i am bleeding. > As far as the iron, yes i am anemic, the doc checked yesterday, and when i asked him about a vitamin maybe an iron pill, he said that all i needed was a multivitamin. > So, thanks for the concern and i sure hope something happens soon. Crystal > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2003 Report Share Posted March 5, 2003 But what about the articles that I have read that says " Do not take birth control pills while you have a fibroid because it aggravates it. " Crystal Geraldine Schaumburg wrote:NOT!!!!!! What you need is some iron tabs in my opinion. Slow Fe worked for me! When I finally did somethin my hemoglobin was the highest it's ever been! hahaha. Go to the ER if you are scared, and tell them they need to do something. STAT. I was given b.c. pills initially and they worked fine for awhile. gg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2003 Report Share Posted March 5, 2003 , Can you get iron pills over the counter?? Crystal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2003 Report Share Posted March 5, 2003 In a message dated 3/5/03 11:07:57 AM US Mountain Standard Time, Just2left@... writes: > , you should get the iron tablets. But be careful. They can cause > constipation! Yuck! Good Luck! > I was taking something called Liquid Iron with Folic Acid and Vit. b12 by NF Formulas, Inc. Got it from a naturopath. No constipation. Cheryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2003 Report Share Posted March 5, 2003 Hi Crystal, Yes you can! I'm in MD and they are at the drug store, grocery store, Wal Mart, etc. I started out with just taking 1 tablet (50mg) a day for almost 2 months, I know take two. Per my docs orders. Hope it helps. W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2003 Report Share Posted March 5, 2003 I've been taking an iron geltab for a week now, it's called Chromagen Forte. So far, no constipation LOL. Though, my body has always been pretty good with that. It does discolor the feces a bit though (think tar lol) I know, gross. Just figured I'd share. So far, I feel the same. General lack of want to do anything, but I think I've been that way since way before fibroids ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2003 Report Share Posted March 6, 2003 Well, heck...I was in meltdown mode after the ultrasound tech passed out cold because I began hemmorhaging on the table....walked over to my sweet internist and he got pale and called the gyn and she said...do this for right now. It bought me time. I said... " scr-w " and took three at a time and three a day til the whole shootin match stopped. That worked for about a month until I calmed down....then I guess it wore off. I am not the model patient, sad to say. I am the only advocate I have. gg crystal echols wrote: > But what about the articles that I have read that says " Do not take birth control pills while you have a fibroid because it aggravates it. " Crystal > > Geraldine Schaumburg wrote:NOT!!!!!! > What you need is some iron tabs in my opinion. Slow Fe worked for me! When I finally did somethin my hemoglobin was the highest it's ever been! hahaha. > Go to the ER if you are scared, and tell them they need to do something. STAT. > I was given b.c. pills initially and they worked fine for awhile. gg > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2003 Report Share Posted March 6, 2003 Thanks , Going to get some today!! Crystal Just2left@... wrote:Hi Crystal, I'm in MD and they are at the drug store, grocery store, Wal Mart, etc. I started out with just taking 1 tablet (50mg) a day for almost 2 months, I know take two. Per my docs orders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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