Attn: Toi

[Guest guest]

Toi,

Wow! Reading your story, I'm just blown over. You sure have been though alot.

I'm SO GLAD that you are feeling better and are blessed with your little one on

the way. This sure is a good example to all of us that if we are not feeling

right and if our docs don't seem to be listening to us we need to find another

doc, a lesson that I also learned the hard way and was definitely reinforced

today.

Axelrod

~ Re: depo shots

I am currently 18 weeks pregnant (yeeee haaawwwww!!!!)

I've actually been off depo for almost 3 years. I was on the shot

for over a year and for the first 9 months, although I continued to

have a regular period I loved the idea of only having to worry about

birth control every 3 months. Gradually (actually not so gradually)

my weight increased, which I figured I could live with, I was big

already anyway. My libido plumeted which I figured I could live with

(but hubby couldn't lol), and my breasts were extremely painful.

After my 4th shot things went haywire. The depression and suicidal

episodes smacked us in the face, my breast tenderness showed to be

caused from fiberous tissue, weight continued to rise, joint pains

were unbearable at night, and the bleeding, which I had always

figured would cease all together after a few months, became heavy and

continuous.

I lived with all of this doo doo and went on to receive a 5th shot

because my pcp (who I no longer see) continued to tell me this would

all clear up and I'd find out how wonderful the bc method of Depo

would be for me. It wasn't until I finally went to see another

doctor that I finally found someone who would listen and wanted to

work on getting me better. He saw me through the next several months

(took that long to get things feeling better).

I don't know how long it would have taken me to concieve after going

off depo as I wasn't trying to at the time. I went on the pill to

get my cycles back on track and that worked until I had WLS then I

became malabsorptive, got pregnant 6 months post-op, miscarried, and

went on the Ortho Evra patch (I was at an appropriate weight to use

the patch by this time), and loved its effectiveness. I used my last

patch in October after getting my surgeons permission to get pregnant

and WHAM! Instant pregnancy within a few weeks... we honestly

thought it would take at least a couple of months of trying, but the

pill and patch apparently worked to get my system operating as it

should.

Good luck ttc and getting through the post depo blahs.

Toi

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Yeah, those episodes we women sometimes have to go through in the

name of reproduction can be hell, but things are wonderfully on track

now.

This doc I had that insisted depo was the best bc ever invented (how

would HE know?) was the kind that would give you a quick look over,

prescribe some type of drug, then stand with one hand on the door

knob of the exam room waiting for you to finish talking so he could

move on. Glad I moved on to a more caring doc.

You're getting so close, ... Can hardly wait for the good news.

Toi