Category: Parent Talk
I went to the OBGYN last week because I was bleeding really bad. I thought that I was going to have to have my uterus lining removed, but the good news is that I will not have to. Thank God.
A bit of history is that I have never had regular periods, and I have always had serious trouble with my women's health since I began puberty. Not to mention, i was also very precotious, as I started puberty at age eight, which is quite early. I did get on the Depo shot because it got so bad. I would bleed for three weeks straight or have three periods a month. I would get sick so bad that I could hardly function, and it was tough fighting through it. I then got off the Depo shot because I did not like the side effects, and then I bled for a month and a half straight stopped for a week and bled again. i had been told by one doc a couple of years ago that I'd not be able to conceive or bear children at all. Another told me that I could but with great risk. And the one I just recently saw said the same thing--that I can conceive and bear with great risk. I will be on hormone therapy, possibly until I'm either done bearing children or until i have I have everything taken out in the way of my reproductive organis. So, that is good news. I'm so glad to hear that i will eventually be able to bear children and enjoy them. i just hope that when I do, both the baby and I will get through it okay. I thought that I should share the good news with you all. I'm so happy.
I will not be having children anytime soon. I'm thinking a couple years from now. i want to wait until I'm well established before I bring any into this world. i also want to enjoy my life a bit more because I know that when I have children, my life will no longer belong to me, so I'm getting it out of my system now. Nevertheless, I am so glad that I will not be a barren woman. You do not understand how joyful I feel.
congrats; I'm happy for you too!!
I am so happy for you, b.c I know exactly how you feel, I can remember finding out that I had fibroids and the doctors saying I might have fertility problems, however, that was not the case, and I am so grateful that it wasn't....congrats on the big news, and yes enjoy your life b.f you have any kids b.c you're right, life's no longer about you when the baby arrives.
Wow! It has been awhile since I have saw my topic, but thanks so much for the congradulations. I am really excited!
i have been on hormone therapy for about three weeks now; however, i"m getting off of that and going to an IUD this Monday. I am a bit scared to have the IUD implanted because I'm supposed to feel some pain during the procedure. While I to have a high pain tolerance, I do not like pain and I'm a bit nervous about that. I'm going to go to the store and purchase some shoe laces and ask my doctor to tie my feet to the sturrups so I do not accidently kick the doctor in the face, which is what I do not want to do anyway.
Wow! It really has been a long time since I updated.
I got the IUD, and the pain was excruciating. It hurt so bad when they put it in, and when I stood up off the table to get myself redressed, I dropped to my knees because the pain was so bad. I broke a sweat, felt dizzy, and felt as if i wanted to vomit. I almost passed out. I could barely speak. I told the doctor I needed the bathroom, and it was a good thing they heard me because when i went in there, I threw up so bad. I barely made it home.
I had to stay in bed for a week, and I was not able to work because the pain was unbearable. I was unable to sit up or put any pressure on my bottom or I'd want to scream. When I took a bath, I had to lie back in the tub. Sitting on that hard surface was out of the question. If I had to get out of bed for something, and there were times I did have to, I had to roll off the bed, drop to my knees and stand up. I could not sit up and put my feet over the bed, like the conventional way. It hurt to move.
I asked the doctor why i had so much pain like that, and she told me because I already had severe and breath taking cramps, and it did not make the insertion of the IUD any easier. The doctor that the pain would have been much less had I not had all of the complications I have.
Now, the bleeding is well under control, and I've been free of any side effects. I've been spotting occasionally, but that is even becoming much less. The doctor said that after six months, my period will possibly stop, though, for some women that does not happen. It looks like that is the case for me, and believe me, I'm so happy. Thankfully, the IUD has given me no complications.
My periods used to make me so sick. They were pretty much debilitating. I could work, so long as I stayed in bed a lot of the time. Even then, it was very difficult.
I'm glad to feel like a human again. I'm glad to feel like I can function. When the time does come for me to want children, I will more than likely have to take medication to help with ovulation, such a Clomid, because things are so messed up and irregular, but hey, it beats not being able to have any at all.
I thank God there is a solution!
Congrads! I can understand, as I may never be able to have kids...32 almost 33, but we'll see what comes. Again, congradulations!
Oh, no. I will be praying for you.
Thanks. *smile* I would be pleased with even just one baby, but we will see. Maybe if not birthing then we might eventually be able to adopt. I would just like to have them before I am to old to have the energy.