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« Reply #15 on: January 26, 2009, 12:15:03 PM » |
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Has anyone here been diagnosed with PMDD? I know this is a controversial condition (the controversy is mainly over whether it exists or not). PM me if you prefer.
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« Reply #16 on: January 26, 2009, 12:16:10 PM » |
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I want to speak out against hysterectomies for non-malignant ailments. Fibroids and other uterine problems can be corrected using interventional radiology. Don't fall for it from your OB/GYN (mine told me that her medical malpractice insurance didn't cover fibroid removal, only hysterectomies). A bit of research, a bit of drive out of state, and I had intrauterine embolism (5 day recovery) in place of a total hysterectomy for bleeding fibroids (9 week recovery, and you are free to imagine the cost and other differences).
Feel free to PM me for more info.
I have also had uterine fibroids removed via minimally invasive surgery. I will gladly share my experience with anyone via PM. |
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« Reply #17 on: January 26, 2009, 12:19:30 PM » |
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I want to speak out against hysterectomies for non-malignant ailments. Fibroids and other uterine problems can be corrected using interventional radiology. Don't fall for it from your OB/GYN (mine told me that her medical malpractice insurance didn't cover fibroid removal, only hysterectomies). A bit of research, a bit of drive out of state, and I had intrauterine embolism (5 day recovery) in place of a total hysterectomy for bleeding fibroids (9 week recovery, and you are free to imagine the cost and other differences).
Feel free to PM me for more info.
I have also had uterine fibroids removed via minimally invasive surgery. I will gladly share my experience with anyone via PM. Did you have a myomectomy? |
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« Reply #18 on: January 26, 2009, 01:04:47 PM » |
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I want to speak out against hysterectomies for non-malignant ailments. Fibroids and other uterine problems can be corrected using interventional radiology. Don't fall for it from your OB/GYN (mine told me that her medical malpractice insurance didn't cover fibroid removal, only hysterectomies). A bit of research, a bit of drive out of state, and I had intrauterine embolism (5 day recovery) in place of a total hysterectomy for bleeding fibroids (9 week recovery, and you are free to imagine the cost and other differences).
Feel free to PM me for more info.
I have also had uterine fibroids removed via minimally invasive surgery. I will gladly share my experience with anyone via PM. Did you have a myomectomy? I had a robot-assisted laparoscopic myo, yes. |
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« Reply #19 on: January 26, 2009, 03:49:56 PM » |
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Has anyone here been diagnosed with PMDD? I know this is a controversial condition (the controversy is mainly over whether it exists or not). PM me if you prefer.
I haven't been formally diagnosed but I meet the diagnostic criteria, if one buys into them. When I'm on an antidepressant - which is just about all of the time, for a combo of depression and anxiety - the "PMDD" symptoms are either very mild or non-existent. |
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« Reply #20 on: January 27, 2009, 08:42:29 AM » |
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I want to speak out against hysterectomies for non-malignant ailments. Fibroids and other uterine problems can be corrected using interventional radiology. Don't fall for it from your OB/GYN (mine told me that her medical malpractice insurance didn't cover fibroid removal, only hysterectomies). A bit of research, a bit of drive out of state, and I had intrauterine embolism (5 day recovery) in place of a total hysterectomy for bleeding fibroids (9 week recovery, and you are free to imagine the cost and other differences).
Feel free to PM me for more info.
I have also had uterine fibroids removed via minimally invasive surgery. I will gladly share my experience with anyone via PM. Did you have a myomectomy? I had a robot-assisted laparoscopic myo, yes. No one does that where I live. |
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« Reply #21 on: January 27, 2009, 08:50:12 AM » |
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Has anyone here been diagnosed with PMDD? I know this is a controversial condition (the controversy is mainly over whether it exists or not). PM me if you prefer.
No diagnosis, but a quick look shows a long list of very familiar symptoms. I've always treated it just as very bad PMS, although WH's description of me as "psychowegie" is pretty spot on most of the time. |
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« Reply #22 on: January 27, 2009, 03:55:42 PM » |
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I want to speak out against hysterectomies for non-malignant ailments. Fibroids and other uterine problems can be corrected using interventional radiology. Don't fall for it from your OB/GYN (mine told me that her medical malpractice insurance didn't cover fibroid removal, only hysterectomies). A bit of research, a bit of drive out of state, and I had intrauterine embolism (5 day recovery) in place of a total hysterectomy for bleeding fibroids (9 week recovery, and you are free to imagine the cost and other differences).
Feel free to PM me for more info.
I have also had uterine fibroids removed via minimally invasive surgery. I will gladly share my experience with anyone via PM. Did you have a myomectomy? I had a robot-assisted laparoscopic myo, yes. No one does that where I live. Nor where I live. They don't even do the embolism here. However, it mattered not at all to me; the hysterectomy was welcome, since I kept my ovaries (so no early menopause) and got to dispense with periods. I noticed no difference to either my sex drive or my orgasms. (Sorry if TMI.) |
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« Reply #23 on: January 27, 2009, 03:58:59 PM » |
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I want to speak out against hysterectomies for non-malignant ailments. Fibroids and other uterine problems can be corrected using interventional radiology. Don't fall for it from your OB/GYN (mine told me that her medical malpractice insurance didn't cover fibroid removal, only hysterectomies). A bit of research, a bit of drive out of state, and I had intrauterine embolism (5 day recovery) in place of a total hysterectomy for bleeding fibroids (9 week recovery, and you are free to imagine the cost and other differences).
Feel free to PM me for more info.
I have also had uterine fibroids removed via minimally invasive surgery. I will gladly share my experience with anyone via PM. Did you have a myomectomy? I had a robot-assisted laparoscopic myo, yes. No one does that where I live. Nor where I live. They don't even do the embolism here. However, it mattered not at all to me; the hysterectomy was welcome, since I kept my ovaries (so no early menopause) and got to dispense with periods. I noticed no difference to either my sex drive or my orgasms. (Sorry if TMI.) My operation was a relatively new procedure, and I didn't have a lot of options given my insurance situation. But I was very happy to have had it done that way. Minimal scarring, quick recovery, and (hopefully) preserved reproduction. |
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« Reply #24 on: January 27, 2009, 04:19:34 PM » |
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Has anyone here been diagnosed with PMDD? I know this is a controversial condition (the controversy is mainly over whether it exists or not). PM me if you prefer.
No diagnosis, but a quick look shows a long list of very familiar symptoms. I've always treated it just as very bad PMS, although WH's description of me as "psychowegie" is pretty spot on most of the time. Thanks, guys. Psychowegie: good username, not so good in reality! "Very bad PMS" does not get you taken very seriously (except by anyone unfortunate enough to live with you). One of the critiques of PMDD is that it is "just" PMS, but has been invented because people would prefer to have a "real" problem. But for those of us who have severe PMS symptoms, it's obviously a very real and serious problem. |
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« Reply #25 on: January 27, 2009, 05:16:26 PM » |
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I had a doctor essentially determine I had PMDD. She didn't write down the diagnosis, because she knew other doctors might not take it seriously. Instead, she found alternate reasons to put me on birth control with reduced periods. Since she gave me the prescription, my life has changed for the better, in the extreme. My greatest fear is getting stuck with a doctor who says no to my insistence to be given the prescription. I think it is ridiculous I have to fight so often for my BC, yet it seems they hand out ED stuff like it's candy. What do you want to bet they make ED's OTC before BC? Sorry, I'm just feeling a little bitter after certain ridiculous treatment.
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« Reply #26 on: January 28, 2009, 06:08:28 PM » |
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This is only somewhat uterine-related but I didn't want to start a new thread just to complain.
My partner and I are trying to get pregnant. I have been charting my cycle and have noticed that my luteal phase - the time between releasing an egg and starting my period - was really short. They range from 8 days to 12 days. They generally need to be about 14 days long to sustain a fertilized egg. It's been several months, so I went to see my doctor and got a blood test.
As I expected, my progesterone levels are probably too low to get pregnant. The doctor said that there is a slight chance I might get pregnant as some point but unless we want to try Clomid, we should start looking into adoption agencies. We've decided not to use any fertility drugs, including Clomid.
We have always planned to adopt at least one child but wanted one biological child as well. It sucks to hear that a biological child may not be possible. As much as there are some things about pregnancy I was not looking forward to, I did want to experience it once. Ah, well. Now to figure out how we are going to get the money for an adoption...
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« Reply #27 on: January 28, 2009, 06:23:55 PM » |
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This is only somewhat uterine-related but I didn't want to start a new thread just to complain.
My partner and I are trying to get pregnant. I have been charting my cycle and have noticed that my luteal phase - the time between releasing an egg and starting my period - was really short. They range from 8 days to 12 days. They generally need to be about 14 days long to sustain a fertilized egg. It's been several months, so I went to see my doctor and got a blood test.
As I expected, my progesterone levels are probably too low to get pregnant. The doctor said that there is a slight chance I might get pregnant as some point but unless we want to try Clomid, we should start looking into adoption agencies. We've decided not to use any fertility drugs, including Clomid.
We have always planned to adopt at least one child but wanted one biological child as well. It sucks to hear that a biological child may not be possible. As much as there are some things about pregnancy I was not looking forward to, I did want to experience it once. Ah, well. Now to figure out how we are going to get the money for an adoption...
Is surrogacy an option? I know it's expensive but perhaps not more so than adoption. |
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« Reply #28 on: January 28, 2009, 06:28:19 PM » |
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This is only somewhat uterine-related but I didn't want to start a new thread just to complain.
My partner and I are trying to get pregnant. I have been charting my cycle and have noticed that my luteal phase - the time between releasing an egg and starting my period - was really short. They range from 8 days to 12 days. They generally need to be about 14 days long to sustain a fertilized egg. It's been several months, so I went to see my doctor and got a blood test.
As I expected, my progesterone levels are probably too low to get pregnant. The doctor said that there is a slight chance I might get pregnant as some point but unless we want to try Clomid, we should start looking into adoption agencies. We've decided not to use any fertility drugs, including Clomid.
We have always planned to adopt at least one child but wanted one biological child as well. It sucks to hear that a biological child may not be possible. As much as there are some things about pregnancy I was not looking forward to, I did want to experience it once. Ah, well. Now to figure out how we are going to get the money for an adoption...
Is surrogacy an option? I know it's expensive but perhaps not more so than adoption. I wanted the experience of being pregnant more than a child with my genes. I can fully understand why people choose surrogacy but it's not right for us. I would pity the woman who carried the child! I would be calling her every day to check on her and the baby. See, I can joke about things. It most not be the end of the world. *sigh* |
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« Reply #29 on: January 28, 2009, 07:06:50 PM » |
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As I expected, my progesterone levels are probably too low to get pregnant. The doctor said that there is a slight chance I might get pregnant as some point but unless we want to try Clomid, we should start looking into adoption agencies. We've decided not to use any fertility drugs, including Clomid.
Did your doctor talk to you about taking progesterone supplements? I've read that it might be helpful for luteal phase defects. |
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