kalishreya
03-18-2007, 04:05 AM
I don't know what's up with my body right now. My last withdrawal bleed/period was January 9th. I was planning to get a Mirena inserted on February 6th, which was to be the first day of my "period" during the week not on pills. It never showed up. The insertion failed, bigtime, the nurse practioner could not get my internal cervical os open, even with a dilator. I have no insurance, so was at Planned Parenthood, and was given the option of Cytotec, which was then taken away as the NP suddenly decided that my internal os was scarred shut due to my endometriosis (yes, with no tests or anything aside from the fact that she, the super-dilator, couldn't get it open - yes, I'm angry with her).
So, I never went back on the pills - last active pill was February 3rd. I've gone off them before and had periods like clockwork. I've never so much as been late in my life. I get cramps and bloating all the time and I've had a teeny tiny bit of bright red spotting the past few days... maybe two "spots" total and it's always after going to the bathroom that I notice, it's never even made it to my undies. I still really want a Mirena, as I'm very sensitive to estrogen, so the pill, patch, and ring are out of the question and I will not go on Depo because of the bone loss side effects. (Note: I tried the ring and could only stand it for 2 hours - burning, cramping, and I could feel it pushing out even though it was inserted correctly, I'm just very tiny.) I have to have something that will be able to lessen or stop my periods, because of the endometriosis. I've begged for a hysterectomy since I was 14 (15 years ago) because of how aggressive my endo is. It's eaten through my bladder and intestines, I had 2 laparoscopies within 2 years and can't, because of no insurance. I'm just miserable right now, with the pain and the fact that I now also don't have any birth control! (Which I guess is ok, because all of the pain and frustration don't exactly lead to having sex anyway... but still.)
I'm tempted to take emergency birth control just to kickstart the bleeding, but I don't want to damage anything else and I'm frankly just plain too freaked out to do it. I'm a pharmacy tech and I research medications for a living, plus it's a passion, so I know I'm within normal range for going off the pill... it's just that my body is doing something weird and that always worries me.
:/
So, I never went back on the pills - last active pill was February 3rd. I've gone off them before and had periods like clockwork. I've never so much as been late in my life. I get cramps and bloating all the time and I've had a teeny tiny bit of bright red spotting the past few days... maybe two "spots" total and it's always after going to the bathroom that I notice, it's never even made it to my undies. I still really want a Mirena, as I'm very sensitive to estrogen, so the pill, patch, and ring are out of the question and I will not go on Depo because of the bone loss side effects. (Note: I tried the ring and could only stand it for 2 hours - burning, cramping, and I could feel it pushing out even though it was inserted correctly, I'm just very tiny.) I have to have something that will be able to lessen or stop my periods, because of the endometriosis. I've begged for a hysterectomy since I was 14 (15 years ago) because of how aggressive my endo is. It's eaten through my bladder and intestines, I had 2 laparoscopies within 2 years and can't, because of no insurance. I'm just miserable right now, with the pain and the fact that I now also don't have any birth control! (Which I guess is ok, because all of the pain and frustration don't exactly lead to having sex anyway... but still.)
I'm tempted to take emergency birth control just to kickstart the bleeding, but I don't want to damage anything else and I'm frankly just plain too freaked out to do it. I'm a pharmacy tech and I research medications for a living, plus it's a passion, so I know I'm within normal range for going off the pill... it's just that my body is doing something weird and that always worries me.
:/