Hello,
I am 30 years old and for the past five years have had horrible periods, to the point now that I can't even leave my house for the first couple of days. I have a long long family history of menstrual problems. I have blood clotting, I am anemic and have to take iron pills everyday, I never have any energy and feel depressed most of the time. I am tired of feeling the way I do and going thru these horrible periods every month, sometimes only two to three weeks in between, usually lasting 7 to 10 days. I am on my third doctor now, all of them want to put me on birth control pills, which I have taken several of and none help, if anything they make my problems WORSE. I "humored" my present doctor when she suggested I try a new pill they have out, I tried it, it made me start my period TWO WEEKS FROM THE BEGINNING DAY of my last period. I stopped taking it because I was getting acne and emotional problems... So I went back to my doctor and I told her, point blank, NO MORE PILLS and NO MORE PAIN KILLERS I want something that will stop this NOW. She tried to convince me that I should stay on the pill for three months and my periods would regulate, I cannot count the number of times I have heard that exact same sentence from other doctors. I told her no, that is not the answer for me. I have a cousin just a year or two older than me who had endometrial ablation done and she was happy with the results, no more periods for her. This is what I want to have done, but convincing my doctor of that is another story. Being as I am only 30, she believes that I may want to have more children. Right now, at this point in my life, I will sacrifice not being able to have more kids (when I'm pretty darn sure I won't have any more anyway) for not feeling the way I do everyday. To wake up every morning feeling like you never went to sleep, having periods so bad that you can't even leave the house for the first two to three days. I told her, I am not doing this until I am in my late fifties like my mother has done! But i do not want a hysterectomy. Any advice? Please and thank you
I am 30 years old and for the past five years have had horrible periods, to the point now that I can't even leave my house for the first couple of days. I have a long long family history of menstrual problems. I have blood clotting, I am anemic and have to take iron pills everyday, I never have any energy and feel depressed most of the time. I am tired of feeling the way I do and going thru these horrible periods every month, sometimes only two to three weeks in between, usually lasting 7 to 10 days. I am on my third doctor now, all of them want to put me on birth control pills, which I have taken several of and none help, if anything they make my problems WORSE. I "humored" my present doctor when she suggested I try a new pill they have out, I tried it, it made me start my period TWO WEEKS FROM THE BEGINNING DAY of my last period. I stopped taking it because I was getting acne and emotional problems... So I went back to my doctor and I told her, point blank, NO MORE PILLS and NO MORE PAIN KILLERS I want something that will stop this NOW. She tried to convince me that I should stay on the pill for three months and my periods would regulate, I cannot count the number of times I have heard that exact same sentence from other doctors. I told her no, that is not the answer for me. I have a cousin just a year or two older than me who had endometrial ablation done and she was happy with the results, no more periods for her. This is what I want to have done, but convincing my doctor of that is another story. Being as I am only 30, she believes that I may want to have more children. Right now, at this point in my life, I will sacrifice not being able to have more kids (when I'm pretty darn sure I won't have any more anyway) for not feeling the way I do everyday. To wake up every morning feeling like you never went to sleep, having periods so bad that you can't even leave the house for the first two to three days. I told her, I am not doing this until I am in my late fifties like my mother has done! But i do not want a hysterectomy. Any advice? Please and thank you
