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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Monday, November 19, 2007 - 7:08 pm
Yeah, Sea. I figured that was why my doc ordered the full urinalysis. But that pain has disappeared at this point. (Tried walking Hercky, but that was really uncomfortable, pressure-wise--so cut it very short.)
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Nyheat
Member
08-09-2006
| Monday, November 19, 2007 - 7:21 pm
It sounds so elementary but iboprefen really helps. The infection may be winding it's way out of your system but the swelling likes to stick around. Take a few and get loopy in front of the TV and take it easy. 
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Monday, November 19, 2007 - 8:09 pm
Good idea, Ny. Why didn't I think of that? Will do that right away!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, November 19, 2007 - 8:33 pm
Good luck, HP. Sorry you didn't get it diagnosed and treated today.
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Nancy
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 8:21 am
So after 6 months of lupron shots which were supposed to stop my periods and 'tide' me over til i hit menopause, my dr. today decided i needed a d.c. and removal of some of my many fibroids in order to avoid a hysterectomy.. anyone care to share any thoughts on d.c. should i be nervous?
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 8:49 am
Nancy, I had D&C (11/10/89) and Lupron shots 18 years ago prior to hysterectomy for fibroids. No problems with any of it. I had Lupron shots to shrink fibroids (making surgery easier) with menopausal-type side effects. I had no side effects! The fibroids did shrink. I had general anesthesia for D&C. No problems with D&C, but anesthesia was something else. It was my first experience with it. D&C was early in the morning. Felt nauseous all day from anesthesia and went home late in the day still feeling pukey. Good night's sleep and I was fine and back to normal the next morning. In other words, don't worry about it.
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Nancy
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 8:54 am
thanks color--i had my first ever anesthesia back in august with my knee arthroscope and was fine with that--i'm just dscouraged that the luprone did nothing--it was supposed to stop my period altoghter and it never did stop it--for sept and october in fact i had 2 each month lasting a week each-- the dr. said to wash with dial soap for three days prior to the surgery to get rid of any bacteria..and that they would do a preg test and pap smear at the same time(i'm due for pap in dec anyway)--yeh umm not pregnant unless i'm the new virgin mary LOL
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 1:47 pm
Nancy, I had a D&C in 2000 following a miscarriage to remove what placental tissue was left. My first time with anestheia and felt the same nausea along with a wicked sore throat. I did have minor cramping and spotting afterwards for a couple weeks, but considering the major bleeding and cramping in the two weeks between the miscarriage and the d&c it was nothing. Everything went very well medically and then I had my first period after all that and I sat and cried for two days I was in so much pain. At the time I thought it was just cuz it was the first period after the miscarriage and it'd probably be worse.....wrong! Next month it was just as bad. When I went for the follow up with the doctor and explained my periods, he told me that after a d&c most women have easier periods, less cramps, not as heavy, some women stay about the same, while a very few have worse periods. The first few years after that, every month was just terrible, but over time it's gotten to be not so bad. I may have 3-4 a year now that are bad. And don't let me scare you! I'm just an oddball, if there's some kind of side effect you can bet I'll have it. One of my sils had the d&c done for the same reason you are and she tells me its the best thing she ever did for herself. She was pretty young, 23, at the time and looking at a hysterectomy when they decided to go this route first. That was about 6-7 years ago and so far she hasn't had anymore problems.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 2:20 pm
Can someone answer me on a related question? I have started having very heavy periods and have decided I really should go and see someone about it. I don't have a regular doctor and don't know who to see. Does an obgyn deal with all this stuff or do I need a more general doctor? And how do I find a good obgyn? I have the list of doctors who are covered by our insurance but it doesn't say much, and even if I look them up online it still seems kind of potluck. And I have no female friends who live close enough to get a recommendation.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 3:18 pm
Nancy, I had 3 D&C's when heading down the road to a hysterectomy. All 3 were painless, even immediately after waking up. No problems with anesthesia either. To me, it was such a relief to get a bit of respite from the never ending bleeding I endured. I'm only one person here, but I would tell any friend or family that it was absolutely no big deal and provided relief from symptoms (mine; unfortunately, was only temporary because they never helped me to get regulated even with hormone treatment).
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Nancy
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 3:50 pm
thanks everyone! when i had the knee surgery i was fine a little sore throat but not bad so that doesnt scare me too much--my dr. is very good in that she doesn't want to do a hyster if she doesn't have to. She feels confident its just the fibroids wreaking havoc, and she wants to try the d and c and removal of whatever she can get out--(i've got about 10 of them!) and see if that will work til i go into menopause naturally.(i am 49 now so not too far off probably).
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Nancy
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 3:53 pm
Kitt, i didn't have heavy periods but really really long ones(lasting 3 weeks and then only a week between the next one)--the obgyn i see is part of my clinic i go to but that is the person you would see. You may need a referal from your general dr.(depends on your insurance really)-- there's a website(i forgot the exact url i'll look see if i can find it) that rates dr.s for you that might help you decide as well--or ask a friend or two!
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 4:29 pm
Thanks Nancy, if you do think of that website please let me know. I don't know any women locally, and it's either the embarassment of mentioning this sort of thing to a colleague's wife or choosing potluck in the provider's directory!
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Ducky
Member
08-27-2000
| Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 4:33 pm
This is a site that I go to when I Search for a Doctor It also gives other patients reviews on the Doctors.
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Nancy
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 5:09 pm
ratemds.com
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 5:16 pm
Thanks! I will look at both of those.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 5:52 pm
i'm just dscouraged that the luprone did nothing--it was supposed to stop my period altoghter and it never did stop it--for sept and october in fact i had 2 each month lasting a week each-- Nancy, it was so many years ago I don't exactly remember. Because of fibroids and heavy bleeding, doctor said hysterectomy. I had D&C four months prior to hyst. Three Lupron shots between. Got the Lupron to shrink fibroids making upcoming surgery easier for the doctor and the patient. Was told menopausaul symptoms (hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings) were Lupron side effects. I had none of them, but the Lupron sure did shrink the fibroids. It must have slowed / stopped the bleeding though. That was good. I don't believe in side effects. In the past few years I've had radiation and been on Tamoxifen for very early breast cancer. Next to no side effects with either.
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Nancy
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 6:00 pm
Color, I've had no symptoms either, other than some weight gain. And that might also be due to the cortisone shots as well. Our bodies are all so different! as are different doctors. When i had my surgery on my knee in august I had to keep my leg wrapped for 72 hrs --my friend's husband had surgery yesterday afternoon and his wrap is off already.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 8:14 pm
Kitt, yes, Ob-gyn is who you want to see for your symptoms. My preference has always been to have a woman. A woman actually knows what you are going through. If you are old enough to be peri-menopausal, then I would want an older woman who also might have some experience with having gone through that.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - 8:32 pm
Yes, I'm definitely going for a woman. When I last needed a pap my original female doctor had left and they had transfered me to a male doctor. I tried to be logical about it but I was not comfortable, so now I'd like to go to a female specialist where I can be straightforward with them. I'm 39, but my mother had to have a hysterectomy at 44 due to fibroids and she had very similar symptoms. Hopefully 20 years later that isn't my only option (if it is fibroids).
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Nancy
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - 7:17 am
kitt yeah there are so many options if that is what it is. if you dr. when you go, starts talking about hyster. right away without trying other options first i'd get a second or even third opinion. a friend of mine went to her dr for very similar issues as you and i, and he immediately said hysterectomy and hers would have had to been abdomnal due to where her fibroids are. but she went to another dr. who was not so surgery gung-ho.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - 8:09 am
Nancy and Juju, YES -- a female ob/gyn. Dr. Karen R. got me through the hyst -- NO pain, NO problems at all through surgery, recovery, and recuperation. I breezed through it. (It was abdominal surgery.) A number of years later, she retired (early). I still miss her. I looked forward to seeing her every year.
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Mack
Member
07-23-2002
| Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - 10:47 am
My wife went through a laparoscopic hysterectomy last year. Her first obgyn, a female, wanted to do a full abdominal hysterectomy and laid out, quite convincingly at the time, all the reasons why it needed to be done and why it needed to be that particular type of hysterectomy. My wife was not comfortable with doctor's approach and her basic unwillingness to answer questions. That was enough for my wife to seek a second opinion which she got from another female obgyn. The need for the hysterectomy was still present but the whole approach was different. The doctor performed the surgery in the morning and my wife was back home in her own bed that evening. Two weeks later you'd hardly would have known she'd had surgery. A little over a year later and life is good with only distant memories.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - 12:17 pm
My last ob-gyn retired on me, and refered me to a place called Mothers and Daughters.. and the doctors are.. a mother and a daughter! I chose the daughter because I figure she has gained wisdom from her mother's longer tenure and she is more current and she should be practicing longer.. She also referred me to my wonderful family doctor and the two of them referred me to the same GI doc, who is just as caring as they are.
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Dahli
Member
11-27-2000
| Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - 8:36 pm
HP - I keep d-mannose around the house... http://www.d-mannose-utislip.com/?engine=adwords!7626&keyword=d+mannose also some baking soda in water is a stop gap to decrease acidity....and my favourite of all time, colloidal silver. Hope you're feeling better.
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