Does anyone in this forum know about submucosal fibroids and their removal? I have a consultation next week with a gynecologist, and I'm hoping this will help with my massively heavy periods.
― Polly of the Pre-Codes (j.lu), Thursday, 7 June 2018 12:51 (five years ago) link
On the advice of my gyn and surgeon, I went full on hysterectomy to fix the fibroid problem. Went super smoothly for me. Seriously, I have had tooth extractions that were more difficult! But it was an easy decision for me since I wasn't gonna have kiddos anyway.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Thursday, 7 June 2018 14:57 (five years ago) link
Between my age and certain other preexisting conditions, having a baby would be a terrible idea. (Unfortunately, if I take after my mother I have another 5-7 years before menopause.) The gynecologist I saw last week suggested that my case could be handled in a one-day procedure, so I'm trying to do some research to figure out just I should ask the doctor next week. I wouldn't categorically object to a hysterectomy, but the shorter the recovery period the better.
― Polly of the Pre-Codes (j.lu), Thursday, 7 June 2018 15:09 (five years ago) link
hi ladies!!!
― homosexual II, Friday, 8 June 2018 17:42 (five years ago) link
Hiiiiiiiii I miss my wimmens
― which do u hear yanny or (in orbit), Friday, 8 June 2018 17:51 (five years ago) link
regarding fibroids, I can't speak to that situation exactly, but I had polyps removed 5 years ago and it was a cinch. It made my period get WAY better.
Now it's bad again, which I guess means I have more polyps again argh
― homosexual II, Friday, 8 June 2018 17:59 (five years ago) link
Good news: The doctor I saw today recommended doing a myomectomy ("shaving" the submucosal fibroid) plus endometrial ablation. This probably wouldn't eliminate my periods, but it should significantly reduce them, which is just FINE BY ME.
― Polly of the Pre-Codes (j.lu), Tuesday, 12 June 2018 16:24 (five years ago) link
good luck! btw that sounds like an intense procedure
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 12 June 2018 17:58 (five years ago) link
Crossing my fingers. The doctor did describe it as an outpatient procedure, with "twilight sleep" as opposed to full anesthesia, and a couple of days recovery time. That makes it sound a lot less involved than a hysterectomy.
― Polly of the Pre-Codes (j.lu), Tuesday, 12 June 2018 18:43 (five years ago) link
piece of cake <3
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 12 June 2018 21:26 (five years ago) link
hope everyone and their periods are oki have monster cramps right now and was a complete monster for like 3 days before this onslaught startedbumping this thread as a uterine salute i guess
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 14 August 2018 16:59 (five years ago) link
shouldn't say i was a monster -- i was extremely irritable and moody and unpleasant
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 14 August 2018 17:01 (five years ago) link
yeah god i was practically in tears at my desk last week just bcz reasons idk it was rough, my moods have been crazier than normal around period time lately
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 14 August 2018 17:29 (five years ago) link
#uterinesalute
yeah i did a little reading about PMDD but it doesn't look like i am quite there yetjust suuuuuuuuuper moody and unsure of what is a real feeling and what is a PMS symptom
this is sort of interesting -- i never thought about my relationship to calcium https://www.webmd.com/women/pms/features/diet-and-pms#1
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 14 August 2018 17:32 (five years ago) link
(unless it was related to bone health -- that i know)
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 14 August 2018 17:33 (five years ago) link
yeah i’m kinda in that same zone toobut I find whenever I start thinking that I might need to see a therapist i’m usually a week out from the (uter)us festival
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 14 August 2018 17:38 (five years ago) link
it is so predictable and yet i never see it cominghard to believe we go through this 12x annually and still don't know it's happening. why can't someone make a patch that changes color when your hormones shift toward the menstrual cycle so you can tell wtf is going on?!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 14 August 2018 17:40 (five years ago) link
I had the worst cramps during my last period. I do get them every month but never this bad. I was almost crying.
The month before I leaked during the night which I never do. I was particularly annoyed as I had just washed to blanket the day before.
― tokyo rosemary, Tuesday, 14 August 2018 19:45 (five years ago) link
Oh and this summer was my 30th anniversary!
― tokyo rosemary, Tuesday, 14 August 2018 19:46 (five years ago) link
The mirena helped quite a bit with the severe lower back pain I used to get, although my boobs were excruciatingly sore the first year. Most women stop getting a period entirely but unfortunately that has not been my experience :/ it’s much lighter but still 10 days long.
I didn’t figure out I was a cranky-ass binge-eater the week before my period til I was in my 30s.
― just1n3, Tuesday, 14 August 2018 22:10 (five years ago) link
part of what stops me from seeking treatment for PMS/potential PMDD is that i have decades of experience with hormonal BC and i firmly don't want to do it again. i really would like to know if someone can create a "your hormones are changing!" patch or blood test or something to help me understand what is going on with my body rather than just suppressing it with hormones.
i would also like to know if there is any research on women who were started on hormonal bc while they were still developing (1 year after menarche, for example) -- what happens to a person's development when their hormones are tweaked during the development process? i had never given it much thought until recently but it seems like something that would be worth studying. maybe a scientist somewhere has done research?
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 14 August 2018 22:17 (five years ago) link
I would rather not be on hormonal bc as I’ve had bad reactions in the past but the awful obgyn I saw when I got the iud said I had to be on some form or I’d be at risk of uterine cancer (heavy irregular periods can apparently lead to that?) but I’m gonna ask my new obgyn next time I have to go in
― just1n3, Tuesday, 14 August 2018 22:24 (five years ago) link
If it's okay to change the subject, I had my myomectomy/endometrial ablation last week. It was an outpatient procedure under twilight sleep. I've had only mild twinges since the procedure. I've had a bloody discharge since, but it's been far lighter than my recent periods. Next week I have the followup meeting with the doctor.
― Polly of the Pre-Codes (j.lu), Wednesday, 15 August 2018 01:41 (five years ago) link
Wait - you guys - period tracking apps are a game changer when it comes to this stuff. Clue. Download it now, thank me later.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Monday, 27 August 2018 19:27 (five years ago) link
hmmm... i will give it a whirl
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 27 August 2018 20:38 (five years ago) link
I thought I had irregular periods and never got PMS until I started using it but it turns out I have clockwork cycles and get PMS every month! Who knew?
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Monday, 27 August 2018 20:41 (five years ago) link
Honest I can't recommend using one of these trackers enough. I've learned so much.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Monday, 27 August 2018 20:42 (five years ago) link
good to know. maybe this will be a good game changer for me
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 27 August 2018 20:44 (five years ago) link
I kinda wanna try an app but without a period (since uterus eviction) but I do have periods of weird fatigue + food cravings and I wonder if they are cycle related?
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Monday, 27 August 2018 22:13 (five years ago) link
My periods are super regular and full of PMS symptoms -- I just always let them sneak up on me because I enjoy not having my period so much that I get blindsided by the feelings before the actual event occurs. Not sure if tracking it would really do anything for me aside from remind me of the impending doom...every single month.
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Monday, 27 August 2018 23:20 (five years ago) link
I find it very helpful because I forget too and it’s nice to be able to go “Oh, right! So THAT’S why I’m feeling so awful!”
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 11:14 (five years ago) link
yes! I started tracking mine using the "mynstrual calendar" in my day planner about a year and a half ago. Mine are speeding up -- i would not have known this otherwise. also, it's great because whomever inherits my personal effects after I die, will have a very useful historical record of my periods.
― sarahell, Tuesday, 28 August 2018 17:50 (five years ago) link
Mine are getting kinda more irreg. Spotting at odd times, then a few days of nothing, then maybe a few days of normal flow. Maybe I should start tracking.
― There's more Italy than necessary. (in orbit), Tuesday, 28 August 2018 19:15 (five years ago) link
I was listening to a podcast where the hosts were discussing their love of free bleeding, and boy, do I feel like a total square! #teampurpleob4lyfe
― tokyo rosemary, Saturday, 22 September 2018 02:50 (five years ago) link
For the love of god, WHYYYYYYYY?
Update (do not read if you hate me and/or menstrual blood): While I had a fibroid removal and endometrial ablation at the beginning of August, earlier this month I had a period almost as heavy as before my procedure. I'm waiting a month or two to see if this continues, but DEEP DISAPPOINTMENT.
― Accattony! Accattoni! Accattoné! (j.lu), Saturday, 22 September 2018 03:30 (five years ago) link
ugh that suuuuuucks
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 22 September 2018 03:35 (five years ago) link
That sucks. I hope things lighten up.
― tokyo rosemary, Saturday, 22 September 2018 03:35 (five years ago) link
and yeah free bleeding seems like not my bag at allleven if they are the most magical undies in the world i misjudge my flow & have leakage here & there but i never think if only i could just do nothing & still menstruateyeah no thanksi dont even know if i could do a diva cupclearly i’ve been brainwashed by Big Tampon lol
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 22 September 2018 03:40 (five years ago) link
I don't know the details of free bleeding but if I am at home and it's not on day 1 big flow, I don't wear anything. I just go to the bathroom all the time. Every hour.
― Yerac, Saturday, 22 September 2018 03:42 (five years ago) link
i’m too absentminded for that kind of responsible hygeine
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 22 September 2018 03:55 (five years ago) link
Yeah, it's a pain but usually when I am home I drink a ton of water and have to use the bathroom a lot anyway so I would rather not pull out dry tampons.I did diva cup once for a year but using it when you are in a public restroom was impossible. W
― Yerac, Saturday, 22 September 2018 03:59 (five years ago) link
yerac - me too!! i like getting it out of me -- drink a ton of water, pee constantly, let it out as much as possiblei have never used a diva cup but i don't like tampons unless i don't have another option.
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Saturday, 22 September 2018 13:50 (five years ago) link
I am fine with tampons. I use OB or the non-applicator generic brands that I can find in the EU that are super cheap. When someone needs to borrow a tampon and they realize it doesn't have an applicator and they won't just use their finger. I am always like "...eh...?"
― Yerac, Saturday, 22 September 2018 14:30 (five years ago) link
that reminds me of my favorite thing ever said on ilx (that i can remember) -- kate78 reminded me (after expressing a similar thought) "not everyone is a natural spelunker" <3 and lol and also true!
i'm fine with tampons if necessary -- maybe i am a free bleeding partisan. never thought of it that way before.
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Saturday, 22 September 2018 14:37 (five years ago) link
Yerac’s post made me think of something - I have heard that there are people who replace their tanpon every time they pee. I have never even thought about doing that. I just tuck the string. Do most ppl change them every time they pee? I assume the reason some ppl do this is because the idea of getting pee on the string grosses them out? It’s the only thing I can think of.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Saturday, 22 September 2018 14:43 (five years ago) link
seems like that would hurt to change it every time pulling out a dry tampon is the fucking worst
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Saturday, 22 September 2018 14:48 (five years ago) link
Back when I had a uterus I definitely did not change tampon with every pee. With good string management there really isn't risk of pee cross-contamination!
Tucking string up was a revelation when first shared with me by female swim team members.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Saturday, 22 September 2018 14:49 (five years ago) link
I was surprised with an early period at work a few months ago, and I had to use a tampon with an applicator, and I sort of forgot how they work.
― tokyo rosemary, Saturday, 22 September 2018 14:54 (five years ago) link
I try to tuck the string, but maybe I have weird urine flow. or I don't shove it far up enough. the string always gets wet. And then it makes your underwear wet. So yeah, I end up having to change it half the time.
― Yerac, Saturday, 22 September 2018 15:13 (five years ago) link