Bedrest symptoms and conditions

I have been given three procedures with kenalog injections. First was in May when I has an epidural for my work related back injury. Though I received little pain relief from the epidural, I began to have menstrual spotting only a week after my regular period ended. This spotting continued every day for about three weeks. I had a normal end of June, beginning of July period. I started my next period the Friday before my first SI joint injection with Kenalog which was Wed. Aug 5th. Well from there my period never ended. Since then I've spotted everyday and all day long. I am sore from having to wear pads all the time. I went next to my f/u appt where they gave me another SI joint injection. I did tell them about this bleeding, but they weren't concerned. So here I am still spotting until today. This morning I woke up feeling fine besides my usual spotting I've had. Got to work, was working for about an hour to so and began to cramp. Went to bathroom and passed a clot about the size of the palm of my hand. And then consisted to have heavy bleeding soaking a pad in about 1.5-2.0 hour time. During the whole spotting I've had, I took preg. tests, with most recent one a week ago and was neg. My other concern is I have an IUD-the copper Paragard. Called my OB-GYN and she wanted to see me right away. Left work and on my way there (45 min. drive) I began feeling lightheaded and weak. My mom ended up driving me the rest of the way. Anyway, everything checked out fine-IUD ok, neg preg test, no chance for tubal preg. Was told must be side effect of the Kenalog. I've been bleeding for like 6 weeks and am soooo sore from pads all the time. I am on light duty due to my work injury and I feel I should be covered for today and tomorrow because OB-GYN wants me on bed rest to stop this heavy bleeding. I feel I should be paid under Workers' Comp since these missed days are related to a complication from the treatment of my work related injury. Any suggestions or comments from anyone?

Wow, I'm a bit fr***ked out after reading all these posts. I must be one of the lucky ones, as well. I had my Mirena put on 1 year ago after my first child. It did not hurt and I have had very few of these complications listed. However, I have suspected that my weight gain and inability to lose was a side effect of Mirena. This is what brought me to this site. I've gain 15 pounds and no matter how much I exercise or stage myself...it stays! I also notice now that I read....that I have had a lot of hair loss. I now have a few questions:

I lost my milk supply after going on Mirena and my Dr. assured me this wasn't the cause. Anyone else experience this?

Also, I'm concerned about the effect this will have on my next pregnancy. What has been your experiences once you've started trying again? I was told I would have no problems and should go off 1 month before TTC, but now I'm pretty worried!!

I am 46 years old. I first started taking Levothyrox 11 years ago during a pregnancy. Now I currently take 200 a day. I have been suffering chest pains. I also suffer bone pain. My hair has not grown in nearly 3 years. I am borderline diabetic and each day when I take the drug, I immediately sleep due to the immediate sugar elevation I feel.

Six months ago my femur broke. It seems due to a Vitamin D deficiency. Now I discover that a few of the nasty side effects that no one ever told me about is Vitamin D Deficiency and also Osteoporosis. Due to the strict bed rest that I have been on from my fractured femur, located near my pelvic, I have suffered muscle atrophy. I am too weak to even stand. So for 6 months now I have not even been able to leave my bed.

Now the only solution I feel in order to possibly save my life is to immediately discontinue the use of Levothyrox. My boyfriend is a little concerned for me doing this but I see no other way. Any feedback appreciated. Thank you.

I started taking Singulair several years ago and it did wonders for my asthma. I did not see the connection for a long time, but I had really bad rages and mood swings. It was terrible. I just thought I was being very hormonal or stressed out from work or something. I became pregnant with my daughter and I stopped taking the med. Unfortunately my asthma got really bad about 5 months into it and my oxygen stats were getting to the point where I had to get back on it. My doctor said it was safe. Maybe it's just coicidence but my baby was extremely active in the womb. She was born and I nursed her for 6 mos. She was very irritable and high needs and had a hard time getting settled. She is now 6 years old. She has always been very emotional, lacks some impulse control, and is still very high needs and defiant. It is getting better with age somewhat. I took her to a psychologist and my daughter was found to be very intelligent but had autistic like qualities at times. She does not have true autism. She also had sensory processing problems that are getting better with time. I also continued to have the spells of anger and sarcasm. I never took it out on my daughter but I did take it out on my husband. I was also depressed but not clinically depressed and suffered from back pain constantly.

I became pregnant with my second daughter and I went into preterm labor with her about halfway into the pregnancy. The medicine I was given to stop the labor contractions was an older asthma med, so I got off Singulair at that time. My mood lifted but I did not get the connection. I just figured it was bedrest and being more rested in general. When I had her I went back on the Singulair. I had more anger, mood swings, etc. Was just not a happy person even though I *wanted* to be happy. My daughter was born with severel food intolerances and ended up on a stomach feeding tube. She has eosinophilic esophagitis, a rare condition where the body recognizes all or most foods as allergens and there is inflammation of the esophagus. She cannot eat any foods now at all, just her special medical food. She is 3.

I stopped taking the Singulair about a year ago. I have felt myself lifted up and I feel like a new person. I decided to start a new career and am taking classes. I have more energy, sleep better, no back pain, and am a better wife and mother. I only fear that my children may have been harmed from me taking this during pregnancy. I am especially worried about my first daugher's mood swings and such. She is a very intense person. I wonder if her developing brain was affected somehow. She acts like I acted on Singulair but there is no easy cure for her of taking her off of it. My second daughter has the severe allergic condition. I wonder if somehow the Singulair affected her immune system response. The disease that she has is emergent and new and increasing in number all the time. I would love to see a study on what their moms took in pregnancy, because the disease seems to happen in families where there is a history of asthma/allergies.

My mother is aged 72 years old,she was unfortunately diagnosed with osteoporosis about 10 years ago, at the time her hospital was undertaking the FOSAMAX drug trial which unfortunelty she was asked if she would participate. She started the trial and was still taking the medication until about 8 months ago.

Around 18 months ago she started showing signs of the side effects but none of the doctors she saw would say if this drug was the cause of her presenting symptoms. These were inabilty to breath correctly, unable to swallow, on set of spasms in her throat and chest. She is now in hospital recovering from surgery which we all thought was going to be simply an hernia repair but I now fear that the long term taking of the drug has caused more serious damage than a straight forward hernia operation. She is after the 3rd day since surgery still mostly on bedrest, having morphine, intravenous antibiotics, not able to eat or drink, There is talk of her kidney being stuck to her stomach. This is a very serious matter for my mother. She was never ever seriously ill in her life until her diagnosis of osteoporosis, I really wish she had never been approached to take part in this trial.
I am at a loss for what to do within the field of medical research it seems no one wants to help or advise but just hope we bury our heads in the sand and not say an more. But this should be made clear to other women who are being asked to start on this treatment what could happen after a few years down the line.
Please could you help and give my mother advise.

MANY THANKS
CHRISTINE

I have experienced 13 years of hell with Levothyroxine, which is pure sodium. Everything in the body from skin to internal organs are affected by shrinkage and shortening of muscle. My horror complaint - leg cramps, massive thoracic jerking and therefore no sleep. think of salt cod or an Egyptian mummy.

First, do not deal with a GP. Thyroid is very tricky and only an endocrinologist should be consulted.

Second, get tested at a Nuclear Medicine Department in your hospital. You may be making enough thyroxin. Partial organs DO compensate.

Third, sodium binds with blood serum. Blood enters muscles. Muscles CAN store sodium. My case.

If you can get away without taking thyroid meds you may find withdrawal unbelievably difficult. In a withdrawal situation, a larger amount is released into the blood stream. You will find your muscles steely rigid and unbendable. You may be pulled over.

You will need huge willpower and support. My withdrawal is now in its 8th month.

I use acupuncture by Chinese medicine methodology, resistance exercise several times a day. Get yourself rubber resistance bands and put hooks in your basement walls and ceiling. Pilates is excellent. Magnesium tablets high strength. 1000 mg is allowable but I've done twice that. Some diarrhea but basically one is too dried out for there to be a problem. From a good herbal store, get probiotics 30 million a day, Udo's Oil (Canadian), eat almonds - several hanmdfuls a day - I hate it but Lorazepam had to be used as a muscle relaxant for 6 weeks at the worst stage. Never discontinue these abruptly. Detox drops after a visit to a QUALIFIED Naturopath. First, Unda Numbers to detox liver and kidneys, then thyroid and lungs. Very effective but you may only tolerate shortish stints- 10 days. me anyway.

Eventually, the muscles feel caged but bulging. Then they start undulating dramatically and free up. But so far I've had to endure 6 of these session at about once a week. After which even more toxic stuff pours out. But it WILL end.

I am 63. I resent losing wellness for so long and it took a friend to tell me about a relative with leg cramps to get the connection. By the way, it was the naturopath that identified the cause NOT a doctor. Allopathy (Western medicine) believes all drugs leave you with tissue renewal every 4 months. But Chinese medicine, massage therapists, naturopaths, injury rehab (they use theraball) and reputable spas don't.

All of you are young. I hope I have helped in some way. All of you who ache, I think it is the tightening of the muscles. it is like enforced arthritis. Number 2911, I hope you read this. Your little son sounds just like my beginnings of my dreadful journey.