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Posted at 10:44 PM on Aug 14, 2007 by smeslucky3, #22951
Not sure my story applies to most women, but I'm having to take a double dose every day because I haven't stopped bleeding since my son was born in April. I'm scheduled for an ablation which I am not happy about. This is a procedure which is supposed to stop the bleeding permanently. They actually burn the blood vessels inside the uterus to seal them off. I just wish the bleeding would stop on its own like it's supposed to. It finally did stop after a week of taking Femcon fe, 2 at a time and so after three weeks I cut it down to one a day - hoping nothing would happen, but I started bleeding again the second day. I guess I should count my lucky stars that I'm not having migraines. But the nausea and bloating and extreme fatigue and depression are what made me find this site. I've also gained weight - even since starting to exercise again! Seems like every couple of days I just hit a wall and can't carry on any more. Im lucky to have a supporting husband who takes over the care of the house and kids for a few hours while I have a meltdown and some rest! I have two more weeks to go and I'm really hoping to never have to look at another birth control pill again! What the heck was the point of having my tubes tied during my c-section if I have to take pills anyway AND get my uterus messed with? Right now I feel pregnant all over again -- just without the wonderful package at the end of it!
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Reply over 2 years ago on Aug 25, 2007 by jk28, #1413

I'm going through something similar but the difference is I had my son 3 years ago. The birht control pill is making me feel funny, like I have a blood clot in my leg and feel dizzy. Then sometimes I feel depress and gaining weight. I stop taking it because I got an email about a girl taking birth control pills and had a stroke and died. Once I stop taking this my cycle came back on full force, so I started back today but I'm crying right now because I'm only 28 and I may have to get a hysterectomy.

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