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Posted 6/23/2016 2:45 PM (GMT 0)
Hey Red. I have seen a couple posts while I was researching that in '07 you had an endometrial ablation. Can you give me a little more info into the procedure? I am going to see a gyn regarding it but was hoping to hear some personal experience.

Did you ever have issues with your walls growing back? Any insight is much appreciated :)
Posted 6/23/2016 9:41 PM (GMT 0)
I had mine done in the doctors office. They gave me a cocktail of pain meds - which I highly do not recommend. I had a bad reaction to that cocktail and had to be rushed to the ER via ambulance so don't go that route lol Ask for sedation.

But what they do is basically insert an umbrella type mesh into the uterus and burn the uterine lining. I had some major cramping afterwards and some vaginal discharge. The cramping only last a few days but the discharge lasted about 2 weeks.

It's been 9 years for me now and my lining has not grew back. I do have scar tissue tho that sometimes freaks the docs out when I get a CT scan, MRI or ultrasound.

Is there any particular reason why you want to have this done?
Posted 6/23/2016 9:51 PM (GMT 0)
My symptoms seem get out of control at the end of my period. Its been happening for about 3-4 months now...worse the last 2. At first I thought I was going into full blown flares. Then I connected the dots and its happening like clockwork at the end of my period. The last 2 months I got my period on a Sunday and on Wednesday things got crazy...blood, cramping, frequency, urgency...and I was fine the days leading up to it.

It then takes a number of nights to calm it down with steroid enemas.

I am going to discuss the pill with my gyn and GI. But I have had bad luck with them in the past. I'm hoping to take the mini pill (progesterone only) and continue through to skip my period all together. However I have heard of this procedure and want to research it as an option.

I know I need to make the decision if I am done having children at 35...but I have 2 and have flared during both pregnancies and at this point a year after each. I don't know if I can go through it again.

Are you happy with your decision?
Posted 6/23/2016 11:49 PM (GMT 0)
Am I happy? No ecstatic! I was the same way, my periods would bring on flares that could only be simmered down with enema. But then I started getting excruciating menstrual cramps! Not once a month but twice a month with just brown blood. I first had a laproscopic look-see to make sure I didn't have Endo (I don't) so it was either the ablation or a hysterectomy. I wasn't ready for the surgery so I opted for the ablation. I have been period and cramp free all this time. It's wonderful. :)
Posted 6/24/2016 1:15 AM (GMT 0)
A friend of mine did the procedure called novasure and she said it's the greatest thing ever. I have an IUD and i don't really get a cycle. I will get a little spotting here and there, but it's not a big up and down like an actual period. The best pill I took was cerazette, no estrogen, no period ever. I loved that pill. Too bad i had to order it from Canada. It's not approved here even though it's just desogestrel and that is approved with estrogen, called miracette or Kariva, but desogesterel alone is not approved in the US. It is in every other country just about.
Posted 6/24/2016 2:28 AM (GMT 0)
That's what I had as well, Novasure.
Posted 6/24/2016 2:14 PM (GMT 0)
Red - I am so happy that you are so happy! Thank you so much for the info and the name of the procedure you had!!

NSSG - I am going to try and find a progesterone only pill. What IUD do you have? I tried the paraguard a while back (copper with no hormones) and it caused yeast/bv issues for me.
Posted 6/24/2016 2:30 PM (GMT 0)
I decided I am going to ask for the mini pill, at my next gyn appointment. I had a Mirena which is progesterone only and I spotted every day for 18 months. I hated it. My midwife said that women who have had c sections seem to have more issues with spotting than those who haven't in her personal experience.
Totes, keep us posted on what you decide to do, I would give anything to get rid of cyclic aggravation of my UC!

Post Edited (momto2boys) : 6/24/2016 9:57:28 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 6/24/2016 2:32 PM (GMT 0)
mom - I def will. Me too!!!!!! I didn't know the Mirena was progesterone only. But I have had 2 c sections. I will bring that up with my gyn. I go on the 7th. I'll keep you posted.
Posted 6/25/2016 2:43 PM (GMT 0)
I have mirena. I heard paraguard is more uncomfortable to insert, so if you did that, mirena might be a breeze. I also heard a lot of people have issues with paraguard causing much worse periods. Some people have a lot of spotting with mierna, I've had mine for about 6 months and so far, yes, I have it quite frequently, but it's not a lot of quantity. Not even so much that i need to wear a liner. I've probably had to wear one on 3 days. You really don't know how you will be unless you try it, but I've read that a lot of people have the spotting for the first 6 months or year - some I guess have it indefinitely or have full periods. My doctor's take was, since my insurance covered it 100%, give it a try and see. She said it's easy and painless to remove if it didn't work out for me. So far, I am really thankful I did it, no yeast issues (which I was having with pills in the past - but not so much with the minipill), no pill to take. Other than the insertion, which was quick and uncomfortable, it's been a dream.
Posted 6/30/2016 8:25 PM (GMT 0)
mom - I just wanted to update this. I met with my OB today and we are inserting the Mirena next week. She told me that it will give me hormone levels that mimic the first trimester of pregnancy which I do very well in. I'm hoping to not have spotting issues like you had mentioned. She said that if it causes any problems we can remove.

We discussed the mini pill and the issue with that is that you have to take it at the exact same time every day otherwise you can bleed or get pregnant. So we decided to try the Mirena first...plus my insurance covers it 100%.

If the Mirena doesn't work I have the choice of trying the pill or getting an ablation. I will keep you posted.

Nssg - yes my OB said spotting will most likely happen...not sure how long but she said it usually lasts a couple months and isn't more than seeing when you wipe.

Fingers crossed this helps give my GI issues a little time to heal with Remicade and 6 mp...
Posted 7/1/2016 12:02 PM (GMT 0)
Good luck! I hope it helps. I think I had issues because I had mine inserted 12 weeks post-partum and was still healing. If this works for you I am running to my midwife for something, too!
Posted 7/1/2016 2:37 PM (GMT 0)
I was taking cerazette for years, started while I had UC, hoped it would help. It's progesterone only and it stops periods 100%, not like mirena with the spotting either, I never spotted even a tiny bit. You also don't have to take cerazette at the same exact time daily. You have a window. As great as it was, and as much as I loved it (I would still take it now if it were easier to get in the US), it didn't help my UC one iota. I thought my UC was linked to hormones for years. Toward the end, I sucked it up and accepted that it was UC, not hormones :(
Posted 7/1/2016 4:16 PM (GMT 0)
I'm not saying that I think it will doing but help regulate. I know my uc is linked to hormones. 2 pregnancies and flared at the exact same time during both. Now flaring harder literally the exact same day towards the end of my period.

I'm just hoping for some balance so my meds can do their job. I really hope I'm one of the lucky one and my period stops all together.
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