Nursing with fibroids

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Hello all,

This is not apost asking fo rmedical advise, just putting that out thre now. I'm a new nurse just starting an internship program. I happen to have fibtroids with mentral periods that last about ten or soo days at a time. Is there anyone out there like this? I am seeing medical people alread and working on getting this under control.

What I want to know is..how do you cope? Do yuou talk to the mamagere about who you'll need to use th restroom often to change pads? What are the best pads to use while on the floor? What are some non-medication ways to relieve the pain?

Thank you

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Wow...that is so awful. I hope you work in a more supportive facility now. The place where I work is wonderful; I would be floored if they would do anything close to that. It's small and everyone knows and supports each other for the most part. But, I am taking supplements and paying attention to when I get tired. The lowest my iron level has gotten was a 9.2, so low, but not dangerous (as my understanding goes).

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Incontinent pads.... for me, (on Coumadin at the time) regular pads were a joke. And tampons???? Ever sneeze and have one fly out while talking to a family member???? :D After I poked my eyes back into my head, I walked to the bathroom with my knees locked together :uhoh3:

Talk to your doc :) There are ways to deal with fibroids :) Until then, saddle up to a Gonzo-mongo incont pad!!!

:lol2::lol2::lol2::lol2::lol2::lol2::lol2:

I literally laughed out loud reading this. All I want to say is, I can relate!

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My periods had gotten so heavy with clots that I would literally spend an entire day in the bathroom--no tampon could contain it! It was a nightmare. I'm a teacher so there is no leaving the classroom when leaks happen. (Mid-life career change from teaching to nursing!) Last year, I went to my gyno and she put me back on the pill (I'm 44 and hubby had a vasectomy after our 2nd son was born in 1994) and has me take them non-stop. I haven't had my period in over a year and it is fabulous! I am also peri-menopausal so the BC pill is also supposed to help with night sweats and hot flashes (which, so far, it doesn't help muchg). As a runner, I love not having to plan training sessions and races based on my periods anymore.

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Last year, I went to my gyno and she put me back on the pill (I'm 44 and hubby had a vasectomy after our 2nd son was born in 1994) and has me take them non-stop.
I would be leery about taking birth control pills at age 44 due to the risk of blood clots. I've known too many coworkers, acquaintances, and others who have developed DVT or PE as the result of continuing to take the pill while over the age of 35.

However, you're doing this under the direction of your physician, so she surely knows the benefits and risks.

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i suffered for years from extremely heavy periods and horrible cramping. my period would last for almost 2 weeks or more. i finally went to the gyno and was diagnosed with adenomyosis and uterine fibroids. i had a uterine ablation, d&c, and had the fibroids removed. my period is now only 3 days long and much much lighter. please go check with your dr to see what can be done for you.

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I would be leery about taking birth control pills at age 44 due to the risk of blood clots. I've known too many coworkers, acquaintances, and others who have developed DVT or PE as the result of continuing to take the pill while over the age of 35.

However, you're doing this under the direction of your physician, so she surely knows the benefits and risks.

I was concerned about taking them non-stop but she told me that it's a very common thing to do for women in my situation (perimenopausal/heavy bleeding with clots). I'm on the second-to-lowest dose possible (lowest dose didn't help with night sweats at all), not sure if that matters. I was on the pill from 1984-1994 and then not on anything until last year; again, not sure if that matters. I'll be sure to ask my doc next time I see her. Thanks for the information!

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I would be leery about taking birth control pills at age 44 due to the risk of blood clots. I've known too many coworkers, acquaintances, and others who have developed DVT or PE as the result of continuing to take the pill while over the age of 35.

However, you're doing this under the direction of your physician, so she surely knows the benefits and risks.

I would agree...imagine becoming like me. You can't ever take hormone medication again AND you're on Coumadin AND you go back to bleeding like you did before AND they won't consider a hysterectomy due to risk of further DVT.

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Incontinent pads.... for me, (on Coumadin at the time) regular pads were a joke. And tampons???? Ever sneeze and have one fly out while talking to a family member???? :D After I poked my eyes back into my head, I walked to the bathroom with my knees locked together :uhoh3:

Talk to your doc :) There are ways to deal with fibroids :) Until then, saddle up to a Gonzo-mongo incont pad!!!

No, but I wear underpants.

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No, but I wear underpants.

:yeah::eek::eek::hpygrp: I can't even imagine where that thing would have landed without those !! And I'm a 'granny-6-pack' buyer- nothing skimpy or frilly for this old duck!!

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And that was BEFORE being on Coumadin because of massive PEs in all 3 lobes of my R lung.....and chemo that made the Coumadin useless (20mg/day= INR of 1.1)... on Pradaxa now..... but chemo sort of kills periods, but not consistently :uhoh3::uhoh3:

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I would agree...imagine becoming like me. You can't ever take hormone medication again AND you're on Coumadin AND you go back to bleeding like you did before AND they won't consider a hysterectomy due to risk of further DVT.

I've researched the BC pill that I take and I don't have any of the risk factors: I'm under 50, I'm not obese, I don't smoke, I don't have family history for any of the risk factors, I don't have high BP (in fact, mine is lower than average), and I have low cholesterol. Over all, I feel safe taking it for a few more years.

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