Hi -- I'm new here and glad to have found such a rich resource of knowledge and experience.
A little background: I was diagnosed with PCOS about 10 years ago at the age of 22 after never having a real period. I didn't have any other symptoms until my late 20s when I started gaining a lot of weight and experiencing more frequent breakouts. I have never really received any treatment aside from birth control pills which I stopped taking after 2 years thinking that was why I was gaining weight. My gyno at the time was a real b*tch who told me I was gaining too much weight and that was the problem. uh- yeah. OK. I stopped going to her and found a new gyno who is much more knowledgeable.
About a year and a half ago, I went to the gyno for a pap - it was 'abnormal' she said it was not a big deal - I just needed to repeat the pap in 6 mos to look for changes. In the meantime, my primary care doc rx'd metformin to see if would help me with the weight, but I only took it for a few months because I began bleeding and clotting unpredictably. I got scared so I stopped taking the metformin. The weird bleeding continued off and on for the next few months. I finally had enough and went back to the gyno who decided I need to have a D&C and hysteroscopy. I've been bleeding now since June. I'm scheduled to have the D&C on Thursday.
What should I expect from the D%C? I'm a little nervous. My doc has explained it, but I'd like to hear from someone who has been on the receiving end (so to speak).
Thanks.
__________________ -Kathy O
so this is the new year
and I have no resolutions
for self assigned penance
for problems with easy solutions
finally there is clarity: this tiny life is making sense. and every drop numbs the both of us, but i alone am staggering.
I've had 2 D & C's this year because of miscarriages. To tell you the truth, even though I was a bit nervous prior to the surgeries, the recovery was very easy. I believe the surgery for my last one took about 15 minutes. However, I was in the recovery room for about 45 minutes because of the general anesthesia. My doctor prescribed pain meds for me but I stopped taking it after one day. I bled the next four days and then spotted on and off for the next 2 or 3 days. I wasn't allowed to drive for 24 hours after the surgery because of the after-effects of anesthesia.
If you'd like to read more about women here who have gone through D & Cs, you can go to the "Coping with Pregnancy Loss" Forum. I'm not sure, however, if you would feel comfortable going there, but I know that you will find several D & C threads in that forum.
Hope everything goes well with you. Please take care!
__________________ enits
Noelle - my little baby, was only with us for 17 weeks and 5 days, February 7, 2005
2nd loss - my little angel, could only stay with us for a little while, 8 weeks, August 3, 2005
Hoping to remain positive, always...
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