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[MouseWife]

Originally Posted by Prudence

Are you going to get all the options or just the ones he likes?

That concerns me, as well. Are the options he is offering up based on his beliefs? Only on what he knows? His religious background? Well, he or any doctor for that matter.

Oo, I was always concerned when I'd go to the pediatrician. I read a lot of magazines and I know they are updated frequently. Possibly more frequently than doctors are updated on what is new. I would question the doctor about things and he wouldn't know.

[katiesue]

I skip periods all the time for vacations etc. I haven't done it for more than two months in a row though. And I agree with everyone else. Find a new doctor.

[wendybeth]

I'm with the find a new doc crowd.


I can't take the Pill, or any hormones. I have a problem with the ones my own body produces- so much so that my doc offered to give me a shot that would send me into early menopause. (I declined, as I am in no hurry to deal with that situation). If I could have used the Pill to skip periods I would have done so in a heartbeat, but now that I'm older I probably would be worrying about the possible side effects. What's safe this decade will be deemed deadly next, or so it seems. I guess you just have to weigh the pros and cons and decide if the risk is worth it, but it helps to have a doc who is well versed in hormone therapies and wants to give you the best care and advice they can.

[Drince88]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

I'm with the find a new doc crowd.

I'm in that crowd, too. The worst doctor I ever saw regularly was female, the best male. Just find one that respects your intelligence and that you feel comfortable with.

Originally Posted by wendybeth

What's safe this decade will be deemed deadly next, or so it seems.

When I read this, trans-fat came immediately to mind.

I've been lucky, though I'm now 2 years past where my Mom was when she was 'done' with the monthly 'stuff'. I'd be willing (yea, like I have a choice) to go through menopause now (at 42) if I have as easy a time as she did with it. When we asked her about it, she couldn't remember when she started dealing with menopause, because it was so unmemorable.

[mousepod]

I consider this thread a learning experience for me. Much like the "multiple stream" thread from last year must have been for the ladies.

Thanks for sharing and good luck, CP.

[NirvanaMan]

My daily search of the keywoord 'boobs' led me in here.

Big mistake.

[innerSpaceman]

Originally Posted by lashbear

But would you call the child €urofraid or Notmeinke ?

Wow, pretty loaded names those turn out to be. The first would start the jewish mother ball-of-guilt and fears rolling from the get go, and the latter would consign the child to bastardry straight from the womb! No wonder the two of you didn't have kids!

[BarTopDancer]

There is a pill that gives you 3 periods a year. I forget what it is called.

I tried skipping the placebo for the week and going back to back with pills but I had an adverse reaction (bloating, weight gain, serious crankiness).

I vote for finding a new doc. Any doc that dismisses you like he did isn't worth your time.

[Mousey Girl]

I am just in awe of anyone who can take BC pills. With my chemical imbalances being on The Pill just made it that much worse. Instead of being on an emotional rollercoaster I was on an emotional drop ride with multiple bounces.

Right now I am already pre-menopausal. It is lovely (NOT!). My older sister laughs at me and was not believing me until she witnessed me in the midst of a hot flash.

[Prudence]

I've been on the pill continuously since I was 18. I used to have really painful cramps, so I'm not looking forward to going off the pill and going through that again.