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| Tue, 10-24-2006 - 9:06am |
Vida here, popping in.
The Yaz birth control pill has worked WONDERS on my PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder). I just completed the first cycle of the pills (with the placebos starting tomorrow) and I have to say, I noticed a difference a while ago. I thought that perhaps it would take 2-3 cycles to find out if it's working, but I was lucky and didn't have to wait that long!
This was the first month in FOREVER that I didn't want to die because of the severe PMDD. I never lashed out at my family, I never went into any screaming/crying fits, I barely even raised my voice! It's all because of a BIRTH CONTROL PILL (that actually recently was approved by the FDA for treating women with PMDD).
I am weaning myself off of the Wellbutrin. By the end of November (even earlier) I will no longer be on an antidepressant. The only meds I will be on are my Synthroid, Yaz, and the occasional sleeping pill. Oh, and I haven't had to take any Ativan for, like, almost 3 months!!
Needless to say... I'm doing well.
In other news... My son Andrius played his first official game as a hockey goalie recently. We all think he did a superb job. The score was 2-2, and 8 seconds left in the game, he blocked the puck, it hit his stick, it flew into the air about 8 feet up, and the thing fell behind him... into the net. He was soooooooooooo upset about it, he blamed himself for losing the game for his team. We... meaning Alan and I, the other kids, and even the coaches, told him that it was NOT his fault. It was a fluke. Nobody would have gotten that shot.
Andrius is doing well in school... though he hates it, says that it's "boring". Typical 2nd grader... LOL. But he's bringing many A's home... and some B's... and a very once in a blue moon (VERY RARELY) a C. He's a great student, we're really proud of him.
He's making his first holy communion this spring. :)
Vilija, my Princess, has been progressing in speech therapy. She recently mastered the V sound in her name. :) It was a huge deal to us, believe me. She's still belting out tunes from "Annie". I'm having nightmares about little curly red haired girls, LOL.
V was invited to a wedding this weekend, one of her speech therapists is getting married. The invitation came to Miss Vilija B and Parents. Vilija is so excited.
I am going through a bit of a health scare... I'm really worried... okay, more like scared...
Last night when I went to bed I noticed that there is an area in my right breast that is very painful. It's not like a pre-AF type pain, which for me is the whole breast being tender, and not unilateral, but bilateral. It's localized, it's in one area.
I tried to feel for a lump, anything, and I can't find anything. I thought I felt something tiny, it's in an area where I normally don't feel anything... but I'm not sure.
I don't think it would be due to the pill, because I thought that perhaps breast pain from the pill would be something more like pre-AF pain... bilateral, aching, fullness. This is not at all like that.
I don't know if this is a wait and see type thing... or a call the gyn today thing. Normally I would call the gyn... I have had a few minor scares with breast health in the past... and they've always been benign. (Never needed anything done, no biopsies or anything.) I'm 38 years old. I've had a few mammograms and ultrasounds done. I am quite good with keeping up with SBE, in fact, I'm too good... I do them too often because I get paranoid.
I never had a pain like this. :( So, needless to say, I'm a bit... scared. I'll update later if I find anything out.
Some photos...
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Gotta go...
V


Hi Vida,
Thanks, Lori, for celebrating with me...
I did call the gyn's office this morning, and one of the nurses called back, talked to me, then talked to my gyn, then called back again. She told me to cut back on caffeine, which I actually have a while ago, I can't seem to drink as much coffee as I had in the past... and to take vitamin E... and to call for an appt if it doesn't go away in about a month or if, obviously, it worsens.
Okay... I was fine with that.
However... later I was doing a major self exam, and I could swear that I can feel something, a lump, I don't know... in another area. It doesn't feel as squishy like the other lumpy tissue does... I could be paranoid, maybe it is... but I'm not positive anymore.
So, I ended up calling my PCP's office later and I have an appt with the PA tomorrow AM. Oh man... I have to stop doing this to myself!
Thanks... I'll let you know what's up.
V
Hey Vida,
Well, I saw the PA at my PCP's office today for a couple of things... feeling run down and the pain and possible lump/whatever in my breast.
She ordered bloodwork to check on my thyroid, anemia, and a few other things.
She did a breast exam and did feel a thickening, but no mass. When I told her about the Yaz, just started on it on Oct 1st... she said to wait and see how it feels after my period comes, and if there is still pain and thickening, to give my gyn a call again. Susan did tell me that she doesn't want me to think that she is ignoring it, by all means, this is important to monitor... she just didn't want to step on any toes by ordering a mammogram/ultrasound when my gyn has already btdt with me. If, however, I am not able to get in right away with my gyn if needed, then Susan told me to call her and she'll go ahead and order the mammogram and such. She repeated a few times that it COULD be related to the pill, of course. But again, she reiterated the fact that this is something to keep an eye on, being that it is definitely a change in the breast tissue.
Nervous... but okay... I think. My breast feels funny when I lay on it. It never felt that way before. :( It feels... too strange for me.
Hi Vida,
Lori...
Last night I had Alan feel whatever it is that I'm feeling, and it's definitely not my imagination. Alan feels something that shouldn't be there as well. So, it makes me twice as scared now.
I was debating and debating. I called my friend who is a nurse and told her about this, and asked if I should still wait until after my period, and she said that this isn't something to wait on.
So, I called my gyn's office earlier today, and I have an appt with her on Friday morning.
V
Hi Vida,
the dr. just started my 16 year old on those to regulate her period yesterday. another thing i get to deal with my teen is on birthcontrol i know she needs and i agree with the dr.'s but i have to argue with my dh about it and about the cost of them!!!!!
I've really really had enough. i'm going in search of a good glass of wine. hmm seems to be the one thing we always have in the house is merlo because dh likes it!!!!!
we have that even if we don't have a loaf of bread!!!
Libby