For Langgang
#283313 - 09/20/06 06:59 PM
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Nelly
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Hi Langgang-- I've been on depo for 7 years and my next one is in November. Did you have any trouble with convincing a doctor to leave you on it for so long? I'm getting a lot of static from my provider...
Now they want me to get a bone density scan to prove I don't have any bone loss before they want to give me my next shot. Have you have one? I don't know how much they cost, and I don't have insurance.
Depo's been a lifesaver for me and I don't want to stop it! I can't take estrogen and have had horrible problems with other b/c methods. 
Thanks in advance--
~nelly~ 
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#283315 - 09/20/06 07:01 PM
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Nelly
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*I just read the word "speculum," and broke out in a sweat*
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#283360 - 09/21/06 06:22 AM
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Toady
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No screaming, just a poke, no cut or anything. You have to watch when you're practising all of those funky Kama Sutra positions. I'm not elaborating any more than that - sorry! It's only every once in 25 times that the DH notices it is even there.
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IBS A 20+ years, Chronic Migraines, Chiari Malformation (decompressed June 22, 2010), Brachial Neuritis, and ??? the list just keeps growing, but I'm still shiny side up!
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Nelly,
Sorry it took me so long to respond. I started Depo after my youngest son was born, 13 years ago. I never really had to convince my doctor that I wanted to stay on it, he just would ask at my yearly if I was pleased and I would say yes. (I guess I was his poster child for Depo - the only thing I made sure of was to get my shot on the first day of the "window" of time, otherwise I would have spotting.)
When I went for my yearly 2 weeks ago, I had all these other problems (IBS and symptoms I thought was perimenopause). He told me that I wasn't having the problems because of menopause since I am on Depo, so then he told me to talk to my regular doctor about my symptoms, which are stress related. Anyway, then he pointed out that there is a chance of bone loss (or something like that) once you've been on Depo for more than 5 years. I didn't realize it - maybe it's something new, maybe not. Anyway he suggested I try another form of birth control. He gave me info on the NuvoRing (sp?) and Mirena, but also talked about regular birth control pills. He said that one of these options would be better for me now and my ovaries would start producing estrogen again, which would be better for me.
Right now I'm leaning towards the Mirena because I really don't want to have a period again. I've gotten spoiled.
No, I haven't had any bone density tests. I have no idea what they would cost either, but imagine they would be pretty expensive.
I hope I've answered your questions. My e-mail is in my profile if you want to chat more. Good luck with your decision.
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Re: For Langgang
#284624 - 09/30/06 09:27 AM
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Nelly
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Thanks for your reply-- I've saved $2000 for the test, but I still don't know how much it really costs. I suppose my only options are to see my regular doctor, or start calling labs in the area for a quote.
It's interesting that he wants you to switch methods. I have tried bc pills and have a bad reaction to estrogen (all the orthos and even the mini-pill gave me troubles). I don't want to get my period again because of the bad endometriosis I suffered from the time I was 14 and first started menstruating...
So annoying that I find something that works, then have to spend tons of money proving it's not destroying me.  It's stressing me out knowing that this might be taken away from me.
~nelly~
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You may already have done this, but would it help to be very frank with your doctor/provider and tell everything about your IBS/endometriosis and how well Depo is working for you. Could you maybe take extra calcium pills to kind of offset the bone loss? Has your doctor given you any other alternatives besides the birth control pill? It sounds like you feel very strongly about this and if it were me, I would either keep on them until they approved the Depo or try and find another doctor.
Have you done any research on the Internet about Depo & bone loss? I remember back when I was just looking into Depo that it had been around in Europe for many years. Maybe you could find some research, then approach your doctor with your findings.
I'm finding that the older I get, the less I believe everything my doctors say. I do the research myself and in the case of my IBS, pretty much knew it was what I had before I went in. Then it was just ruling out the major bad stuff.
I really hope everything works out for you with the Depo. Please let me know how everything turns out. I'll be thinking of you.
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Thank you
#284806 - 10/01/06 05:54 PM
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Nelly
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Thank you, I appreciate the support! This has been an ongoing thing with my depo docs (I go to a clinic), ever since year 5 of me being on the shot. I upped my calcium intake from 600 to 1200, then to 1800 because the one doctor in the clinic told me to. THEN I see this other doctor in the clinic a few month later who says I can only absorb 500 mgs of calcium a day, so don't bother taking so much.
Ugh.
At this point, I am ready to falsify tests to keep on the shot. These doctors are only covering their butts based on hypotheticals. I've taken the SubQ (subcutaneous depo shot) the last 2 times, which seems to have less "risks." Of course there is not enough research on the Depo SubQ yet, so again, more covering of the butts.
<rant>I am so wary of doctors just based on all the awful treatment across the board I've gotten throughout my life. I see this for what it is, and have to play by their rules if I'm going to continue getting the shot. It's been withheld from me before (and d*mn the consequences) because I was late on my pap (I went to another clinic to get one that time).
I've been used to doctors refusing treatment/withholding medicine when I didn't pay or get "required tests," or see the doctor for an expensive appointment often enough. It's a business, and the difference what passes for care in this country and others is staggering. It's all about the money. </rant>
Thanks again for listening. You have a wonderful idea of going to gather research which will back up my case. I'm going to channel my frustrations and do some research now. 
~nelly~
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