bloody but unbowed

[cjsmith]

I'm now on continuous bc pills in the hopes of eliminating my cycle completely.

No go.

I've been on this regime for 24 days, and so far I've had about one week not bleeding. Cramps are wondrously light - two Aleve actually wipe them out - but of course they're now present nearly continuously. While flow, too, is lighter than "a period", it's not light enough that I will be happy with it on a 70% duty cycle.

I wish it really were eliminated. I sure hope all this steadies out soon to something better.

Comments

[dawnd.livejournal.com]

Aieee. Perhaps a different hormonal mix (i.e. a different brand/type)?

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Yes, perhaps. Or maybe I need to give it more time. See, I hate to sound ungrateful. This is SOOOOOO much better than what I had! Yet I can't help wishing I were ... well, male.

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

Ick. :(

And I complain at my relatively mild symptoms. You're a trooper.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I'm a WHINEY trooper. :)

Your recent post prompted mine, actually. I read about your usual warnings, and I wondered if my new "usual warning" is I'm still breathing. ;-)

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

*grin*

My lack of headache and cramps this time profoundly affected my computer chair upholstery! ;)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Oh yikes! Hey, if this medical condition is incurable, as it seems to be, can you get the government to buy you a new chair? ;-)

[firecat]

Sounds like you might need stronger bc pills, if they aren't causing horrendous side effects already.

(Sympathies. I'm currently on a ~50% duty cycle. The pain and anemia are mostly covered right now, so what I hate most is the inconvenience. For me, bc pills are worse than the disease.)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Yikes. 50%, huh? Lots of red meat, iron pills, and dark green leafies?

Yeah, maybe something stronger -- I'm lucky in that I tend to have little trouble with bc pills.

[firecat]

Iron pills rule.