Bleeding

[Melony Martin]

I have been bleeding for six going on seven months now. I've been through a million blood tests and diagnostics. My primary care started prescribing things for PCOS, but that made it worse. They wouldn't listen to me, so I requested a referral to see an OBGYN. I can't get in until March. I'm starting to feel like the bleeding woman from the Bible. Now, I can't tell if my mood swings are from hormones or other conditions and neither can my psych.

 

[*Cher]

Have you had your hormones tested? Excessive bleeding is supposedly a lack of Progesterone.

 

[Melony Martin]

Have you had your hormones tested? Excessive bleeding is supposedly a lack of Progesterone.

Yep, it was part of the blood test. They're not good. That's why they put me on pcos meds, but like I said, that made it worse. I'm pretty good humored about it though. I can live with not being able to have children, if that is my "fate." It's just gross. I've been informed that the longer I bleed the more off my hormones will get. I have psych issues, and they can't, ethically, change or adjust them until my hormone get situated. It's hard to say what's psych issues and what's hormones. I just want it situated.

 

[*Cher]

And they haven't suggested birth control pills to stop the bleeding?

 

[Melony Martin]

And they haven't suggested birth control pills to stop the bleeding?

Yes, I have been on birth control. I couldn't leave the house on it, and I had to drop my on campus classes. I bled through my sanitary products and pants with 45 mins. I consider myself very lucky in that I happened to sign up for mostly online classes this semester. I ended up stopping the meds/birth control they were giving me until I could see an OBGYN. At least, I can leave the house now.

 

[*Cher]

Oh wow. I'm not a doctor so I don't know. I hope it's not anything serious. Take some iron supplements because you have to be anemic. I'll pray for you.