I suffer from migraines with Aura and for 5 years I was on oestrogen based HBC with no-one noticing on my notes that I have migraines. Finally when I went back on HBC my new GP realised the error and put me on the POP. I took that for over 2 years, but I got more and more lax about taking it, and ended up pregnant. After I gave birth I wanted to get implanon immediately, but it was quite hard to get an appointment (yay NHS!). I finally saw my GP to ask him to tell his staff to pull their fingers out. After that I got an appointment within days and it was all done.
I went through my usual 'heavy spotting for a few days every 2 weeks' pattern that I get whenever I start a new progestin based HBC, but it very quickly got lighter and resolved and I've not had any spotting at all for nearly 3 months now. I've had it in for 7 months next week.
The only issue I've been noticing recently (in the last 2 months) is that I seem to have PMS without the period - I get very irritable and weepy, and have cramps, but no bleeding. Apart from that it's fine and a bit of PMS is livable with - I'm just a bit grumpy for a couple of days. Of course it could be because I've moved to go to university for my MSc, but we're not too keen on the area we're living in.
I don't know what the future holds for me children-wise. Having 1 was quite a risk, so having a long-term method of contraception is excellent whilst I weigh up the pros and cons of having another (at the moment, very unlikely - in 2.5 years, who knows?) and get my life sorted. If I get sorted enough then I'll most likely not have another and try and adopt instead.
Oh, and an IUD is not really an option for me. I've got a connective tissue disorder and although IUDs aren't forbidden, it is suggested that they increase the risk of uterine perforation. Bearing in mind how often my intestines and other digestive organs try to escape (4 hernias repaired and counting) I don't want to risk losing my uterus.
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Date: 2008-08-18 10:01 am (UTC)I suffer from migraines with Aura and for 5 years I was on oestrogen based HBC with no-one noticing on my notes that I have migraines. Finally when I went back on HBC my new GP realised the error and put me on the POP. I took that for over 2 years, but I got more and more lax about taking it, and ended up pregnant. After I gave birth I wanted to get implanon immediately, but it was quite hard to get an appointment (yay NHS!). I finally saw my GP to ask him to tell his staff to pull their fingers out. After that I got an appointment within days and it was all done.
I went through my usual 'heavy spotting for a few days every 2 weeks' pattern that I get whenever I start a new progestin based HBC, but it very quickly got lighter and resolved and I've not had any spotting at all for nearly 3 months now. I've had it in for 7 months next week.
The only issue I've been noticing recently (in the last 2 months) is that I seem to have PMS without the period - I get very irritable and weepy, and have cramps, but no bleeding. Apart from that it's fine and a bit of PMS is livable with - I'm just a bit grumpy for a couple of days. Of course it could be because I've moved to go to university for my MSc, but we're not too keen on the area we're living in.
I don't know what the future holds for me children-wise. Having 1 was quite a risk, so having a long-term method of contraception is excellent whilst I weigh up the pros and cons of having another (at the moment, very unlikely - in 2.5 years, who knows?) and get my life sorted. If I get sorted enough then I'll most likely not have another and try and adopt instead.
Oh, and an IUD is not really an option for me. I've got a connective tissue disorder and although IUDs aren't forbidden, it is suggested that they increase the risk of uterine perforation. Bearing in mind how often my intestines and other digestive organs try to escape (4 hernias repaired and counting) I don't want to risk losing my uterus.