Day 2

This is day 2 of my BCP therapy.  I had a pretty good day today considering.  My pain on a level from 1-10 was about a 4.  So I did good today.  I felt extremely tired as I normally do on my menstrual cycle.  I am not very bloated at all and haven't anything that would be considered a side effect of the pill. Tomorrow is mothers day so I may or may not post an update.  If I have a really bad day, then I definitely will  post an update.  Oh, but I did find out that my dads mom (deceased) and his sister have both had extreme complications with endometriosis as well. Right now I can't say if it's genetically passed down, but it appears to be with the newly found information of endometriosis on my dads side of the family. That's all I have to report for today.

TTYAS!
Brandy :)

Day 1 of BCP

Today is day #1 of my BCP that was prescribed to help with my endometriosis symptom's, so this will be my first update.  I started my period today and I feel terrible as usual.  My lower pelvic region is cramping really bad along with the normal swelling, and my usual headache is here.  Yay.   The only thing Iv'e noticed that I might be able to blame on the BCP is that I felt extremely disoriented earlier. I took a nap for 2 hours and woke up in a panic.  I felt as though something terrible had happened and I didn't know exactly what.  I walked around for a few minutes not really sure if I was really home or not. I wasn't sure if I was just dreaming.  Eventually I calmed down and realized within a few minute's that I was safe at home, and that I was alright. This is definitely not normal for me when I'm on my period (or otherwise).  After I took the BCP and layed down for a nap that is when I felt this over whelming feeling of doom.  So, as of now I'm only assuming it is from the BCP.  I will definitely keep an eye on how I feel tomorrow.  I have read a lot of review's on this pill and it's side effect's. I haven't experienced any of those side effect's claimed by others.  I do have a headache, and apparently that is a side effect, but headaches are normal for me on my first day. I will say all in all it is very hard for me right now to blame anything on the BCP except for some nausea and the disorientation.  My goal is definitely not to find all the flaws in this BCP.  My goal is to expose the good and bad traits for my personal gain.  This BCP is suppose to help me with my endometriosis symptom's, so I'm simply keeping track, in fear that I will forget any patterns that may or may not occur.  I will now conclude this first update on myself.  I am grateful that I have nothing really bad to report. I was also told that I would probably not experience any results right away. However my Dr. didn't mention anything about the side effects.  As I said in my first blog, I am hoping to learn from this and share my experience with you the reader. If there is anything you may want to share from your personal experiences please leave your comments.  I hope this information will help someone in the future, through my sharing in the form of these blog's about endometriosis and my personal experiences.  I hope that through this journey I come out on top!  I am a woman of faith, so if I believe it, maybe, just maybe I might start to see it.


TTYAS!

Brandy :)

I would like to thank my husband for his support through all this.  He is always there for me,  and I know he always will be!  I love you Dino!

Hi, my name is Brandy and I'm 29 year's old.  I have a 9 year old daughter and a wonderful husband.  Now my life should be great but there is something holding me back physically. It's called endometriosis and it is the worst thing I have ever had to endure. I still do not have a very large grasp on exactly what it is, or why I have it.  I don't even know if it is genetic.  I blame this partly on my Dr. for not explaining exactly what I should know, and partly on my self for not doing research sooner.  I have learned more about this from family alone than I have from my Dr.  I  am starting this blog to educate others as well as myself about this through out my own journey and experiences. I know that it is scar tissue that somehow grows from hormones.  That's about all I know right now, as far as why or what it is I know it makes me feel really sad.  What I do know is that it is painful!  Very painful, not all the time but from about 4-5 days before my period and 4-7 days after my last day of my period, I am in PMS over drive!  What I mean by that is, I cramp all day every day.  I am swollen or bloated just about all day and almost everyday.  Some days are so bad, I feel like my skin is going to rip.  I am in constant mood swings and sometimes just want to cry for absolutely no reason at all.   Just last week when my family and I went to Wal-mart, I had to use one of those mobile carts because I was in so much pain from the bloating alone!  I'm only 29!  It's hard for me to do anything really with out thinking I'm going to be in extreme pain if I move to quickly or bend over to quickly. Also, I was prescribed a BCP called Lo Loestrin Fe but have not taken it yet.  I will on the first day of my next period(hopefully tomorrow) (which is now 7 days late.) I hope to learn a lot from viewers out there about endometriosis and in turn teach others about it as well.  So with this being said, if you (the reader) know anything about endometriosis at all, please tell me what you know here!  Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog.  By the way, this is my first blog ever in my life!  LOL!  I will come everyday to check my blog and to update my status.  Thank you, and God bless!  TTYAS!   (Talk To You All Soon!)  ;)

Brandy :)