Experiences with

Caesarean section

Hi ladies, I'm currently 23 weeks pregnant and so far so good. I have APS and FVL so I'm on 2 dalteparin 5000 injections and a mini aspirin a day. I am looking to hear your experiences of childbirth on blood thinners, specifically women who have had c sections. Were epidurals or spinal taps a problem

Hi ladies, I'm currently 23 weeks pregnant and so far so good. I have APS and FVL so I'm on 2 dalteparin 5000 injections and a mini aspirin a day. I am looking to hear your experiences of childbirth on blood thinners, specifically women who had c sections. Were epidurals a problem? Were you asked to

Hi all I had a baby 4 months ago. She is our miracle following multiple miscarriages and having to go through IVF. I had to have an emergency c section and when the consultant came in to see me after the op advised me that it looked like I had endometriosis. It wasn’t put on my notes but advised me

Hello Warriors and Caregivers. I saw my Onc yesterday in the am and I continueto be undetectable with Xtandi for 2 years now and my every 12 weeks of Lupron and xgeva. in the afternoon i had a cystoscopy due to frequent urination and burning sensation. The cystoscopy was brutal and vowed not to have

The day of our planned c section finally came around yesterday and our beautiful Casper was born. 7 embryo transfers before we finally had success and were able to complete our family. Let the fun (and sleepless nights) begin!

Anyone suffer from these? Did you have them surgically removed? Did they come back? Are they painful during period only or all the time? I have 2 lumps that hurt and swell only during period which suggests endometriosis. I just want to know if these will ever go away or get worse? How have you treated

Hi all, I hope you're all well and soldiering on! :) I've just started my third IVF cycle and reading through the possible side effects of some new medication I'm taking (pergoveris) I can't help worrying for my long-term health. I'm aware the list of side effects is long and lots of people will only

My endometriosis pain starts on first day of period and lasts throughout my period and about 4/5 days after. Although painful the pain tends to get way worse in the days after the bleeding stops. Also to add to the mystery my pain turns into something weird, which I can only describe as internal itching

So he arrived just short of a week early after being induced to then being rushed for an emergency C Section to help get our beautiful baby boy here safely! 25/10/2021 @ 22:03pm weighing 7lb 5oz our baby boy Alfie was born 💙 I hope you all receive your miracles/rainbow baby’s soon 🌈❣️

Hi Everyone, I am new on here. I suffered with painful periods since I was 14 years old (24 years old now). I had 3 miscarriages and was messed around by my gp and NHS gynac. I then went private and got diagnosed with stage 2 endo. I had my first lap and then conceived my rainbow baby. Ever since I

Dear members, I trust your knowledge more than my dad’s urologist for some reason he only takes 5 mins to evaluate my dad’s health and doesn’t even give me enough time to ask questions.My dad has been using the catheter for around a year, he tried to remove it twice but was in pain and unable to urinate

Hi everyone. I will be 31 weeks this Thursday, first baby. Just had a midwife appointment and I asked for the third time why is my due date from the scan different to what’s on the growth chart. Finally this midwife (I’m supposed to have one but have seen 4 so far) said that’s not right I’m going to

Ok for now , I have to where Catheter . Every week I have to have a new Foley put in , at the ER . I am vey sensitive to pain in urethra. Is there any way to get relief . I thred this process every week . Are there places I can go for a local sedation ? My ER will not do it . Are there drugs I could

So my consultant is suggesting I have an induction at 39 wks.(am 34 at present)..when I questioned their reasoning for this, she simply said it was due to my age and fact this was an IVF baby. No actual medical grounds . I have been told an induction could last up to 3 days....and may still result in

Hi there, Calling all sufferers, and wanted to ask what works for you and if senna is the only thing that gets things moving for you? I have been suffering with slow transit constipation since having my daughter with a c-section. I’m pretty sure it was the stomach surgery that’s caused it. I’ve spent

Hello, So, as you can see, I have this right side lump that comes & goes. Mainly there in the morning. Rarely can see it during day/night. Tender to push on throughout the day. I can feel it tighten and release. Had CT scans and ultrasound (internal too) bloodwork, everything is completely normal

Hi, I’m new to this and to endometriosis. I was only diagnosed due to having an emergency c-section in December 2020 despite over 15 years of suffering. What did it take/how did you get proper support from your GP? Mine keeps giving me different pills none of which work or even help but they won’t do

My GP suspects I may have ibs or coeliac diesease , however I've not had an official diagnosis for either and my dr also said they are not doing blood tests for coeliac for atleast another month due to covid. I've not been sleeping well (literally only had 3 hours) and then had a bout of diarrhoea and

I have a good friend in Canada who had a TURP a couple of weeks ago. The material removed during the TURP was biopsied and showed a Gleason 6 (3+3). There was a certain amount of bleeding for a few days after the TURP. He is OK now, but he is worried if the cancer could have spread as a result of the

I read a lot on here about other experiences, so wanted to post on update on my situation. Gleason 9, low PSA, already had TURP, spread to local lymph nodes in left side of pelvis. After many opinions, have decided on a treatment plan and will be treated by a team at Memorial Sloan Kettering. The