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the shot
can anyone give me any information on the shot, like do public health departments give it out, side effects, reliability, things like that?
Just wondered if you made a claim againt the health board about this??
Ive recently had my injection, after being on it for years with no problems, only this time i got a new nurse and she has hit my sciatic nerve and like you have been floored by it! I have 4 children depending on me to be fit for them, and i also USED to go to Karate 3 nights a week but havent been able too since the injection. Ive been in excructiating pain, had the Emergency docs out yet i seem to be being fobbed off by my health clinic!!
Been told to claim for it but was worried bout taking on the health service!!
KAREN XXX
Ive recently had my injection, after being on it for years with no problems, only this time i got a new nurse and she has hit my sciatic nerve and like you have been floored by it! I have 4 children depending on me to be fit for them, and i also USED to go to Karate 3 nights a week but havent been able too since the injection. Ive been in excructiating pain, had the Emergency docs out yet i seem to be being fobbed off by my health clinic!!
Been told to claim for it but was worried bout taking on the health service!!
KAREN XXX
omg i was forced onto the shot for personal reasons. i was not told anything about it. and now for the past 2 months i have been bleeding non - stop. and i want to become pregnant and i now read everywhere that it may take up to over a year for my fertility to return :( i am so angry about this
I just talked about the Depo shot w/my gyno. He steered me far away from it. He said most people will have erratic bleeding, weight gain, and horrible mood swings. Your injecting 3 months worht of hormones in you in one day. That just can't be good. I think the scariest thing for me was weight gain. It's not like a few pounds but it can be 20-30. Im 5'7" and 118 and I can't picture myself w/that much more weight on.
The first month of Depo was great. But then every month after that and then after my 2nd shot it just kept going down hill. I was soo moody (Hubby says Im lucky he still married me after the way I treated him while I was on it..lol). After my 2nd shot I started bleeding for like 2 days then would stop and start back up. I was so misrable. After the 2nd shot I gained 50lbs that month. I even exercised and ate healthy but nothing mattered. I stopped the shot in Nov 04 right before I was suppose to get the 3rd shot and just started losing weight in Jan 06, since it can stay in your system 12-18 months. But then I found out I was preggo in Feb 06. So as soon as hes born Im going on a diet!!!
I will never agian go on depo.. It has so many side effects that they never tell you about. They make it sound so great and wonderful to be on. I would say make a different decision.. If you are looking for no period to mild period I would personally suggest Marina IUD. I know several people who have this and have no side effects what so ever. I was going to go on this until I came off Depo and with no period what so ever got pregnant in no time at all. Like less than a month. Just my pesonal opinion. good luck with whatever you choose.
I HATED IT!!! I bled the WHOLE time! That's enough birth controll itself! Now, that's just my personal opinion. A lot of women don't bleed at all. I was just unlucky. Plus, when I got it, it had just come out.
thanx for all the input girls. i'm just trying to figure out what other form of bc i might have to go on if my doc has me stop the pill. i go in for an ultrasound on friday if my insurance will cover it, to see how bad my cyst is.
I had been on the depo provera for 5 years until 3 months ago. I had never had any problem until I switched from getting my injections from my ob/gyn to my family physician. The nurse who gave me my injection on my rear hit my sciatic nerve. I have been in intense nerve pain since then. I have been diagnosed with sciatica.
The good news is that the damage is not permanent. The estimate I have been given is 6 months to a year. The worst thing is how my doctor's office treated me after. I had called the doctor back the same day because the pain became so severe in my right leg and buttock. My calls were not returned and I kept working, which made things worse. It has been 3 months and sometimes I can barely walk. I will be seeing a pain management specialist.
I know that the nurse did not mean to cause harm, but be very careful and only go to your ob/gyn to get your shot. It may seem a simple procedure but because the shot should go in to deep tissue if given in the wrong place is very serious.
p.s. I went to the emergency once when I could not stand the pain. The doctor and nurses did not seem surprised when I told them what happened.
The good news is that the damage is not permanent. The estimate I have been given is 6 months to a year. The worst thing is how my doctor's office treated me after. I had called the doctor back the same day because the pain became so severe in my right leg and buttock. My calls were not returned and I kept working, which made things worse. It has been 3 months and sometimes I can barely walk. I will be seeing a pain management specialist.
I know that the nurse did not mean to cause harm, but be very careful and only go to your ob/gyn to get your shot. It may seem a simple procedure but because the shot should go in to deep tissue if given in the wrong place is very serious.
p.s. I went to the emergency once when I could not stand the pain. The doctor and nurses did not seem surprised when I told them what happened.
I started depo when I was 15 and was on it for one year to regulate my cycle(through my ob/gyn). That was like the worst year of my life. I gained so much weight and it was like I never stopped bleeding.(I would bleed for 10 days stop for about three and then start agin) Needless to say that made things worse. If I was you I would go to your local clinic and talk to them about it. The shot maybe right for you but I would still look into other forms of bc. Have you been on the patch?
SORRY TO POST AGAIN, BUT I WAS ON THE PATCH TOO, AND I HEARD THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT SO BAD THAT THERE ARE LAWSUITS FOR IT. I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT AT FIRST BUT AFTER ABOUT 6 MONTHS OF BEING ON IT I GOT HEART PALPATIONS AND MY FINGERS AND TOES WOULD GO NUMB SOMETIMES. THESE SYMPTOMS DISAPPEARED AFTER I STOPPED TAKING IT. THE BEST B/C I'VE EVER BEEN ON WOULD HAVE TO BE THE GOOD OLE PILL. BUT CHECK WITH A GYNO AND SEE WHAT MIGHT BE BEST FOR YOU.
I WAS ON THE SHOT TOO, FOR 2 YEARS AND FOR THE FIRST YEAR I SPOTTED FOR SIX MONTHS STRAIGHT. I WAS MISERABLE. THE FIRST YEAR I LOST ABOUT 20 POUNDS BUT THEN AFTER THE SECOND, I HAD GAINED IT BACK, PLUS TWENTY MORE. AND I HAD HOT FLASHES, PREGNANCY SYMPTOMS, SORE NIPPLES, AND NAUSEA. BUT I GUESS IT WORKS DIFFERENTLY FOR DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
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