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bleeding for three weeks on pill!!

I have endometriosis, and I've had trouble with the first two BC pills I've tried, and now this one is failing me too.  I've been bleeding now for three weeks even though I am supposed to be supressing my periods for 84 days, it seems that by the third pack out of four, I start bleeding and it doesn't stop! What makes matters worse is that I get a lot of pain with the bleeding.  Lately I've been feeling lightheaded, but today I felt so dizzy I was sent home from work.  I don't know what to do!! Has anyone else had experience with extreme break through bleeding? It seems to happen to me on all of them and I don't know what else to do!! (Also, I thought I wasn't supposed to have bad pain anymore after my surgery? ...)
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1216742 tn?1334152111
Oh I forgot to say that before my diagnosis, I bled for 5 months on two different types of pills and Primolot or whatever its called, which stops people from bleeding and is not a contraceptive.

Now i've been bleeding for 6 weeks on the pill that was supposed to work. so yes, im in the same boat but don't know much what to expect..
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1216742 tn?1334152111
Depending on what level of endo you have, this is probably going to happen. Nothing really cures endo if you've got oestrogen in your body, you can only try with a lot of different things.

Depending on how quickly it grows back, it could be just as much as before your surgery. And being back to square one. It can happen very quickly to some people, just one month after the removal.

I've started bleeding again 11 months after my surgery (so I guess I'm one of the lucky ones) and I've been having pain and stuff with it, but before I was bleeding my pain was due to nerve pain which my surgeon said was referred pain. Due to where the endo was forming, the permanent scar tissue means that it's probably always going to be sensitive for me in those areas apparently. It *****. Sorry to be such a downer. :( I feel your pain.
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anyone in the same boat? or have any advice to offer?
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