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Well, the bleeding stopped while I was on the high doeses of bcps, then started up again as soon as I dropped to one pill a day. After a week of spotting, I called the nurse practioner back.  And I think I’m getting a little uncomfortable with the care I’m getting from her. I know I’m a newish patient, but I’ve called at least once a week for the past month with questions about this stuff, and she can’t seem to remember any details. After skimming my chart she said "Well, sometimes women spot and bleed when they first start taking the pill, so maybe that’s what’s going on here…. let’s finish the pack and see what happens when you are finished… you are only 39 so I really don’t think there is anything seriously wrong, you’re just not ovulating so you are bleeding irratically."  So… not wanting to sound like a hypochondriac, I agree, and  hang up.  5 minutes later she calls back, "I just talked to Dr. X about your situation.  He thinks that, since you have the long history of PCO and annovulation you might be at increased risk for problems." She goes to explain everyrthing that I already know about endometrial hyperplasia and risk factors for endometrial cancer, and ended up scheduling me for an endometrial biopsy for next week. Naomi

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Is this normal for this person? I can understand your upset, having been in a similar situation. Do you think its because the practice is way too busy that they have so many things going on, they aren’t giving you the care you are looking for? Victoria "Naomi Lynne Pardue" <npar…@steel.ucs.indiana.edu> wrote in message news:932mus$8de$9@flotsam.uits.indiana.edu… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Well, the bleeding stopped while I was on the high doeses of bcps, then > started up again as soon as I dropped to one pill a day. After a week > of spotting, I called the nurse practioner back.  And I think I’m > getting a little uncomfortable with the care I’m getting from her. > I know I’m a newish patient, but I’ve called at least once a week > for the past month with questions about this stuff, and she can’t > seem to remember any details. After skimming my chart she said "Well, > sometimes women spot and bleed when they first start taking the pill, > so maybe that’s what’s going on here…. let’s finish the pack and > see what happens when you are finished… you are only 39 so I > really don’t think there is anything seriously wrong, you’re just not > ovulating so you are bleeding irratically."  So… not wanting > to sound like a hypochondriac, I agree, and  hang up.  5 minutes later > she calls back, > "I just talked to Dr. X about your situation.  He thinks that, since you > have the long history of PCO and annovulation you might be at increased > risk for problems." She goes to explain everyrthing that I already know > about endometrial hyperplasia and risk factors for endometrial > cancer, and ended up scheduling me for an endometrial biopsy for next > week. > Naomi

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Victoria <nich…@mail.cs.odu.edu> wrote: > Is this normal for this person? I can understand your upset, having been in > a similar situation. Do you think its because the practice is way too busy > that they have so many things going on, they aren’t giving you the care you > are looking for?

THe practice is a pretty busy one.  (When I initially called for an appointment, I was told that only 3 of the 8 or so docs there were taking new patients, and when it would have been 3 weeks before I could get in to see a doctor, I opted to try the nurse practitioner.  I’ve seen NPs for other things, and have no problem with the idea of seeing one rather than a doctor … she just doesn’t seem to be quite with it. She also takes forever to return my calls. At my first visit (well, my only visit. Since then we’ve only had phone consultations) we talked about the possibility of doing a biopsy, but she felt (and I agreed at the time) to try to control the bleeding with hormones first. It made sense then. But since the hormones obviously aren’t doing the trick, it does seem like it’s time to check for other possibilities, and try other options. She will be doing my biopsy next week.  But I think if I’m going to end up seeing these folks for any legnth of time, I’m going to see about getting switched to one of the doctors. Naomi

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Naomi, you’re in Indiana right?  I know of several good dr.s in Indianapolis and I can ask those on the local PCOS email list for PCOS knowledgeable ones in your area <Bloomington?> if you’d rather.  I just think it sounds like you’re getting the run around at your current practice and there are so many good drs around that you don’t need that kind of treatment!! beth —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! —–==  Over 80,000 Newsgroups – 16 Different Servers! =—–

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