Now- for my appointment...

I saw someone who was working with the doctor I actually had the appointment with- he was learning OB/GYN stuff even though he really was going to be something else. However, he asked good questions and gave me good answers to my questions. After a while, the doctor I had scheduled with joined us.

She wants me to get bloodwork- which I did after my appointment- to check to see if I'm in menopause or peri menopause. She said a hormone level gets higher when you're in peri - a hormone that has to do with getting you to ovulate. Might be FSH, not sure. She also said my bleeding was likely not due to taking the IUD out and that the progesterone in it just sits locally and doesn't get into your blood stream. She wants me back in 3 months to see if I want an IUD again if the bleeding keeps up. There's no guarantee that I'll have another period or bleeding episode but she's putting me on oral progesterone once a day and twice a day if I have have heavy bleeding again. One can never tell if I'm going to have another bleeding episode again.

She said it's okay for the lining to not release after it's built up but I still find this odd. She said the lining doesn't build up as much with the Mirena IUD and it shouldn't on the pills either. I asked if the progesterone pills have anything to do with my blood clot history but she said no, that's just estrogen.

She did a manual check of my cervix and uterus and ovaries along with looking at my cervix. Everything seemed normal but she wants to verify so I have to get a transvaginal ultrasound. With that, they want you to drink ungodly amounts of liquid an hour before your appointment and not pee until your appointment is over! I remember those days! I still don't understand how the full bladder makes it easier to see other body parts, but whatever. I guess I'll literally have to suck it up and drink that much!

In 3 months, I have scheduled an IUD placement appointment just in case I want another one if I continue to bleed like this. I bet I don't have another period or any bleeding once I'm on the progesterone pills.

As for the bleeding it's turning brown with some red still and its barely there anymore. I've been fooled by it before though- think its ending and then more red bleeding and clots. It's got to end soon though, I would think, being that this is day 4.