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Submitted by precociousmagpie on Mon, 08/01/2011 - 10:51pm.
I'm glad you found my response. A red count that low could point to a number of causes. Any doctor with half a brain should be running a whole battery of tests to find out why she is losing (or not creating) so much blood. Biopsy is crucial and getting a second opinion.

It sucks that a person has to push so hard to get adequate care ... at a time when they are so very sick.

You're being a great friend helping advocate for her. Best wishes. ♥

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Submitted by Hysteria on Mon, 08/01/2011 - 9:18pm.

This is terrific information--thanks so much for it. It's incredibly frustrating to be so far away from a sick friend and feel so helpless, especially since they just don't do things the way we do in the U.S. My friend is VERY VERY SICK, too, so she really needs an advocate. She's too weak to fight for herself, I think, and her family is worthless. :-(

Your point about doing a biopsy when she has the hyst is so valuable; I am hoping to catch someone in charge on the phone over there and get some answers re: treatment protocol, and will inquire about that first off.

I'm a Nazi Patient--I DO NOT TAKE ANY SHIT FROM DOCTORS--but I also have pretty good insurance (which I pay through the ass for), and my friend doesn't. It's socialized medicine there, and it's complete bullshit, as far as I'm concerned. She has waited forever to get any kind of care or attention, and they seem to be treating her like she's a crybaby or malingerer. Jesus, this makes me so angry.

Thanks so much for taking the time to respond and giving such helpful advice, Hysteria. I greatly appreciate it, and know my friend will also. :^)

fuck deficient and loving it.

Submitted by precociousmagpie on Mon, 08/01/2011 - 11:50am.
Sorry to hear about your suffering, and glad about the happy outcome, Hysteria.

Question for you, should you happen by again: was the anemia a strong indicator of the cancer? The reason I ask is a friend of mine is severely anemic and ended up in the ED over the weekend on an IV to get her hemoglobin boosted (it was in the 2-3g range, she was told).

She was recently Dxed with a genetic/familial form of fibroid (leiomyoma) that also grows in the lungs and esophagus in some patients, and she's had very painful, lengthy periods for years, so is scheduled for a hysterectomy at some point even though she's in her 30's and has no children. (She's in the UK, and the health care system there is different from what I'm used to, so I don't understand what's taking so long.)

Her doctor seems to be clueless/blasé about the anemia and has not pursued any underlying causes because he says her monthly bleeding accounts for it. IANAD, but a hemoglobin of 3 is almost incomprehensible to me. I don't know how my friend managed to go to work, being that low. (It's possible the test range was in mmol/L [7.5 - 9.3] rather than g/L, but that's still really low.)

Any knowledge/comments much appreciated. :-)
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Hi precocious,

Sorry for the late response. I usually don't get here til late.

A red blood count of 3 is astonishing to me as well. I'm not sure you could even stand upright and function. Something is really wrong.

I had uterine cancer. The strongest indicator of that is bleeding, longgggg periods, bleeding in between periods, bleeding after menopause. Anemia is a result of the bleeding.

There are lots of reasons for low red count. Maybe it's the fibroids but there could be some other condition.

IMPORTANT: get a second or third opinion. Make sure they biopsy the fibroids and contents of her uterus. Sometimes you really have to DEMAND that the doctor follows your wishes. I've found that saying "I'll pay for it" instantly drops resistance.

REALLY IMPORTANT: Have your friend find a gyn/oncologist who is also a surgeon do the hysterectomy. Studies show that if the hyst surgery is performed by a gync/oncologist your chances of survival are significantly higher.

My thoughts and best wishes go with your friend. There are lots of support resources around. A really good one I found is "CancerCare.org"

Feel free to ask any other question. ♥
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Submitted by Hekki on Mon, 08/01/2011 - 5:59am.

Well, she wouldn't WORK to support it. She can't alienate the redneck hillbilly fans.

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Submitted by Hysteria on Sun, 07/31/2011 - 11:51pm.

Sorry to hear about your suffering, and glad about the happy outcome, Hysteria.

Question for you, should you happen by again: was the anemia a strong indicator of the cancer? The reason I ask is a friend of mine is severely anemic and ended up in the ED over the weekend on an IV to get her hemoglobin boosted (it was in the 2-3g range, she was told).

She was recently Dxed with a genetic/familial form of fibroid (leiomyoma) that also grows in the lungs and esophagus in some patients, and she's had very painful, lengthy periods for years, so is scheduled for a hysterectomy at some point even though she's in her 30's and has no children. (She's in the UK, and the health care system there is different from what I'm used to, so I don't understand what's taking so long.)

Her doctor seems to be clueless/blasé about the anemia and has not pursued any underlying causes because he says her monthly bleeding accounts for it. IANAD, but a hemoglobin of 3 is almost incomprehensible to me. I don't know how my friend managed to go to work, being that low. (It's possible the test range was in mmol/L [7.5 - 9.3] rather than g/L, but that's still really low.)

Any knowledge/comments much appreciated. :-)

fuck deficient and loving it.

Ahhh Kelly Osbornes fat fingers, I recognize her stupid heart tattoo...and for a new tattoo that looks like some preschool shit right there.

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OH CRAP...that's miley cyrus?? BWAHAHAHAHA!! Girl has some ugly fingers...lol.

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"If when you die you get a choice between pie heaven and regular heaven, choose pie heaven. It might be a trick but if not mmmboy!"

Submitted by Oyster on Mon, 08/01/2011 - 4:50am.

wow! not only did the artist manage to fuck up two little lines but he agreed to tattoo them in a place where they will look like two gray scratches by the time they heal! Hurray for irresponsible douches making my job harder as now I'm sure there will be an increase in idiots who think you can get the side of your finger tattooed without it looking like complete shit (it always does, the tissue will not hold ink unless you hand-poke it in there)
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Oyster, I'm digging your tattoo rants lmao. Coworker's bro works in a tat shop and spews similar rants about increases of stupidity walking into the shop requesting shit to cover up homemade shit or some other dumbfkery.

Looks like a homemade pregnancy test. Hillbilly style.

Brad and Ange look homeless as fuck.

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Submitted by Suzy Farkis: "That looks like pen."

Right? It looks smudged.

And if Casey Anthony or Bristol Palin got "=" tattoos, would we fall all over them, saying how cool and misjudged they are? Get a grip. She's a jumping on a bandwagon a day late and a dollar short. Was she fighting for gay marriage? 'Cause I didn't see her supporting it....

wow! not only did the artist manage to fuck up two little lines but he agreed to tattoo them in a place where they will look like two gray scratches by the time they heal! Hurray for irresponsible douches making my job harder as now I'm sure there will be an increase in idiots who think you can get the side of your finger tattooed without it looking like complete shit (it always does, the tissue will not hold ink unless you hand-poke it in there)

Here's your next Lindsay Lohan.

The hillbilly floozy just bought herself a slice of slack which i'm-a-gonna cut her for future purpose. I appreciate her sign. Even more since she adresses an audience that might not be reached by the average social aware celebrity. Kudos to Miley.

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You got a lot of money, but you can't afford the freeway

Miley is a dumbass.

Been dealing with my own female issues recently. Turned out to be just polyps, and have to go back on the pill to see if it helps. At 35, on the Pill. What a pain in the ass. That shit better help my skin, mood, temperature fluctuations and weight loss!

Side note: So. Many. Momen. have hormonal issues, so why is the R & D severely lacking?!?!?! That shit ain't right.

Kelly Ann - I'm not anti-ink either. I don't know if I'll ever get a tattoo, but I know many people who have them and it doesn't bother me at all. With Miley, though, her's are just awful. If you're going to have something permanent on your body, don't have it be a stupid "equal sign" or a cheesy heart. I think Lohan and Rihanna have a "Shh..." on the side of their finger, which just boggles my mind. If you're going to take the time and experience the pain to get a tattoo, why waste it on something as stupid as that?

That looks like pen.

That looks like pen.

Submitted by Hysteria on Sun, 07/31/2011 - 11:51pm.

Something tells me that your online name has no bearing on your real life persona. I, for one, will take your advice to heart should any abnormalities occur. So glad that this is a thing of the past for you!

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"It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err."

Mahatma Gandhi

I don't mind period talk. For those with menstrual woes, here's a quick story.

I had horribly long periods starting about age 40, motherfucking cramps, miagraines, anemia. I was misdiagnosed for five years. (they thought it was fibroids)

Age 46 they finally found the uterine cancer. I had a radical hyst. Needed a transfusion cuz I'd lost so much blood

No hormone replacement for me cuz my cancer fed on hormones. So I went into cold turkey menopause. Mood swings, insomnia. Drop-dead hot flashes from hell.

But 5 years later I'm alive and feel SOOOOOO much better. I love being period free. I'm much calmer minus the hormone drama. Sleep well. Improved complexion.

Be your own health advocate. Insist on uterine ultra sound & biopsy. And know things will get better.
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@ Uncle Brain-fart

Salut, UBF! For me, the period talk is nowhere near as bad as having to look at Miley's yellowish smoker's finger and pitiful tattoo. I'm surprised PSL took off, seeing as one would expect an expert on everyone's favorite slutty blonde heiress to be immune to mildly graphic stories about the female genital system.

@Twat Muffin

That sounds like too much monthly discomfort for anyone to bear. Hope you get a solution soon!

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"It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err."

Mahatma Gandhi

Huh. I was loooking for the connection between finger tattoos and smelly tampons. But it dont really matter.

Miley being a gay advocate. That's surreal.

Prolly just goin for attention & relevance.
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Yuga, I agree with you about the too many tattoos thing. I'm not anti-ink either. She started getting them before she even legally could. I don't mind elaborate or big tattoos as long as they're interesting, attractive, well done, etc. but hers are all chicken scratch. She's a trashy ho anyway, but sheesh. She gets them in the dumbest places too. It's like she has a friend with an eBay needle who needed practice.

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*wishes the comments on this thread were less repulsive but is vehemently pro free-speech*

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MudTurtle - Hey, I'm the last one that would judge you over something like that, so no worries from me. If its not a lost tampon then its forgetting to put on deodorant or walking out of the restroom with TP stuck on your shoe. It happens to everyone. I've never had a lost tampon, but I rarely ware them since I have such a hard time with them (no matter how many times I try it never works for some reason).

Twat Muffin - I'm glad yours turned out to be nothing. Thanks, I'm feeling much better. Its been 5.5 years since I finished everything, so I'm doing pretty good. I don't even want to imagine the smell (hurls). That's the thing that really tipped my mom off to something not right. I can't believe that the women that do have them floating around for more than a week or so even survive it (with TSS and all). I know the body is an amazing thing, but I would think something like that would be the bounds of what it can handle. I hope you or your doctor are able to figure something out soon that can help you.

I smell Miley hopping on the "I'm bisexual, look at me making out with other girls" train soon. Her star has drooped enough that she probably is getting desperate for attention.

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I'm here to kick ass and drink tea. And I'm all out of tea.

TwatMuffin, you are a sweetie:)

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She appears to be under the delusion that she is so hot that she can go around sans fards. She needs the fards.-Deb 7/29/11

I like Angie's dress, it's nice to see her in color. it's too bad she's ano because she was and still could be beautiful. She has really sucked the life out of pitt though huh... he looks horrible!!! they both need shampoo and a hair stylist stat.

yuga -- as you can see from my earlier posting, I, too, have had a lost tampon; turns out there wasn't one in there, but yeah, sometimes people get stressed out, shit happens, and you forget whether or not one is there. I hope you are feeling better, too. When I heard women have had tampons floating around for weeks and even months, I wanted to hurl -- could you imagine the smell then?

MudTurtle -- thanks for the good wishes; I appreciate it. It's funny your mom is still bitchy, though. My mom made bitchiness an art form, I tell ya!

Yuga, I'm gonna come right out and say it: I've done it too. Not cause I'm a trashy skank or any of that. I was also uber-stressed, lots of shit going on, and I just thought I had already removed it. It happens.

*Judge me if you must*

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She appears to be under the delusion that she is so hot that she can go around sans fards. She needs the fards.-Deb 7/29/11

Twat Muffin, thanks, I think that she feels better now that she doesn't have the periods. She's still a bitch though, but I guess that can't be helped :D Hope things get better for you, I know anemia can be a real bitch.

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She appears to be under the delusion that she is so hot that she can go around sans fards. She needs the fards.-Deb 7/29/11

Miley's too young to have so many stupid looking tattoos (and this is coming from someone who is almost 21).

On the subject of forgetting a tampon: My mom has actually done it. It was several years ago, and she was stressed as hell. My brother was bringing his new girl home, my dad was traveling more than normal (for his job), I was just getting over cancer, she was graduating from college, and it was near Christmas. Her period ended up being the thing she just forgot about. After a few days, she started to smell a really bad smell from "down there," so she called her gynie and they called her in some medicine immediately. A few hours later it...well... it "came out" when she went to the bathroom. Thank god it didn't kill her, or in the very least make her very sick. Not everyone that forgets about something like that is a fvck up or crazy, sometimes some people just get so stressed that their brain chooses to forget about things that it normally wouldn't.

MudTurtle -- hoping your mom's okay now! Think about it ladies, after having 30 years of uncontrollable bleeding every month, shit is bound to happen, right?

My mom had HORRENDOUS periods for years and years. She was told by her gyn that she was pre-menopausal when she was 37 years old. For ten years she suffered awful, super-heavy, change her tampon every hour, fifteen day long periods. It was awful and she had really bad cramps and became severely anemic because of all of the blood she lost. Finally, at 47 (!!!), her periods have stopped. This scares me for my own future.

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She appears to be under the delusion that she is so hot that she can go around sans fards. She needs the fards.-Deb 7/29/11

littlemama -- then don't get me started on the stories I've heard of gynies who can smell a yeast infection a mile away, LOL!

Well I'm glad she explained it, because otherwise I would have thought she drew two little lines on her finger with a BIC pen for shits and giggles.

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MrrKat -- thanks for the info & good wishes. Like I said in an earlier post, my mom had a hysterectomy when she was my age (46), but I don't know exactly why. She's gone now & I have no info. I do, however, remember my mom telling me that aside from the ovaries, she had a complete hysterectomy. I also have to investigate as to whether or not an existing cyst on my ovary is making matters worse. I just want the anemia to be over with -- it really has been a hell of a ride the past few years.

So I read through the comments, slightly gagging, and I'm a chick. But the topper was "smelling a woman's period"!! Nas-tay.

I got questions, but I don't want answers.

Submitted by Hoof Arted on Sun, 07/31/2011 - 8:17pm.
Bad vagina day: "Honey, Your sea cucumber crotch smells a little rancid"

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAAAAAAAAA!!! That's so WRONG! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA!!! Sea cucumber crotch! Oh, Hoof Arted...never again will I see those poor sea creatures the same way.

Found the sponges at a natural foods store in Athens, GA way back when. How to pull it out to rinse & repeat? A loop of non-flavored dental floss sewn through with a needle & tied.

It was a nice thought, trying to tread lightly on Mother Earth. [blanches at memory of the smell]

MrrKat on Sun, 07/31/2011 - 7:04pm.

Anyone ever try those natural sea-sponge "tampons" from the health food store? It's a nice, earth-friendly idea, and you can rinse them out and reuse them...but LORD, the smell. And don't even think about rinsing one out in the public restroom at work. I mean, that's what I heard from a friend. [clears throat] Umm, yeah, this friend.

NO WAY. LMFAO! *swipes tears of laughter*

"SEA SPONGE" tampons? LMFAO!

Bad vagina day: "Honey, Your sea cucumber crotch smells a little rancid"

OMG.

NO. JUST NO> lol

Submitted by mike on Sun, 07/31/2011 - 7:15pm.
Okay, I'll play!
I've said this before, but do you know I can smell when a woman's on her period? For real.
Giving birth stories gross me out far more than period stories.

I can smell a woman's period too, Mike...and boy, do I wish I couldn't. :-) Agree with you on gross giving-birth stories. For me, hearing about someone's water breaking in the middle of Piggly Wiggly, or a gross/infected/huge episiotomy, is birth control in and of itself.

How can you tell who is a real talent, a real professional, in Hollywood? You will rarely see their likeness on TMZzzzzzzzzzzzzz, X17, any useless tabloid that has to have a KockROACHian story on every fucking cover, doesn't whore their children out to the media, doesn't call the pap-smears to photograph them coming and going, etc.

That's how.

Uncle Brain-fart on Sun, 07/31/2011 - 7:06pm.

I think i have to take the blame for all the period talk. Sorry if i offended any penis-owners or those who just cant with the topic. (like PSL)
Didn`t mean to freak anyone out.

((BEAR HUG)) Girl, we all hopped on that match after you lit it. We are all culpable. Plus, MK said himself that he loves period talk so no worries. Personally, I think you started a great topic. lol!
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Twat Muffin, DO check into that Methyl b-12! It's supposed to be almost as powerful as b-12 shots!

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Hekki, THANK YOU! I reuse those suckers too and I'm a cheap-ass when it comes to stuff like that. After all, you're washing your OWN germs off. HELLO?

My sincerest apologies to all of the people who are traumatized by one too many TMI references. It's easy get graphic about NATURAL bodily functions. *side-eye*

Submitted by Twat Muffin on Sun, 07/31/2011 - 7:26pm.
MrrrKat -- that's my next doctor's appointment, the gynie. I hate seeing the gynie as much as I hate the dentist.

TMuffin, I'm with you on hating OB-GYN visits. The Pap smear sample (that they take with what looks like a pipe cleaner from 3rd grade arts-n-crafts!) always hurts like a mofo, and gives me horrid, deep-uterus cramps for an hour afterwards. [shudder]

Perhaps the gynie can help you find a solution. Hopefully you'll be able to get some relief, and avoid surgery. My mom couldn't save her ovaries, as they were completely covered in fibroids, so she had a hysterectomy and then menopause at 43. But she'd already had all the kids she wanted, and was forever free of stuck-pig bleeding. Mom worked for many years as a heavy-construction carpenter, and it doesn't do to have to leave the interstate bridge project mid-day to go back to your motel room and pin another old towel into your panties to soak up all the blood. After the hysterectomy, she walked into the living room where my sister and I were sitting on the sofa. She stopped, dropped a large box of maxi-pads into our laps, and said, "Here, I won't be needing these anymore!" (We both gave her the middle finger.)

Best of luck in your search for relief, TMuffin. Hang in there!

UBF (if you're still here), for me, even on a heavy day, you can leave them in for HOURS.

If I know I won't be around any facilities with a private sink, I would use regular tamps. It hasn't been a problem, but if I worked in an office, I would find it a challenge.

Hoof, I reuse my Insteads A LOT. I just wash them with soap and hot water. I don't give a shit. How germy could they possibly get? Do they fall apart after one use? Fuck no. I also reuse razors for months, too.

I'm a tightwad.

Hey, since we're on the topic of feminine care, when I was in college, one of the academic buildings had a bathroom with a jacked-up tampon dispenser. You'd put the quarter in and both the tampon and quarter would pop out. I paid nothing for feminine product my senior year.

That is probably THE stupidest tattoo (stupidest not worst--I'm looking at you guy with 'FUCK YOU' tattooed on your forehead) I have ever seen...it looks like a mistake or hesitance marks or something and then she decided it would be 'equal marriage'. Most prison tattoos are a billion times better than that. Don't get me wrong the (alleged because I don't think she thought of it herself) idea behind it is nice but really Miley, two lines drawn on your hand does not make you patron saint of sam sex marriage.

Oh God, women's issues talk.

*runs from thread to watch Big Rich Texas*

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Submitted by El Bastardo on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 11:39am.
You're only bisexual if someone rams a bottle of water up your ass and you cum. FACT.

Submitted by mike on Sun, 07/31/2011 - 7:15pm.

What an awful "gift"! Oh man.

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For what purpose was this created? A goddamn project for whore school? Sophie_003 10-6-2009

MrrrKat -- that's my next doctor's appointment, the gynie. I hate seeing the gynie as much as I hate the dentist.

thegobbler -- that's a conversation I had with my doctor last week. She suggested going on the pill, but I have really bad migraines which are exacerbated by that. At my age, and never having wanted kids, I'm not adverse to having a hysterectomy. My mom had one when she was my age.