Today is my last day on Microgynon30, Dr F gave me another 7 pills to be continued till 2 July. In the meantime, I was given 17 new syringes (with a spare) to start new course from 30 June onwards. And this time it's REAL syringes, not the jab pen that I used to have. I would prefer the pen type, this is a bit over-whelming but I think I will be just fine jabbing myself.
Since last night, (the night before my last Microgynon30) I have a bit of a spotting. I called the clinic this morning and spoke to the nurse, she said continue my medication and there is nothing to be alarmed with. She said it could be that the medication is not strong enough. Hmm... does this mean my natural hormone is stronger than the synthetic ones! Good or bad? Anyways... Tomorrow I will be on new medication for 7 days, so will just have to continue the pills and start the jab on 30 June!
Friday, June 25, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
I was right!
My pills are coming to an end this Friday, so it's time to make an appointment to see the good old Dr F. I called the clinic in the morning, and asked Rude Nurse to make appointment for me to see Dr F. She then put me on hold to retrieve my patient file, after a while she came back and said that my card told me to call only when it's my day 1 of period. Then I told her, Dr F specifically told me that I should see him once I'm finishing my pills. She said no, that is not what is written in my card. I then asked her if she can go check with Dr F to confirm that. Once again she put me on hold. After a while she came back to the phone and said Dr F said to call again only when I have my period. FINE~
During lunch time, I felt that I was 100% right that Dr F had asked us to call before I finish my pills to make my next appointment! I remember that he told us that if I were to finish my pill on Sunday, call eary to make an appointment to see him say on Saturday. I confirmed that with hubby and he said he remembered that too. So I asked hubby to call the clinic for me. I didn't want to call coz I was really pissed with the nurse and unsatisfied with the attitude of Rude Nurse. He was lucky, he got another nurse to speak to. She said she will check with Dr F and call me back.
After 15minutes, she called back and said that I can make an appointment to see Dr F anytime this week. SEE SEE!!! I WAS RIGHT!!! I remember everything Dr F said! And boy, am I happy that I kept to my instinct and checked again in the afternoon!
During lunch time, I felt that I was 100% right that Dr F had asked us to call before I finish my pills to make my next appointment! I remember that he told us that if I were to finish my pill on Sunday, call eary to make an appointment to see him say on Saturday. I confirmed that with hubby and he said he remembered that too. So I asked hubby to call the clinic for me. I didn't want to call coz I was really pissed with the nurse and unsatisfied with the attitude of Rude Nurse. He was lucky, he got another nurse to speak to. She said she will check with Dr F and call me back.
After 15minutes, she called back and said that I can make an appointment to see Dr F anytime this week. SEE SEE!!! I WAS RIGHT!!! I remember everything Dr F said! And boy, am I happy that I kept to my instinct and checked again in the afternoon!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Almost a week on the pills now
So it has almost been a week that I am on Microgynon 30, so far, the only thing that I realised about going on it is that my skin/complexion has changed. It's flaking and I've a mini-breakout, and this morning I woke up and saw this gigantic big ass pimple on my chin. :( Everyday I take one pill at exactly 12.15pm - I had alarm set on this time everyday to remind me. The pills come in a calender pack marked with days of the week to help you remember to take a pill every day which I find it pretty useful - in case you missed a day, you will know ;)
A bit more about the pills - Microgynon 30. It's basically a type of hormonal contraception pill that contains two active ingredients, ethinylestradiol and levonorgestrel. These are synthetic versions of the naturally occurring female sex hormones, oestrogen and progesterone. Ethinylestradiol (previously spelt ethinyloestradiol in the UK) is a synthetic version of oestrogen and levonorgestrel is a synthetic form of progesterone.
In a normal menstrual cycle, the sex hormones cause an egg to be released from the ovaries (ovulation) and prepare the lining of the womb for a possible pregnancy. At the end of each cycle, if the egg has not been fertilised the levels of the hormones fall, that's when your period will come.
So when you are on Microgynon, the pill works mainly by tricking your body into thinking that ovulation has already happened. This prevents an egg from ripening and being released from the ovaries.
This is to stop my ovaries from producing any egg this month during the ovulation period. Aduring the next ovulation, combined with another type of hormones, it should trick my body to releasing more than 1 egg.
So, it's 25minutes more to my next pill~
A bit more about the pills - Microgynon 30. It's basically a type of hormonal contraception pill that contains two active ingredients, ethinylestradiol and levonorgestrel. These are synthetic versions of the naturally occurring female sex hormones, oestrogen and progesterone. Ethinylestradiol (previously spelt ethinyloestradiol in the UK) is a synthetic version of oestrogen and levonorgestrel is a synthetic form of progesterone.
In a normal menstrual cycle, the sex hormones cause an egg to be released from the ovaries (ovulation) and prepare the lining of the womb for a possible pregnancy. At the end of each cycle, if the egg has not been fertilised the levels of the hormones fall, that's when your period will come.
So when you are on Microgynon, the pill works mainly by tricking your body into thinking that ovulation has already happened. This prevents an egg from ripening and being released from the ovaries.
This is to stop my ovaries from producing any egg this month during the ovulation period. Aduring the next ovulation, combined with another type of hormones, it should trick my body to releasing more than 1 egg.
So, it's 25minutes more to my next pill~
Friday, June 4, 2010
This is it!
Well, it sounded like a MJ movie title, but this really is it for me!
We visit Dr F yesterday at the first sign of my period. Well, you see... lately the coming of my period is weird. I will have 2-3 days of stain before the real flow starts. So when exactly is my period? Dr F said the day it flows is the first day. Oh! So I got it wrong then :D
Dr F told me to start medication only when my period really flows a.k.a. Day One. He prescribed Microgynon 30 for me. It's a 21-days medication of contraceptive pills. After which, I will be put on daily jabjab again for 2 weeks. Dr F also mentioned that the targeted "harvest date" is end July.
So now... I can only be a good girl & start my pills tomorrow & be prepared for weight-gain (one of the common side-effect as stated in the long leaflet that comes in the box).
We visit Dr F yesterday at the first sign of my period. Well, you see... lately the coming of my period is weird. I will have 2-3 days of stain before the real flow starts. So when exactly is my period? Dr F said the day it flows is the first day. Oh! So I got it wrong then :D
Dr F told me to start medication only when my period really flows a.k.a. Day One. He prescribed Microgynon 30 for me. It's a 21-days medication of contraceptive pills. After which, I will be put on daily jabjab again for 2 weeks. Dr F also mentioned that the targeted "harvest date" is end July.
So now... I can only be a good girl & start my pills tomorrow & be prepared for weight-gain (one of the common side-effect as stated in the long leaflet that comes in the box).
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