Interesting comments - Thanks to all of you for discussing. It has been very helpful to me. I had the Her Option procedure done 3 weeks ago, and also experienced loss of pieces of tissue (gross...) as well as the persistant watery discharge, that did seem to decline somewhat over time. No one told me at the time of the procedure that the first period after would be horrific; I learned about that little "side effect" by accident a few days ago from another doctor. I'm glad I was made aware by somebody! Yesterday, I began cramping and wondered if the time was drawing close. During the middle of the night, I awoke (still wearing pads due to the watery discharge), and my bed looked like that scene from the "Godfather." I have been in pain all day and bleeding about as heavy as I did right after I gave birth. I couldn't make it in to work, and needless to say, I have been doing loads of laundry. I too apologize for being graphic, but I was truly shocked at the intensity of this period. I wish the doc who performed the procedure had warned me, so that's the reason I am posting - be ready for a breaking dam when that first period after the procedure comes. The way this other doc, who wasn't involved in my procedure, described it, was that all of that ablated built-up material comes loose at the onset of the first period after Her Option, and the body is essentially shedding all of that debris. So if you start to feel warning cramps, or whatever your own particular "warning signs" are, make sure that your purse/briefcase/backpack are loaded with protection, WEAR protection, even if nothing has happened yet, and place a couple of folded towels on your bed to save yourself the trouble I have been going through today! I do have a faint recollection from last night, having been half asleep and half awake, of a sensation of a massive amount of liquid leaving my body. For me, when it happened, it seemed to happen very suddenly and with great volume. So I recommend being proactive and continuing protection until that first period is out of the way to avoid public embarrassment/ruined clothes and bedding. If you feel a sudden release of fluid, get thee to a restroom with your bag loaded with protection! And have lots of Advil and a heating pad at the ready. Truly - this is shocking, and I just wonder how long this heavy bleeding will last! Good luck to everyone - I hope the procedure is successful for all of us!
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Interesting comments - Thanks to all of you for discussing. It has been very helpful to me. I had the Her Option procedure done 3 weeks ago, and also experienced loss of pieces of tissue (gross...) as well as the persistant watery discharge, that did seem to decline somewhat over time. No one told me at the time of the procedure that the first period after would be horrific; I learned about that little "side effect" by accident a few days ago from another doctor. I'm glad I was made aware by somebody! Yesterday, I began cramping and wondered if the time was drawing close. During the middle of the night, I awoke (still wearing pads due to the watery discharge), and my bed looked like that scene from the "Godfather." I have been in pain all day and bleeding about as heavy as I did right after I gave birth. I couldn't make it in to work, and needless to say, I have been doing loads of laundry. I too apologize for being graphic, but I was truly shocked at the intensity of this period. I wish the doc who performed the procedure had warned me, so that's the reason I am posting - be ready for a breaking dam when that first period after the procedure comes. The way this other doc, who wasn't involved in my procedure, described it, was that all of that ablated built-up material comes loose at the onset of the first period after Her Option, and the body is essentially shedding all of that debris. So if you start to feel warning cramps, or whatever your own particular "warning signs" are, make sure that your purse/briefcase/backpack are loaded with protection, WEAR protection, even if nothing has happened yet, and place a couple of folded towels on your bed to save yourself the trouble I have been going through today! I do have a faint recollection from last night, having been half asleep and half awake, of a sensation of a massive amount of liquid leaving my body. For me, when it happened, it seemed to happen very suddenly and with great volume. So I recommend being proactive and continuing protection until that first period is out of the way to avoid public embarrassment/ruined clothes and bedding. If you feel a sudden release of fluid, get thee to a restroom with your bag loaded with protection! And have lots of Advil and a heating pad at the ready. Truly - this is shocking, and I just wonder how long this heavy bleeding will last! Good luck to everyone - I hope the procedure is successful for all of us!
Shelley
March 12, 2009 - 12:58pmThis Comment
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