Posts by Arthur Miller8

Grace Smith said:You didn't specify if you ran these tests because you're already on hormone therapy and need a check-up, or if you're planning to start. There's a massive difference there.

Results like this point toward an increased tendency for blood clotting and a subsequent risk of thrombosis. Basically, if you aren't currently on hormones, I highly doubt any doctor would clear you to start given these numbers. Hypercoagulability isn't just a brain risk; it's a gateway to a notorious pulmonary embolism (like what happened to Yasmin), potential myocardial infarction, or damage to any other organ.

So, if you aren't on hormones yet, you absolutely have to consult a physician regarding treatment for this condition... they might even prescribe preventive anticoagulants if it looks necessary... you definitely need a full coagulation panel and a deep dive into the data.

The only thing I can tell you based on this finding is that you cannot handle this situation on your own. Medical intervention is mandatory here. As for the hormones? Starting them with results like these is definitely not the priority right now.🙂

And if you are already taking hormones and seeing these kinds of results, then you seriously need to stop taking them immediately. 🙂

Yeah... I am already on hormones... Thanks for the reply... 🙂 I got confused because I was seeing so much conflicting info online. I read somewhere that those reference values (2-4)
apply to people who are already on anticoagulant therapy, while the "normal" range for everyone else is actually lower, but I couldn't find the exact number anywhere... Anyway, I'm taking the results to my doctor this week, so I'll see what she says.
Thanks again for the answer 😉

I just had a full blood panel done because of my birth control, and everything came back normal except for my INR, which is sitting at 0.97...
So, what am I looking at here? And how do you actually fix this? I was browsing online and saw that if it's under 2, there's a risk of a stroke... and honestly, that’s not something I can just brush off.

Benjamin Taylor4 said:So basically, my luck is finally turning around and things are looking up for me, thank God.☕ I really don't want to end up looking like a hairy man at the end of this.😢 Also, does it cause weight gain? It doesn't say anything about that, and honestly, that's the last thing I need right now...

Look, whether you gain weight or not really depends on the individual. As for the hair thing, these pills are designed to balance out your hormones. They’re given to people dealing with excess hair specifically to calm everything down, so it makes perfect sense to me that the hairiness would actually decrease. Honestly, if you aren't happy with the results, just go see a gynecologist and they'll prescribe something else.

Donna Turner said:Honestly, you should try wearing it over the summer—maybe right before a beach trip. The salt air actually helps things heal, plus you aren't layering up with heavy clothes in the heat, so there's way less chance of your gear catching on something and getting irritated.

I’ve got allergies to basically every living metal out there, so I’ve been dealing with this for 9 years now. I once bought some Swarovski earrings and my ears were throbbing so hard I thought they'd fall off. You really need to make sure you tell the people at the piercing studio what's going on; when you're picking out jewelry, insist on surgical steel. Personally, I mix surgical steel and silver and I haven't had a single issue.
There is no way you'll have an allergic reaction to surgical steel.

😉 I’ve definitely considered that, but I'm still pretty nervous about it... either way, I'll go ask around! thanks 👍

I’ve been thinking about getting a belly button piercing myself, but honestly, I’m allergic to pretty much every metal out there, so I’d have to pass 😢plus, I'm terrified of the whole thing getting infected

Nathan Gomez8 said:Well, I certainly hope it doesn't turn out that way. 🙂

I can already see myself spiraling and frantically buying up pregnancy tests. 🤣

I guess I just couldn't sleep... plus my hormones were totally haywire after that... 😢 so as soon as the six months were up, I went right back on the pill... 🙏 🙂

Nathan Gomez8 said:Exactly. What use is a prescription if there is no oversight on how many boxes you actually pick up? You could stock up for the entire neighborhood and nobody would even notice.

Anyway, for those of you who have stopped taking your pills... After how long can I expect my first actual period, rather than just the withdrawal bleeding at the end of a pack? 😳

For me, the first real one came after 2 weeks😲 then the next was 6 weeks later, and after that, things just got totally irregular. 🙂

Alright, here's the situation...
I’ve been on Logest for about a year and a half now. I'm super consistent with them—never miss a dose—and up until lately, my period usually lasted about four or five days. It’s never been heavy or anything, just standard. But for the last two months, it’s only lasted one single day. 😕
At first, I didn't think much of it because my stomach was cramping pretty badly, so I figured it was just a heavy period coming on. But now that it’s happened twice, I'm starting to panic. The first day feels totally normal—my cramps are actually worse than usual—but then by the second day, the bleeding is just gone. 😲 😕
I want to see my gynecologist, but she’s out on vacation right now. If anyone has any advice or has dealt with something similar, I'd really appreciate it.🙂