I ve been seeing doctors so much lately for what I am assuming is repeated formation and rupture of ovarian cysts on my right side. This has happened four times now since Dec. 2015 ( 6 days sick then; early Feb., sick 7 days; starting Oct. 1, 7 days; Jan. 19, 8 days). : Absolutely off my feet I m so weak, dizzy and nauseated. 1st day is vomit/loose stool; feel horrible next day and hope to sleep and hold down fluids cuz super thirsty. Sometimes pull legs under my chest and lay in fetal position with face in pillow, but feel so hot; have low fever, like 99.5 .... this last sentence a constant feeling on all days, no noise please; don t shake the bed; can t read, watch tv, sleep or talk, just want to be left alone; 3rd day repeat of 1st day s symptoms; fourth day a repeat of second day s symptoms. It would go every other day like that, which sounds nuts, but let me tell you the suffering and retching are all too real and incredibly depressing. I weigh 122 now, clothes just hang on me despite new batch of stretch denim after Oct. illness. I weighed 152 in Dec. 2015. OF NOTE and told to every doctor: I had just started my period within of 24 hours of becoming sick, EVERY TIME on those days listed. This time, period started Jan. 18, Jan. 19: vomit and loose stool (11 am to 4 am; no kidding); no vomiting next day so go to ER for tests and pelvic ultrasound as advised in Oct. by ob/gyn p.a., who knew I had cyst problem after a pelvic ultrasound and CAT revealed 5 cm cyst on rt. ovary and put in me a Mirena, because I also have fibroids; ER ultrasound showed no change in cyst, got IV with a nausea med, dr. suspected a virus and prescribed nausea meds and Imodium (I d had loose bowels four times on average over 3 hours every morning the entire week before my period, plus 1st day of being sick .... since no longer vomiting and being over this round of illness, I ve been taking Imodium at night and feel ok in a.m. with normal bowel movement! .... though I still don t have stamina back and sometimes feel pain on my lower right side, mostly when sitting, and at night). Just waiting for a rupture, which I suspect occurred night of Nov. 24; started slow and built over 3 hours; could hardly breathe, walk, talk, fell to knees several times. Got home, lay flat, used heating pad, took a Valium and a pain med I have for another condition and was ok; vomited 1 time the next day and that was that! .... funny, since Feb. 2016, I ve heard I ve had abdominal strep, possible pancreatitis, the cysts and now a virus, all with exactly the same wacky symptoms and NO ONE ELSE in family or at work get this? MY ACTION: asked primary care doc to put me on Orthotricyclin to stop formation of cysts in 1st place! He also did full bood/urine lineup, plus checking my hormones .... no results yet, as I went Wed. afternoon. I feel betrayed by my ob/gyn; I told them on day 8 that I was still vomiting and I got OK, hope you feel better! Is it ok to have Mirena and pill at the same time? I was going to start pill on Sunday so if I got sick the day after period started, it would have less impact on my co-workers, who are tired of this too! I m taking a multivitamin and evening primrose oil. Can I trust my ob/gyn? I feel like I ought to reconsider. Any other advice, besides no heavy lifting? Thank you.
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