Shark week and T - Please help

[deejayk]

Seems that I come here for advice on shark week, but I just want to get rid of it asap.
So I've been on Nebido for 11 weeks. Got an irregular period just after less than two weeks after the one before it. I thought I was free of shark week because I didn't get one in around 7 weeks - until this morning ewww. I haven't had my booster shot after 6 weeks because my endo didn't even mention it but I'll get my second shot next Saturday. Do you guys think that it's because I didn't get my booster shot?

[Shantel]

I had read somewhere about a rather strange treatment to eliminate shark week that had something to do with a balloon like thing that is inserted in the vagina and inflated for a short time. I am remiss in not having kept that article because it was quite effective. We dumped the article because my spouse is post menopause and didn't need the info. You might ask a gynecologist if they have any info on that. My spouse said she could have gone for that procedure a few years back.

I recall feeling so bad for her having come home from work and seeing the house dimly lit. The vacuum was standing alone in the living room and I called out, "Honey?" I went in the bedroom and there she sat upright in the middle of the queen sized bed in her flannel nightie looking so tiny and pale with dark circles under her eyes. If the dresser drawers had started flying out and she had barfed up green stuff it would have completed the picture. My heart goes out to those who have to deal with shark week, I know it's miserable for some!

[John Smith]

Everyone's different. Some guys don't get it at all after they start T, with others it takes a longer while. Yeah, having the 6 week boost might have done the trick, but then again, it may not have. It's a shame your endo didn't make you aware of it, but here's hoping shark week won't return for ya again after your next shot.

Shantel, the treatment you are referring to, is a balloon that is put inside the uterus and inflated and heated to "burn" the lining of the uterus. It is used in cases with severe bleedings, so bad that they can cause anemia.

[Shantel]

Everyone's different. Some guys don't get it at all after they start T, with others it takes a longer while. Yeah, having the 6 week boost might have done the trick, but then again, it may not have. It's a shame your endo didn't make you aware of it, but here's hoping shark week won't return for ya again after your next shot.

Shantel, the treatment you are referring to, is a balloon that is put inside the uterus and inflated and heated to "burn" the lining of the uterus. It is used in cases with severe bleedings, so bad that they can cause anemia.

Oh yes, that rings a bell with me now! Forgive me, I'm older than dirt and have CRS 

[Beth Andrea]

I'm really sorry to hear about these on-going difficulties...having periods sound bad enough, but to keep having them after they're *supposed* to be gone must be hard to bear.   

That said, I've never heard "it" called "shark week"...so I was thinking that after you started T, you'd suddenly become addicted to Discovery Channel's marketing gimmick of showing 24/7 shark specials...i.e., anything with sharp teeth, aggression, and blood/bones/violence was strangely appealing, and you needed help to watch other shows...

Yes, I'm weird...and I make no apologies for that. LOL 

[Ayden]

deejayk: I don't miss the Captain and his visits at all, and mine were always pretty painful so I feel for ya. From my understanding of Nebido (I'm on a bi-weekly schedule, so I can only comment on what I have read), it works just the other forms. It can take anywhere from immediately stopping them to 6 months. The booster may have helped, but it may not have as well. Everyone has a slightly different experience on T. The Captain stopped his raids for me as soon as I started T, but I have phantom cramps like you wouldn't believe every two weeks. I hope that they stop for you though. If it was 7 weeks in between then you should (hopefully) not have another one.

I had read somewhere about a rather strange treatment to eliminate shark week that had something to do with a balloon like thing that is inserted in the vagina and inflated for a short time. I am remiss in not having kept that article because it was quite effective. We dumped the article because my spouse is post menopause and didn't need the info. You might ask a gynecologist if they have any info on that. My spouse said she could have gone for that procedure a few years back.

My Aunt had this done. Like John said, it's for extreme cases and they try to do it rather than a full hysto depending on the age of the person going in. She told me it hurt like mofo, and even after the cauterization she had to have a hysto. As for your wife - I feel for her. I really do. Before starting T, my husband would come home and find me curled up on the couch in tears or in the shower under scalding water to try and combat the pain.

I'm really sorry to hear about these on-going difficulties...having periods sound bad enough, but to keep having them after they're *supposed* to be gone must be hard to bear.   

That said, I've never heard "it" called "shark week"...so I was thinking that after you started T, you'd suddenly become addicted to Discovery Channel's marketing gimmick of showing 24/7 shark specials...i.e., anything with sharp teeth, aggression, and blood/bones/violence was strangely appealing, and you needed help to watch other shows...

Yes, I'm weird...and I make no apologies for that. LOL 

You should hear some the names in my family. "Captain Bloodsnatch and the raids", "Zombie time", "Red surfing", "Crimson death", "Red Death", "B**** time"... My family is pretty terrible. We don't even try to sugar coat it. I won't tell my grandmother's name for it, but when I first heard it and understood it, all I could say was "Gramma, that's really effed up." 

[aleon515]

There is something called menstrual ablation. I saw a picture of it once and that might be what you are describing. There is also something called Nova Sure (sp?). Works a bit similarly.
There have been complaints re: the IUD Mirena. Not sure that it is any different than other devices in that sense. Shark Week is a good name for it.

--Jay J

[Sly]

How often do you take your T?  I didn't stop bleeding until I started taking my shot every 7 days instead of every other week.

[deejayk]

I get my shot every 12 weeks. My next one is on Saturday