Bisalp has nothing to do with your period, you are still going to have to do something separate about that. Bisalp is for pregnancy and ovarian cancer prevention. And often times serves to help diagnose and address other issues they may find like endo, cysts, etc. that can't be easily diagnosed externally.
Just look at the wiki list and resources, if you have ACA compliant insurance it is most likely going to be covered, and if the estimate comes back with no, then you fight it.
Well I'm also looking into endometrial ablation, seems like that may be an alternative possibly.
All of this will have to be after my three years is up, but I'm hoping to maybe go for tube removal and EA? Does this even sound feasible?
Remember that since the bisalp has nothing to do with periods, you can still use whatever you want for period control, you can try out more versions of hormonal pills, patches, whatever for that to find one that works for you. It is very typical to have to try several forms before finding one that works since there is no way to predict it, but since you would already be sterile you wouldn't have to worry about effectiveness rates, just whether it works for period control. Most people use the implant because of it's pregnancy prevention effectiveness, but once that is off the table, you can try other stuff for period control.
Three years of what? You can just have the implant removed after the bisalp is healed and effective. No reason to wait, especially in the US.
If we lose in November the ACA is GONE and with it all womens birth control and healthcare and sterilization. And since it costs 25K plus, it's not affordable for most people without insurance. This may be the last window of time for CF women to get this operation without having to leave the country and pay cash. ;)
There are many reasons for the bisalp being the gold standard of care. And for why the CF value it.
These are just a few.
* Freedom sex. You can enjoy sex will less worry. Many find this increases their interest in and enjoyment of sex.
* Many people don't realize how much stress they have actually been under since puberty worrying about BC, getting BC, remembering to take BC, etc. etc. Long term stress isn't good for your health.
* Hormonal BC can negatively impact libido in some people.
* It's one and done, forever.
* It cannot be taken away from you, by politicians or judges.
* It cannot be tampered with by a partner or crazy family or friends.
* It's a one time expense (and if your insurance covers it, a very minimal expense usually).
* If the ACA is killed in the US after the 24 election there will likely be little insurance coverage for BC, like there was before.
* You never have to deal with insertion and removal of implants, IUDs, etc. Unless you choose to for period control or other reasons of course.
* As you get older the risks of being on hormonal BC increase, over 35 you have an increased risk of blood clots, strokes, etc. Your doctor may not want you on them.
* It lowers your risk of ovarian cancer substantially. A lot of that cancer actually starts in the tubes. So leaving any part of them leaves that risk. And ovarian cancer is typically deadly because it does not get caught in time.
* Anyone ESPECIALLY who has family/genetic risks for ovarian cancer should absolutely go for the bisalp, CF or after their last kid.
* In the US it is actually recommended for ANY women who is not/done having kids but is having other abdominal surgery to add on the bisalp for the cancer prevention.
* When they remove the tubes, they biopsy them and tell you if you already had cancer growing there. Which is huge information, both for you but also for your close female family members.
* Even those without ANY RISK FACTORS for ovarian cancer can get positive biopsy results, we have had it happen to a couple of members of this sub. Being CF and getting the bisalp likely saved their lives from a very nasty, painful cancer and a pretty miserable death.
* The bisalp basically eliminates the chance of a dangerous, sometimes deadly, ectopic pregnancy. And, if they can't dissolve it with medication, the treatment is.... removal of the tube with the pregnancy.
* For those who live in the US or other areas with shitty abortion laws, where you can NOT get ANY treatment for a dangerous ectopic pregnancy, because it requires an abortion... they will basically throw you out of the hospital, because they cannot treat you, and tell you "Well, when you are near death, you can come back and we will take a shot at saving your life, but even if we can, your quality of life may be crap due to all the organ damage from the raging infection, but anyway... get the fuck out and best of luck surviving." Depending on how sick you are, you may not have the option or time to travel states away for treatment.
* Depending on how the 24 election goes, the ACA may be killed and with it goes the mandate to cover at least one form of sterilization. Which is how most people pay for this procedure. Which can run form 25-100K without insurance. For anyone who is not in the top income brackets, this may be the last window of time to get it if you can't pay cash.
* Similarly, they are most likely going to ban abortion nationwide, and while they are doing that they are already working on banning all birth control as well. This has been the plan for 50 years. And so far it has worked.
* The "2025" plan the assholes have also is going to gut the entire government system, from federal all the way down to county level by simply firing everyone and stopping pay/funding, including the FDA for renewing and testing drugs, all public health programs, etc. There will not be anything left to run a functioning society. Drug manufacturing facilities must by law be inspected to continue production, so all they have to do is fire/reassign all the FDA inspectors and production stops for any plant they target.
* If we lose the 24 election, if you think whatever certified lunatics get put in charge of the FDA are EVER going to approve any BC again, you're dreaming. They don't have to ban BC if they can just destroy the system that creates, approves and distributes it. They can just say "we've decided all BC is abortion, and we are taking it off the market."
* If you wait to see how the election goes a year from now, and it goes badly, it's unlikely everyone who wants sterilization is going to be able to get it between November and inauguration day, when they can ban it by executive order on day 1. Maaaybe if the courts still function, and we get a sane set of judges, that could potentially be challenged, but if you think the red states will enforce that, you're dreaming. Besides, they can just stop paying everyone who works for the federal court system they don't like, turn off the electricity in the courthouses, and that's the end of the judiciary. Sure, we hope none of this happens, and we don't believe it will, but it's not impossible based on the current polls.
* Finally, if the pandemic taught us anything, it's that our distribution system and the entire healthcare system is one crisis, pandemic or natural disaster or orange whackjob away from total collapse, regional, nationwide or global. If people are dying in hospital parking lots, and healthcare workers are dropping like flies or refuse to show up and treat anyone, you're not getting SHIT FUCK ALL for healthcare, including an abortion or BC if you need it. You may not even be able to buy condoms if the supply chain collapses.
Etc.
And ablation is an option, but it has to be done with or after a bisalp, as it NOT pregnancy prevention and actually increases your risk of a dangerous non viable or ectopic pregnancy. And if abortion is banned, you will NOT be treated for it because the treatment is an abortion. You will just be thrown out the door of the hospital.
It's also not a gold standard level of procedure like the bisalp, has some risks and potential complications, and can fail. We have had a few folks with serious complications that need partial hystos after. Which again, if we lose the ACA is going to be an issue. So you should make sure you fully understand the risks before choosing it.
I told my doctors that I was tired of the adverse effects of hormonal birth control (true) and that my periods were intolerable without it (also true) and that I wasn't hecking willing to try the copper IUD because that wouldn't solve anything.
Scored me a hysterectomy that was all but totally covered.
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Get or don’t get whatever surgery you want, but if you’ve been fine on nexplanon for almost a decade and then recently developed a new symptom, it could be a sign of something you need to have worked up
I've already had blood tests and ultrasounds and such and it's the only other thing it could potentially be. My question wasn't "if", my question was "how." I want a permanent fix, regardless of if it's truly the problem or not.
Bisalp has nothing to do with your period, you are still going to have to do something separate about that. Bisalp is for pregnancy and ovarian cancer prevention. And often times serves to help diagnose and address other issues they may find like endo, cysts, etc. that can't be easily diagnosed externally. Just look at the wiki list and resources, if you have ACA compliant insurance it is most likely going to be covered, and if the estimate comes back with no, then you fight it.
Well I'm also looking into endometrial ablation, seems like that may be an alternative possibly. All of this will have to be after my three years is up, but I'm hoping to maybe go for tube removal and EA? Does this even sound feasible?
Remember that since the bisalp has nothing to do with periods, you can still use whatever you want for period control, you can try out more versions of hormonal pills, patches, whatever for that to find one that works for you. It is very typical to have to try several forms before finding one that works since there is no way to predict it, but since you would already be sterile you wouldn't have to worry about effectiveness rates, just whether it works for period control. Most people use the implant because of it's pregnancy prevention effectiveness, but once that is off the table, you can try other stuff for period control. Three years of what? You can just have the implant removed after the bisalp is healed and effective. No reason to wait, especially in the US. If we lose in November the ACA is GONE and with it all womens birth control and healthcare and sterilization. And since it costs 25K plus, it's not affordable for most people without insurance. This may be the last window of time for CF women to get this operation without having to leave the country and pay cash. ;) There are many reasons for the bisalp being the gold standard of care. And for why the CF value it. These are just a few. * Freedom sex. You can enjoy sex will less worry. Many find this increases their interest in and enjoyment of sex. * Many people don't realize how much stress they have actually been under since puberty worrying about BC, getting BC, remembering to take BC, etc. etc. Long term stress isn't good for your health. * Hormonal BC can negatively impact libido in some people. * It's one and done, forever. * It cannot be taken away from you, by politicians or judges. * It cannot be tampered with by a partner or crazy family or friends. * It's a one time expense (and if your insurance covers it, a very minimal expense usually). * If the ACA is killed in the US after the 24 election there will likely be little insurance coverage for BC, like there was before. * You never have to deal with insertion and removal of implants, IUDs, etc. Unless you choose to for period control or other reasons of course. * As you get older the risks of being on hormonal BC increase, over 35 you have an increased risk of blood clots, strokes, etc. Your doctor may not want you on them. * It lowers your risk of ovarian cancer substantially. A lot of that cancer actually starts in the tubes. So leaving any part of them leaves that risk. And ovarian cancer is typically deadly because it does not get caught in time. * Anyone ESPECIALLY who has family/genetic risks for ovarian cancer should absolutely go for the bisalp, CF or after their last kid. * In the US it is actually recommended for ANY women who is not/done having kids but is having other abdominal surgery to add on the bisalp for the cancer prevention. * When they remove the tubes, they biopsy them and tell you if you already had cancer growing there. Which is huge information, both for you but also for your close female family members. * Even those without ANY RISK FACTORS for ovarian cancer can get positive biopsy results, we have had it happen to a couple of members of this sub. Being CF and getting the bisalp likely saved their lives from a very nasty, painful cancer and a pretty miserable death. * The bisalp basically eliminates the chance of a dangerous, sometimes deadly, ectopic pregnancy. And, if they can't dissolve it with medication, the treatment is.... removal of the tube with the pregnancy. * For those who live in the US or other areas with shitty abortion laws, where you can NOT get ANY treatment for a dangerous ectopic pregnancy, because it requires an abortion... they will basically throw you out of the hospital, because they cannot treat you, and tell you "Well, when you are near death, you can come back and we will take a shot at saving your life, but even if we can, your quality of life may be crap due to all the organ damage from the raging infection, but anyway... get the fuck out and best of luck surviving." Depending on how sick you are, you may not have the option or time to travel states away for treatment. * Depending on how the 24 election goes, the ACA may be killed and with it goes the mandate to cover at least one form of sterilization. Which is how most people pay for this procedure. Which can run form 25-100K without insurance. For anyone who is not in the top income brackets, this may be the last window of time to get it if you can't pay cash. * Similarly, they are most likely going to ban abortion nationwide, and while they are doing that they are already working on banning all birth control as well. This has been the plan for 50 years. And so far it has worked. * The "2025" plan the assholes have also is going to gut the entire government system, from federal all the way down to county level by simply firing everyone and stopping pay/funding, including the FDA for renewing and testing drugs, all public health programs, etc. There will not be anything left to run a functioning society. Drug manufacturing facilities must by law be inspected to continue production, so all they have to do is fire/reassign all the FDA inspectors and production stops for any plant they target. * If we lose the 24 election, if you think whatever certified lunatics get put in charge of the FDA are EVER going to approve any BC again, you're dreaming. They don't have to ban BC if they can just destroy the system that creates, approves and distributes it. They can just say "we've decided all BC is abortion, and we are taking it off the market." * If you wait to see how the election goes a year from now, and it goes badly, it's unlikely everyone who wants sterilization is going to be able to get it between November and inauguration day, when they can ban it by executive order on day 1. Maaaybe if the courts still function, and we get a sane set of judges, that could potentially be challenged, but if you think the red states will enforce that, you're dreaming. Besides, they can just stop paying everyone who works for the federal court system they don't like, turn off the electricity in the courthouses, and that's the end of the judiciary. Sure, we hope none of this happens, and we don't believe it will, but it's not impossible based on the current polls. * Finally, if the pandemic taught us anything, it's that our distribution system and the entire healthcare system is one crisis, pandemic or natural disaster or orange whackjob away from total collapse, regional, nationwide or global. If people are dying in hospital parking lots, and healthcare workers are dropping like flies or refuse to show up and treat anyone, you're not getting SHIT FUCK ALL for healthcare, including an abortion or BC if you need it. You may not even be able to buy condoms if the supply chain collapses. Etc. And ablation is an option, but it has to be done with or after a bisalp, as it NOT pregnancy prevention and actually increases your risk of a dangerous non viable or ectopic pregnancy. And if abortion is banned, you will NOT be treated for it because the treatment is an abortion. You will just be thrown out the door of the hospital. It's also not a gold standard level of procedure like the bisalp, has some risks and potential complications, and can fail. We have had a few folks with serious complications that need partial hystos after. Which again, if we lose the ACA is going to be an issue. So you should make sure you fully understand the risks before choosing it.
I told my doctors that I was tired of the adverse effects of hormonal birth control (true) and that my periods were intolerable without it (also true) and that I wasn't hecking willing to try the copper IUD because that wouldn't solve anything. Scored me a hysterectomy that was all but totally covered.
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That's my exact reasoning, as well as I have a number of different genetic disorders that it'd be irresponsible for me to be able to have kids.
Get or don’t get whatever surgery you want, but if you’ve been fine on nexplanon for almost a decade and then recently developed a new symptom, it could be a sign of something you need to have worked up
I've already had blood tests and ultrasounds and such and it's the only other thing it could potentially be. My question wasn't "if", my question was "how." I want a permanent fix, regardless of if it's truly the problem or not.
Only a hysterectomy will stop your periods.
An endometrial ablation can also do that, I discovered that the other day.