Uh-oh!

Well, I'm sorry to report that I have began to spot! Now looking back, I should of seen that I have been having signs of an oncoming period, but there were no mood swings. Just water retention, bloating, increase in appetite, etc. Much more mild than what I would go through with no bc at all. That's probably why I didn't see it.

As of right now, it's the second day of spotting and it is very minimal and I do have very, very slight cramps but again, NOTHING compared to the cramps I used to get.

Also, I am beginning to see more hair falling out than usual. My seizure meds cause a little hair loss but today there was more than I have ever seen. It's an overall falling out, not like patches but still! I looked up reviews and this seemed to be common but only for the ladies who have the entire slew of side effects. Still, I don't want to wait it out until my hair is too thin. I have pretty think hair and I don't want to lose it!

Being the meticulous person that I am, I looked up how to prevent hair loss and/or reasons for it. I found that taking vitamins A and B work wonders but the most important is Biotin. I guess people who have problems with hair loss have low levels of biotin. So, I promptly went out and bought vitamins A and D (they come in the same bottle. I don't get a lot of sun, so why not?) and biotin. My stepmom already has B-12, so I didn't need to buy that. Plus, I have all kinds of vitamins around that I told myself I was going to take but forgot after the 3rd day or so.

BUT, I'm going to try hard to stick to this. Funny how I never forget to take my seizure meds, but for the life of me, I can't stick to taking vitamins once a day.

Here is a list (because I love lists) of the vitamins I'm taking
Iron
Magnesium
Fish Oil
Folic Acid
B-12
Vitamin A
Vitamin D

You might ask why I don't just take a multi-vitamin. Or maybe you are not asking, but I'm going to tell you anyway. I get horrible headaches from multi-vitamins. I know it is from B vitamins because I've taken Super B complex ones and that is when the headaches started coming but when I stopped taking them, the headaches stopped. Same thing with multi-vitamins. It's not scientific but it makes sense! I'm only going to take B-12 every other day, see if that prevents the headaches.


Anyway, I'm still hopeful about Implanon, no matter what!

Two Month Anniversary!

Whooo! It's been officially two months and not no complaints! Not one.
No periods, no cramps, no PMS, no mood swings! Nothing!

I suppose now I should get my blood taken sometime in the next week. I sincerely hope that the results don't turn the tides! I don't want to get rid of a good thing.

Oh and I just got the doctor bill for it. I have pretty crappy insurance but I only owe $166 out of a $1,200 procedure so I'm pretty happy about that too. Considering the bills I've gotten from EKGs, MRIs, neurologist visits, and the whole coloscopy procedure(which is entirely different from a colonoscopy I might add. A coloscopy is when they take a magnifying glass to your cervix, nothing to do with your bum!) I'm quite used to huge doctor bills, so anything under $200 is a relief.

Anyway, I will blog again after the blood test results and after that probably once a month. Or if side effects start up. No point in writing every week how nothing is going on and let's hope it stays that way!

1 month and 11 days

Well, much like the last post, I thankfully have nothing to report!
Everything is going good and I don't have one compliant... so far.
Anyway, everything is kinda calming down in my life (as much as it can, there is always a million things going on), so I'm pretty content with everything.

Like I have said in every post, I really hope this turns into a success story that doesn't scare the crap out of ladies considering it. I'm actually getting quite a few readers now, so at least the info is getting out there!

Oh and I have to include a shameless plug... I have another blog about the stuff I sew and how I taught myself to sew! If by chance you not only like reading about Implanon but also sewing adventures, take a look at it! After creating this blog, I had to do another. It's addictive.
http://seamedsimple.blogspot.com/