Re: After Lupron (Suzanne)
From: ~JR~ (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Jan 17 10:19:53 2001
Hi Suzanne:
I totally agree, and always advise against Lupron. I live with the
chronic effects of that drug. I hope that women are very careful in
their deliberation about taking the drug. You are absolutely correct
about surgical excision being the only real treatment for endo.
Thanks for your kind words. JR
http://members2.boardhost.com/JREndo/
At Tue, 16 Jan 2001, suzanne wrote:
>
>JR, so many women have mentioned exactly what you have - that they are
>in so much pain they have considered hysterectomy after Lupron. It is a
>downright shame that the drug that was supposed to help us, is one that
>makes it worse in many cases. And in so many cases the terrible side
>effects last a lifetime. I just wonder how many women have consented to
>hyst after lupron to rid themselves of the terrible pain, only to find
>that endo was not relieved from hyst also.
>
>In all actuality, Lupron is only a stop-gap measure to true relief from
>endo, which only surgical excision has the best success rate.
>
>When I say excision, I mean the surgeon does not just burn (laser) the
>surface endo away, but uses scissors that are able to cut (excise) below
>the lesion to healthy tissue. If even a speck of endo is left, the endo
>will return.
>
>Thank you JR for your information. Know that you are in the majority of
>women, rather than minority, when it comes to the effect Lupron has on
>endometriosis. When will this charade stop?
>
>--
>suzanne
>
>At Tue, 16 Jan 2001, ~JR~ wrote:
>>
>>Hi Jen:
>>
>>My period returned with a vengeance about a month after stopping Lupron.
>>The pain was about 1000 times worse than it had ever been before, and
>>the bleeding was extremely heavy. I actually thought about a
>>hysterectomy, because the bleeding was so heavy and the pain was so bad
>>for about a year that even the strongest painkillers did nothing to
>>touch the pain.
>>
>>JR
>>
>>http://members2.boardhost.com/JREndo/
>>
>>At Mon, 15 Jan 2001, Curtis wrote:
>>>
>>>Hello to All:
>>>
>>>I was wondering how long after stopping Lurpon injections did it take for a
>>>period to return. Is the bleeding heavier or longer after Lupron? I have
>>>been on Lupron twice before. Once I had a pretty regular period within a
>>>month and another time, it was two months later and I bled and bled! Just
>>>wondering what you all have experienced.
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>>
>>>JEN
>
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