ENDO Messages for April, 2002: Re: lupron use

Re: lupron use

From: Ana (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Apr 11 22:47:08 2002

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Kayla, Just thought I would write and tell you some of my experience with the Lupron. I am also a college student and the hardest thing about being on this therapy plus going to school is having teachers who do not understand. I could function, but on days when it was literally 102 degrees out I did not want to walk like 2-3 miles to class while having hot flashes. I am happy that I went on the Lupron, but like everyone has said it is different for everyone. I was on it for about a year and the first few months were bad but I refused to give up and it got better. Make sure you have a doctors note explaining the side effects and what not to give to your professors, just so they have a better understanding. SO many people have never heard of endo or anything that is associated with it so it is important to inform everyone what EXACTLY is going on. *HUGS* ~ANA

>----- Original Message -----
From: anonymous@obgyn.net Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 3:11 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO Subject: Re: lupron use

At Thu, 11 Apr 2002, Wanda wrote: >
>Lacey and Cheri,
>
>I have been on Lupron twice, and yes Lacey is very correct....some women
>have a horrible time and some do not. What my GYN suggested was to take a
>one month shot and see how my body handled that. The pain from the Endo
>disappeared and of course I had the side effects. But to me being out of
>pain was worth the side effects. And you can have Estrogen add back to help
>with the side effects.
>
>Each woman's body is different and will handle the drug or treatment
>differently.
>
>Angel Hugs,
>Wanda
>

>>>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Lacey" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>To: "Multiple recipients of list ENDO" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 10:46 AM
>Subject: Re: lupron use
>
>> Cheri,
>>
>> I know how you feel. When my doctor suggested Lupron therapy to me, I
>> ran straight home to research it. I researched for a month straight.
>> Some women had wonderful experience but, the majority of the women I
>> talked to had bad experiences, which scared me half to death. My
>> husband finally told me to just do what I THOUGHT I should do, not what
>> anyone else thought. I decided to get it. I got one 3 month dose, and
>> that was it. It was a bad experience for me, but I decided to try,
>> becasuse it may have helped. It has to be your decision has to whether
>> or not to do it.
>> Lacey
>>

My gyno has mentioned prescribing that treatment for me also, because I have been having on and off horrid cramps even not during my period. She did surgery back in last September to remove 2 HUGE cysts but she doesn't remember seeing any thing supiscious of Endo. She told me that she is going to look back into her notes from the surgery. I am suppose to go in for an abdominal CT scan and some blood work and then maybe start Lupron. It depends on if something shows up on the CT scan. Hopefully there won't be another cyst/tumor. I am curious about what are the side effects? I've heard that it's something like chemo?? I will be a full time college student, so I really need to be able to function normally. Right now, I am very limited to what I can do b/c of the pain and just feeling crummy. I feel like I am 100 years old some days. I went to Lupron's web site, but is there anyother objective site w/ info? Thank you everyone!

--
Kayla
**Just someone who cares, preparing for the medical field**

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