ENDO Messages for January, 2003: Re: any ideas

Re: any ideas

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue Jan 28 08:48:39 2003

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At Mon, 27 Jan 2003, BJ wrote: >
>Yes! Progesterone therapy! I was put on it by a naturopathic doctor 8
>1/2 years ago and it has completely controlled my severe endo this whole
>time. I use an over the counter natural progesterone cream. There are
>several other women on the WebMD endo support board using it now and
>also haveing success. My MDs know I'm doing it but I make the
>decisions. They know how successful the treatment has been for me but
>they still don't want to advise it for other patients! Because this is
>the same hormone that our bodies make, there are no side effects. For
>more information check out
>http://www.natural-progesterone-advisory-network.com. Take care.
>BJ
>
>At Mon, 27 Jan 2003, Trisha wrote:
>>
>>I have been diagnosed with endo 2 1/2 years and have had 4 laps. I have
>>tried 4 different kinds of b/c including continuous. I am currently on
>>Lupron for the second time. My last lap was after continuous b/c and my
>>doctor was really upset. Apparently it spread from my overies and
>>uterus to my intestines, which was really painful. Anyway, I was just
>>wondering if anyone's doctor had tried any other treatments that I
>>haven't. I was also on a hormone pill but it was terrible and it didn't
>>help anyway. The Lupron seems to slow it down but it doesn't stop it.
>>It's very discouraging because it seems to help everyone else. If you
>>have any ideas please let me know.

-- I was diagnosed by laparatomy 1 1/2 years ago with stage IV endo. Had 6 months of treatment with Lupron which was wonderful. My doc then tried me on 2 months of unsucessfull Progersterone therapy. Had 10 day periods.

Hang in there!

This disease seems to be a matter of trial and error. My advice is to educate yourself. You will eventually find what is right for you.

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