Re: intro with my story
From: Amanda (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Apr 16 16:02:48 2004
At Fri, 16 Apr 2004, Lisa wrote:
>Lias,
Thank you so much for the encouragement. I try to stay positive but we
all have our days and I am so glad to have found this site for those
days. I wish you the best of luck also. Please keep me posted to your
progress as well.
Amanda
>Welcome Amanda,
>Boy you have had a rough road. I have chosen not to take lupron due to
>the fact that I seem to have weird reactions to anything that might
>interfere with my hormones. I was one of those pregnant women who
>vomitted from conception to birth!!!! When I was pregnant with my second
>child, everyone said it would be different. Well it was not!!!! I have
>never been able to take birth control either. So I opted for another
>lap when things got bad again. I just wanted you to know that there is
>life after or with endo. Most of the time we all post messages when we
>are having trouble so the good times really do not get mentioned. Not
>because we do not have any, just because we are busy living for a few
>days without this over our shoulders. I pray the lupron works for you.
>Everyone is different and reacts different to everything. Just do not
>give up. You sound like a very positve person, Stay that way!!!!!
>Prayers and huggs,
>LisaK
>
>At Thu, 15 Apr 2004, Amanda wrote:
>>
>>Hi all,
>>I found this site by a search engine and am glad I did. I am hoping to
>>make some friends who share the common goal of beating this awful and
>>painful disease.
>>I have not had an easy life as far as health goes. It started with my
>>first surgery at age 5 for a staff infection and went downhill from
>>there. I am 27 years old and have had more than my share of operations
>>ranging from hernia, lymph noid removal, appendix, two miscarriages
>>before being diagnosed with a blood clotting disorder to finally
>>endometriosis.
>>I went to the dr. last week doubled over in pain (was diagnosed last
>>august with endo) and my dr. said she wanted to send me to a
>>specialist. Well on Friday I went to see him and he started me on the
>>lupron shots. I have only had one and am having my second on May 7th.
>>I'm on my period now which he said should be my last for 6 months. He
>>said this will stop the endo and give it time to heal with the hopes for
>>pregnancy after the treatments are over in september. We have been
>>pregnant twice and it took two miscarriages to discover I have a blood
>>clotting disorder which can be resolved by taking baby aspirin etc.
>>I know I am only 27 years old (everyone says I have all the time in the
>>world)but we want kids more than anything in the and hearing the
>>heartbeat both times about did me in!!!! I am terrified of having it
>>happen again but determined to fix the problem and beat the odds and
>>have a family one day. I am blessed to have a loving husband who only
>>wants the pain to stop for me!
>>I have read a few of the posts on lupron but have to admit I choose two
>>terrifying stories and was to scared to read on!! I would love to talk
>>to someone and get some feedback (hopefully positive on lupron or
>>anything else that worked for you).
>>I hope to meet you all soon!
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>Amanda
>>If anyone would like to tal
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