ENDO Messages for July, 2004: Re: treatment questions.

Re: treatment questions.

From: Allie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Jul 20 13:35:40 2004

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Nicki,

I'm just finishing my last month of Synarel (the same stuff as Lupron, but in a daily nasal spray rather than monthly shots), so I've been asking a lot of the same questions. The main answer that I have found is that, although it's a pain to go back on birth control, if you don't go back on it, the hell of the Lupron was fairly pointless.

The Lupron's purpose was to prevent more endo growth, and shrink the growth you had. To go back to allowing your body to producce estrogen immediately would be to allow the endo to grow back. Going on BC right away is intended to minimize that regrowth. It should be a "mini-pill" that only has progesterone in it; when I was on those before, they weren't too bad (I've had much worse pills).

I'm all for trying the diet changes, but they get to be expensive. Gaining 10lbs isn't too bad, over the six months...I think I've gained closer to 20, and I've heard horror stories of people gaining 40.

The best of luck...

-- Allie

At Mon, 19 Jul 2004, Nicki wrote: > >I have endometriosis and had to have the laproscopy as soon as I was >diagnosed. They put me on the pill after -- it didn't work and they had >to put me on lupron. I have put on 10 pounds since my lupron shots >started 6 months ago. I am done with the shots now and I'm supposed to >start the pill. I have had all of the lupron side effects including hot >flashes, depression, weight gain etc. I'm tired of taking hormones and >just want to feel like myself again. Do I have to stay on the pill? Are >there other options? I know going off the pill will take the weight off >right away as well as help me go back to "normal" but my doctors are not >being clear as to what I can expect now that the shots are over... > >What have others experienced when they were done with the lupron? what >can I expect? Do I have to stay on the pill?

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