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Re: NO Lupron, NOW it's BCFrom: indra (anonymous@obgyn.net)Mon Aug 30 00:38:15 2004
At Sat, 28 Aug 2004, Tina wrote: > >I hear you. I had the same problem when I found out I had Endo. I had >3 doctors treat me like dirty because I was a 22 year old educated woman >that was not going to just do what they told me to do. Only you know >what is best for you. I too refused to take any further Lupron/Depo (I >had both) non-stop for a year. I went through major side-effects (some >of which I still have 10 years later). The hardest was weight-gain (now >I can't loose weight for the life of me). I had a few years of relief >with the BC. I did take a week off about every 3-4 months (just to >allow my body a cycle). However, over the last 2 years, the BC was >causing me more pain so I stopped them all together. My doctor did >recommend Acupuncture and after 4 weeks of treatment (2 times a week) I >had minimal pain (and the only time I had the pain was during my cycle). >I continued it for 3 months and was able to go off the pain pills. >Unfortunatley, it was 1 1/2 hour drive for me and recently became >unemployed. I had to stop due to the long drive and the cost of the >treatment. A lot of insurance will not cover the treatment. I would >encourage you to try the acupuncture. It may work for you too. >Regarding the surgery, keep looking for someone to help you. It sound >like your doctor was intimated by you questioning him. Keep looking. >One of the problems I've had is that most of the doctors have no idea >what the pain is like and therefore they can't relate. >Good luck and stay strong! >Tina West
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