Re: Lupron and endo - long one - oops i sent before i finished
From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Sep 3 09:03:17 2004
Just wanted to say hang in there! Sorry that you have had such problems
and on top of it, have to deal with a Doc who thinks you are a junkie.
Just once I wish a male Doc could experience the severe pain of endo.
Bet they wouldn't think we are junkies then!
Hope the Lupron helps. I am on it now for a second time and am doing
well. I am one of those who handle it very well and experience few side
effects. I do have those crying jags too, but thankfully, not very
often. I try to just talk myself down when it happens because I know it
is the shots and the hormones causing it. When they do happen, I try to
just pamper myself a little to feel better. Hot, relaxing baths can do
wonders for both the mental state and any physical pain. You might talk
to your Doctor about it too. He can probably prescribe an anti-anxiety
or anti-depressant to help while you are on the shots. A lady I work
with took Zoloft while on Lupron and said it did wonders for her mental
state. For me, the jags don't last long and aren't constant, so I have
managed to muddle through.
Hang in there! You are not alone and all of us can relate to what you
are saying. Just know you have lots of friends on the forum who are
always willing to listen! Feel free to email me direct too, if you want
to vent. Email me at work: ameyer@dbllaw.com
Hugs and pain free days!
Amy
At Thu, 2 Sep 2004, Nicole wrote:
>
>At Thu, 2 Sep 2004, Nicole wrote:
>>
>>I am new to the forum and luckily i didn't read this forum before i took
>>my first round of lupron. however, i am so thankful that i have found
>>ya'll now. i can't say that to choose this form of treatment is the
>>best but my doctor is wonderful and i trust him completely and right now
>>this is the best of the worst. I have found Climara patches this time
>>and they seem to help with the hot flashes and my sleeping. However, my
>>emotions have been off the charts!!
>>
>>My first round of lupron was two years ago when i was diagnosed with
>>endo after a lap (this was the 3rd surgery i had had for the same type
>>pain but first one that found endo), after that my doctor put me on bcp
>>non stop. so for 2 years i haven't had a period and with pain meds and
>>the help of elavil and then topamax (i couldn't function after a while
>>of taking the elavil and i hated the weight gain) i kept my pain under
>>control. At the beginning of July i felt like i had a cyst burst on my
>>ovary, called my dr and they said it shouldn't have happened to call if
>>it happened again...a month later it did and i called....the pain
>>started abt 1 on a Thursday afternoon, by sat i was in the ER because
>>mepergan forte wasn't stopping the pain. The er doc treated me like i
>>was a drug seeker, told me there was a spot of endo on my left overy but
>>since my pain was on my right side they weren't concerned, it was just a
>>bladder infection and sent me home to follow up with my dr later in the
>>week. by wed when i got to see my dr, the cyst was gone which means
>>luckily the need for surgery was eliminated but the pain had come back
>>like before i had had my laproscope. At that time, my dr suggested we
>>try lupron again...it almost cost me my job the first time i had it done
>>and i am getting ready to graduate college in november so i really
>>didn't want to do it - but as i said before it was the lesser of the
>>evils.
>
>so i decided to go through it again...i don't know if it was the right
>decision or not....the crying jags are killing me...i am having some
>pain...but it has subsided.... thank you for listening to my rambling
>in these two postings....i am glad i have found someplace where there
>are people who understand what i am going through and how i am feeling
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