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Re: Luperon: Dangerous Side Effects???-to Kami & Amy
From: margaret (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Sep 30 14:29:07 2004
Thank you for the kind words and understanding, it was the hardest thing
in my life. I had such high hopes and this doctor was highly
recommended to me as well. When I went in for the first visit he seemed
like a great guy and I was so happy, I even told my mother with a grin
from ear to ear that he could be the one to help me. Trust me, I wasn't
expecting him to turn out to be "the devil". I really tried to give
Lupron a chance and it tore me up(i am now a 25yr old, stuck in a 75yr
old body) that I was so sick and in so much pain and I had a doctor who
wanted nothing to do with me because he was scared. I WAS SCARED, I
just wanted some help. That is why I say either go with your gut or do
research and ask many many questions, because my gut failed me or I
failed to listen to it. I wanted to take legal action against him, but
my sister and father(they are both attorneys) said, their were no
witnesses in the room(he shut the door) and it would be mine and my
mothers word against his and if I reported it or put his name out there
then he could try and get me for slander(defaumation of his name).
Pretty much, I would go through as much pain and trouble trying to get
him for what he did to me as I did on the Lupron(my migraines are bad
enough). I just prayed that his day would come.
After the big ordeal I didn't go to another doctor for at least 6mths
because I was so frightened and just didn't have any faith or trust in
anyone. If there is ever a doctor that is rude or wrong to you, LEAVE
THEM!!! Find another doctor, one who sincerely cares about you when you
tell them what you are dealing with and one who understands when you
have to shed a tear, not just on the first appt. I, also, was just told
I should go back on Lupron from new gyn because they have meds to lesson
the side effects and I had explained that I took meds that were supposed
to do that and they didn't. She kept pushing it on me and I told her
that she may be right and I may have very little side effects, but
mentally and physically I can't take that chance again. Don't let
anyone push anything on you, especially if you don't feel comfortable
doing it. I am very careful, even though I have been in pain this week
to the point I had to go to the ER twice; just to get some heavy heavy
pain killers, I still would never go on that stuff again.
I am very happy for all those who are on this and are having relief and
the side effects don't bother them to bad, but we are all created
differently and what might be the worst ever med to me, might be the
miracle med to you. I wish everyone luck and strength to find what
helps them get relief from a disease that is so excrutiating and I hope
that NO ONE will ever have to go through, what I went through. Good
Luck!!! Take care and God bless.
Margaret
At Thu, 30 Sep 2004, kami wrote:
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>Margaret~
>
>I totally understand what you went through with your side effects and
>your doctor. I'm sorry your doctor was such a jerk. I just had a
>doctor say to me, after I explained to him that I'm highly sensitive to
>most meds, and that my past experience with Lupron, (I was on it when I
>was 25 and am now 27), gave me the joint pain, memory loss, hot flashes
>continually, wild mood dilemmas (I felt like a total meany) etc. He
>then said...what did you do, read the owners' manual on Lupron and
>basically say you had all the possible side effects there are for the
>drug? See, he wants me to go back on it, and I'm not at all willing. I
>was utterly irked at the man, and this was my first visit with this all
>supreme doctor who came so utterly highly recommended by so many other
>doctors and females. He could have fooled me. Sorry...this just
>happened the other day...I needed to vent. But, yes, this drug is
>rather abrassive for some ladies indeed, and others find it far more
>tolerable. I just hope, Margaret, you're feeling better.
>
>Take care of yourself...
>
>--
>kami
>>>Hi Emily, I just wanted to say that Lupron is a personal decision and if
>>>you are taking it and feeling relief and have a supportive doctor then
>>>that is great. You did ask what other women have gone through so I am
>>>going to tell you my experience(no exaggerations & I never had any of
>>>these symptoms before Lupron).
>>>
>>>I went to a specialist in Fla that hyped up Lupron and told me that it
>>>was a medical menopause and I would have some hot flashes and night
>>>sweats, but nothing that isn't tolerable. He emphasized on the
>>>positives, that it would stop my menstrual if not with the first shot
>>>then definitely with the second. He went on that I would have so much
>>>relief and afterwards I would beable to get pregnant and have relief for
>>>at least 2-3yrs. Of course, that sounded great to me and I said lets do
>>>it(i wasn't into endo groups or even know they were around at that
>>>time). I was living in Ga, so I drove 5 hrs to get to this doctor in
>>>Fl.Let me add that I was 20yrs old and a newly wed.
>>>
>>>So, I started the Lupron and the first shot I felt some side effects,
>>>but thought I could deal with them and I also got my period which didn't
>>>seem like a problem because he warned me of that. So towards the end of
>>>my first shot and the start of my second I started feeling really bad. I
>>>was on the floor in constant pain, I was having horrible hotflashes,
>>>migraines, bloating, and night sweats.
>>>
>>>Then I took the second shot, it just got worse. I still hadn't stopped
>>>my period, I was in constant pain and agony, hot flashes were so bad at
>>>night that I would wake up in the morning covered in wet rags that my
>>>husband would lie on me to cool me off(i was so hot he couldn't even
>>>touch me). I called my doctor and the nurse wouldn't let me speak to
>>>him, so she told me she was going to call in a prescription to lesson
>>>the side effects.
>>>
>>>Now on to my third and thank God the last shot(i was supposed to do
>>>6mths). I took the medicine as I was told and nothing happened it was
>>>just getting worse. I still had a period on the third one(which he said
>>>that would never happen), plus I was in horrible pain, I had the worst
>>>nausea(to the point of passing out), continued having hot flashes,
>>>migraines, night sweats(changed my nightie 2-3x a night), and I gained
>>>35 pds in 3mths. I continued to try and reach my doctor and the nurse
>>>wouldn't let me speak to him without an appt(they new I was in GA), by
>>>that time I felt it was worth the drive to go and see him. My mom and I
>>>went to see him and I confronted him. He lied to me, saying that it was
>>>normal to have your period through Lupron and he warned me about all the
>>>side effects I was dealing with and this is my favorite, he told me that
>>>I was getting fat because I was a newly wed and that I just need to
>>>except that (i was a lifeguard and swimming everyday, the cool water
>>>felt so good, plus I didn't look like a normal big girl I looked like
>>>the pillsbury dough boy if you poked me I would have probably popped). I
>>>began to cry and tell him I just want some help. He then threw a box of
>>>tissues at me(literally) and then I started crying harder(it seemed like
>>>something out of a soap opera) that is when he got up and began to yell
>>>at my mother and I and told us to get out that I was no longer his
>>>patient(i already decided that for myself) and jumped up and almost hit
>>>my mom trying to get out. (that is why i say make sure you have a
>>>supportive doctor and he has you doing Lupron because he believes it
>>>will really help you and not because you are his lab rat).
>>>
>>>Now, I deal with constant hotflashes and night sweats. I have to turn
>>>my thermostat to 50 at night, which freezes my husband and our dogs, but
>>>it can't be any other way. I still deal with migraines and since then I
>>>have been dealing with memory loss more and more as time goes on. I
>>>can't excercise anymore other than in the water because it hurts my
>>>joints so much. I have severe problems with my back and have to get
>>>therapy for that and still have no children (5yrs of marriage and
>>>trying). Please, understand that before this I was a cheerleader,
>>>tennis player, swimmer, softball player, just an all around girl that
>>>loved to have fun. Now, I am happy to get up and play with my dogs.
>>>
>>>Please, research it and go with your gut. I think its great that you
>>>are inquiring and getting other womens stories. For me, it was hands
>>>down the worst thing that I have ever done to/for myself and personally
>>>wouldn't ever recommend it to any of my family, friends, or worst
>>>enemies. I do wish you luck and their are a few women who would
>>>recommend it. Just remember, we are all made differently and react
>>>differently, so good luck and God bless.
>>>
>>>Margaret
>>>p.s. I lost 15pds in a mth after stopping Lupron because it was water
>>>weight, swelling, and bloating. The other 20pds were gone within two
>>>mths with a little extra work. (Fat because I was a newly wed; what a
>>>shmuck!)
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