Re: Lupron concerns
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Feb 17 07:59:15 2005
Therese,
The short answer to your question is absolutely, 100% NO. Lupron does
not cure endo. Nothing does and if your specialist is telling you
otherwise you should find another one. As for whether you should do it,
that's your choice. You will find hundreds of posts on this board about
Lupron, good and bad, but you won't know until you take it. Personally,
if I had it to do over again, I would run screaming from the stuff. But
again, you have to do your research and make your own choice. I've been
on the Lupron and continuous BCP and the only difference I noticed is
that the BCP don't have the side effects (I personally believe that I
will pay for having taken it for the rest of my life- there isn't
enought known about the long term effects IMHO). If you decide to do
it, it's very important that you take steps to prevent bone loss, which
is something a lot of people on this board suffer with. Good luck with
your decision and I hope everything works out for you.
At Thu, 17 Feb 2005, Terese wrote:
>
>I posted earlier this week about concerns with my ongoing period. Well,
>today I went to an endo specialist and he recommended that I start
>Lupron treatment. I am concerned with the side effects that I have
>heard people mention on this forum. The specialist looked at pictures
>taken (from my laporoscopy 2 years ago) by my other obgyn. He told me
>that by looking at the photos, he could tell that I have endo within my
>uterine wall. Also, the ultrasound today confirmed this as well as an
>ovarian cyst on my left overy. He mentioned that getting pregnant with
>my current condition would be difficult.
>
>I hear so many bad things about Lupron, but I seriously am getting fed
>up with this continuous pain before and during my period (oh, by the way
>I'm working on day 12 of my period this month). I tried almost
>everything, 800mg if Motrin, Bextra, Advil, Vicodin, etc... I feel like
>there are no options other than BC pills, which I have taken in the
>past, but obviously didn't cure my endometriosis. I feel like just
>crying when I read some of the posts and feel just about hopeless! I
>truly feel like a victim, as many of you do, to this obnoxious disease!
>I plan on getting this injection in a couple of days and was wondering
>how feasible it would be to get the first injection then see how bad the
>side effects are and if they are totally intolerable I'll stop
>treatment. Maybe I'm starting to "chicken-out", I suppose, but I am
>truly scared and am really concerned with the long term effects of this
>drug. So much to be concerned with...
>
>Anyway, how really does Lupron "cure" endo? Would this treatment really
>increase my chances of conceiving later, is it worth it? I feel hopeless
>at this point:( Sorry so long... Thanks for taking the time to read and
>hope everyone feels better. Any information, insights, experiences,
>etc... would be appreciated as I am ready to get "shot-up".
>
>--
>Terese
>
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