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Re: Am i wasting time and money?
From: G (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Sep 14 15:03:39 2005
Kara,
Glad someone else understands this madness. my insurance is covering
90% right now, but come jan i too have to meet my deductible again. so
far i am not pain free, but i have only had one shot. u are getting
shots for 10 months?? i have only heard of getting it for 6 months. any
way thanks for ur input and positave words! hope ur painfree days
continue!
G
t Wed, 14 Sep 2005, Kara wrote:
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>Dear G,
>
>I understand your frustration! I'm still doing well on my Lupron, and am
>happy that, for now, my insurance covers it 100%. However, one thing
>that I keep in my head - there is NO cure for this. There is not a
>miracle drug that makes it go away. From what i've read from all the
>wonderful women in here, no matter what therapy they choose, it always
>seems to come back at some point. I was lucky that I went 6 years
>between my surgeries. I am also worried about what happens after my 10
>months of Lupron. (which i'm afraid i'll only be able to do for 8
>months due to my insurance resetting the deductible to 0 on jan 1st -
>and then i'll be responsible to pay $1100 again before they'll cover the
>lupron.. eeek). I'm just going to listen to my body - and listen to my
>doctor and pray that something good happens!! I know that no matter what
>I do I'll always have endo - and the only thing I try to do now with the
>Lupron is to calm it down so it wont cause me the pain. The one thing
>that I have to constantly remind myself - that 6 months of pain-free
>days is a heck of a lot better than always being in pain. Even though
>Endo is not cureable - the 6 months of no pain is SO worth it to me!
>
>Good luck!!
>
>>>>>HUGS<<<<
>
>Kara
>
>At Tue, 13 Sep 2005, G wrote:
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>>Hey ladies,
>>Ok i am really getting frustated here. the more i read about this
>>lupron shot i have started the more i wonder what good is it. i did
>>some more resurch today.....all i read is that it is just a temporary
>>fix?! so why bother with it?? is it just a waste of time and money? if
>>it gets rid of the pain for the 6 months then will i be right back were
>>i was before i started it?!!! sorry just a little frustated. thanks for
>>listening. any input would be helpful!
>>
>>--
>>G
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