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Re: HELP! I'm 23 years old, 2 laparoscopic surgeries, just started Depot Lupron 3 wks ago, headaches normal?From: Ginger (anonymous@obgyn.net)Mon Dec 26 19:37:43 2005
At Mon, 2 Feb 2004, Francesca wrote: > >Hi Karen, > >We sound like we are in the same boat.... only difference I am so >afraid to take the Depro Lupron. 3 ob-gyns recommended I take the shot >and I keep looking elsewhere for help. Just what you wrote about is >what I fear the most. Once you get the shot you are stuck with that >drug in your body. > >I don't know who to trust either. I think the best thing to do is >educate ourselves enough that we do not allow ourselves to be hurt by >doctors. Don't forget that drug reps. offer the doctors a lot of perks >for "selling" thier prescriptions. Sad, but it is true. > >A new ob-gyn is recommending Depro Provera. I'm frightened of that too. >I don't know what to do. > >I'm 37 years old with 1 child. I asked for a hystorecomy and 2 of the >doctors told me that it will not help.... Endo can still grow without >the utereus. > >I know exactly what you mean about needing a friend. My family thinks I >whine and complain each month when I get pain. Now, I have been getting >pain everyday for over a week now. I went back to see my dr. and he >said there is nothing he can do but give me a shot of either Depro >Lupron or Depro Provera. > >God bless you. Take care of yourself. Email me if you wish. > >-- >Francesca > >At Sun, 1 Feb 2004, Karen wrote: >> >>Please anyone out there....My name is Karen and I'm a 23 yr old college >>student suffering with Endometriosis. I noticed the severe pain about 4 >>yrs ago, and in just these past 2 yrs, I've had 2 Laparoscopic >>surgeries. I thought that the second surgery was a success. Until >>about a month ago, I started bleeding really heavy, w/ excrutiating >>cramps, and pelvic pain. Obviously I contacted my OBGYN whom performed >>the surgery on me this last time. He wanted to put me on Depot Lupron >>immediatly following my surgery, but I got scared. I'm only 23 yrs old, >>and I know I can't get a hysterectomy (well I really would like to avoid >>that option as much as possible). Also, some docs say that by having a >>child, miraculously, Endometriosis can be "cured". Once again, I'm just >>too young to think about children, plus, I'm a full-time college >>student. So my last option, the dreaded shot. About 3 weeks ago, I >>went in to get my first dose of menopause, and I am really scared. Just >>a week after receiving Depot Lupron, I noticed some symptoms of >>menopause. For example, obviously, major hot flashes, and now just >>recently extremely painful migrane headaches. I go to sleep with a >>migrane, and wake up to go to school with the same one. I tried to >>contact my OBGYN regarding the headaches, and he finally got back to me. >>I told him about the hot flashes of course, which I wasn't concerned >>about, but when I mentioned the migranes, he said, "Depot Lupron does >>not carry the side effect of headaches, especially migranes." So I asked >>him, "Well then could this just be another symptom of dealing with >>menopause?" He once agai replied, "No." He told me I should contact my >>primary physician and bring it up to her attention. Right now, I am in >>so much pain, emotionally and phsyically. Being who I am, I did a lot >>of research on Depot Lupron, and what do ya know? Listed under possible >>side effects, was headaches! Who do I trust? What can I do? If anyone >>else out there relates with me, please give some advice, or least let me >>know that I'm not alone. Thank you to whom ever took the time to read >>this, I could really use a friend right now. >> Sincerely, >> Karen >> >>-- >>Karen Leibscher >>
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