Re: I have so many questions. Can anybody help me?
From: Alexis (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Jan 19 11:17:06 2006
Hi Erin,
I am on Lupron and have had some side affects that mimic menopause.
Please keep in mind that the side affects are the result of your body
being depleted of estrogen. The prsence of side affects means that the
Lupron is working and doing what it is supposed to be doing. A lot of
women complain about the side affects, but the truth of the matter is,
they will go through the exact same thing when they enter natural
menopause in their 40s or 50s.
Please talk to your doctor and do some more research before you decide
against Lupron. For me, it has worked miracles.
Best of luck, and feel free to e-mail me at any time with any questions.
alexisconrad@gmail.com
Also, try this website for info on Lupron and endometriosis.
http://www.endofacts.com
Best of luck,
--
Alexis.
At Thu, 19 Jan 2006, Erin wrote:
>
>I am so glad I found this forum. I have wanted to talk to somebody for
>so long, because no one else seems to understand what I am going
>through. I had my son when I was a week shy of turning 23 and for the
>first two years of his life I have been sick a lot. Last June I called
>my OB/GYN for my annual checkup and to report some unusual events. My
>cramps had started prior to my period three months earlier and never
>went away. Sex had become painful and sometimes I would bleed heavily
>for days after. After a few visits and discussions with my doctor, I
>had a laparoscopy in July and after the surgery, everything was great
>for a few months and then in September, the pain came back. I returned
>to the doctor and he stated that maybe I had a bladder disorder and was
>put on medicine for that. I seemed to improve, but now the pain is back
>again and he thinks the endometriosis is back and he wants to put me on
>Lupron.
>
>Lupron scares me to death. My body is a freak of nature and if a drug
>says that it has certain side effects, I am going to have most of them.
>I don't know what the long-term effects of this drug are and I don't
>know what I should do. Right now, I either have to dope myself up to
>deal with the pain or lay in the bed under a heating pad and miss out
>life. Does anyone have any advice or can someone please assure me that
>I am not losing my mind?
>
>When I had my surgery, the doctor said my insides were all stuck
>together. The simple 30-minute procedure turned into two hours or more.
>He left scar tissue around my liver and through later ultrasounds told
>me that my uterus was enlarged. I don't have a clue what any of this
>means or what I should do to fix it. I would really appreciate any
>feedback I can get.
>
>Thanks for letting me ramble.
>Erin
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