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Re: just diagnosed - recommended treatments?
From: Sarah (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Aug 28 18:49:59 2006
Hi Amy, I had the Lupron shot twice, once every 6 months. They could
only give it to me twice because of the side effects and my young age
(19). The only side effect i had was my joints got really bad. I
could'nt sit down to long without my knees and ankle hurting real bad.
My wrist got bad when I played basketball. That is one side effect,
that it weakens your bones so they put me on calcium pills when i got
the shot. I found MANY pain free days on the Lupron shot!
At Mon, 28 Aug 2006, Beth wrote:
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>Hi, Amy. I'm pretty new to the forum as well. These ladies have been
>great in providing info...probably more than you'll find on the net.
>
>Did your doctor diagnose you from doing a laparoscopy? I had a lap two
>years ago, and was on Yasmin at that time, and continued it for about 10
>months. I had pain with the Yasmin, primarily surrounding my period at
>first, then it came more and more often. I stayed on Yasmin for a total
>of about a year before switching to something else. It just wasn't
>helping my pain anymore. But, during the time that i was on it, I
>didn't have any problems. Since then, I've been on practically every
>pill they make it seems.
>
>I have not done Lupron myself...I know it helps some people, but I've
>just heard a lot of stuff about it that I don't want to have to go
>through. That one is a decision that you'll have to make. Even just
>reading through past forums on here has helped educate me on lupron.
>
>I hope that you will find some help out of this, if nothing else, you'll
>find a lot of ladies that understand what you are going through.
>
>Good luck!
>Beth
>
>At Mon, 28 Aug 2006, amy wrote:
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>>I am 29 and was just diagnosed with moderate endo. My Dr. suggested
>>Lupron, but I was wondering if there were other options out there
>>without so many side effects. I have been on Yasmin for 5 months now
>>and I like that. Will taking pills continously for 2-3 months at a time
>>have the same affect as the Lupron would? I have bad cramps, but that is
>>really the only symptom I'm currently struggling with. Also, I think
>>it's important to mention that I do want to have children one day.
>>
>>Any recommendations?
>>Amy
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