Re: TO ANON _ Re: ad this if you are considering chemical or surgical castration (ie Lupron or Hyst)
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Wed Aug 30 13:57:34 2006
Anon,
Yes, Lupron like all other drugs we put into our bodies is a scary drug.
I understand your frustration...I just needed to make sure others
weren't going to have a heart attack when they thought they had been
castrated.
But please, for many of us, dryness and hot flashes were a small price
to pain for pain relief.
Thanks,
Alexis.
At Wed, 30 Aug 2006, anonymous wrote:
>
>I'm sorry. You are right, Lupron is not "castration" because it is not
>permanent. The Endo book from the Endo Assn does refer to total hyst as
>castration...if removal of the testicles is castration, then so in
>removal of the ovaries.
>
>Lupron has been a nightmare for me. I am infurated that I was put on it
>before a surgical diagnosis and when I asked, "Can't you just take out
>the diseased tissue?" and was told that it would just recurr. Now I
>know I had other options with good odds that I was unaware of (ie
>excision surgery).
>
>Please, use Lupron only as a last resort. I wish I could go back and
>not take those shots. And I am mad because they aren't wearing
>off...it's been more than two weeks since my last month's shot one was
>up and I am still having debilitating hot flashes and painful dryness.
>And yes, I'm afraid I'm emotional and angry, bad combo. I'm sorry I
>scared you by being inaccurate. I'm afraid that Lupron is still a scary
>drug though.
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