Re: smoking and endo
From: Angie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Oct 19 10:40:04 2006
I have smoked for over seven years and have tried everything to quit.
The gum helps a little, as well as the patch but The thing that helped
me the most is zyban, along side the nicotine replacements. It'll be
two weeks from may last cigerette on saterday, and before that I lasted
about 3 days before i went nuts. The zyban really helped, I'd talk to
your doctor about it cause you do need a prescription.
-Angie
At Fri, 13 Oct 2006, Debbie wrote:
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>Friday, October 13, 2006
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>Hi everyone,
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>I have just been told by my doctor's nurse that my MRI shows I have
>endo. I am waiting for the doctor to call and tell me the extent and
>options. I have been suffering from pain for years but recently
>developed a urinary problem with a lot of pain which made me get help. I
>also smoke. If you find a way to quit, let me know. My problem is with
>all the stress in my life (and now endo added to it) I don't even want
>to think about quitting without a miracle cure. I am new to this forum
>so any advice from anyone would be appreciated.
>
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>Debbie
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>At Wed, 11 Oct 2006, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>>Hi Natasha,
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>>I also smoke and have severe pelvic pain, possibly due to endo, but as
>>my doctors refuse to give me a lap for a year now, I really don't know
>>what I have. Anyway, I was on Lupron, one 3-month injection, and my
>>joints and bones felt it badly....I had many other bad side-effects from
>>it, but the joint & bone pain was the worst. As I smoke, I also felt
>>that smoking did contribute to my overall health. I wish I could just
>>give it up, quit cold-turkey, or use whatever, just be free of this
>>horrible habit...but it's not that easy, especially when you don't see
>>the light at the end of your tunnel of pain! :(
>>
>>Anyway, I would urge everyone who is going through pain due to endo, or
>>other pelvic issues, as well as anyone who is on Lupron, has been, or is
>>thinking of it, to read the post just below titled "Warning About
>>Endometriosis Treatments and Osteoporosis Risk...From One Who Has
>>It...". THAT LADY HAS IT RIGHT!! If you can please give up smoking, if
>>you need help there is plenty of it around, you can even email me and
>>maybe we can give the smokes together...I'm always up for that....and
>>take extra calcium and other good vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, etc.
>>because our health is deteriorating rapidly due to this disease, and
>>some of it's treatments.
>>
>>One day we'll wake up and regret ever having one damn cigarette in our
>>life. I wish it wasn't so, but it probably will be, no matter how much
>>I fool myself into thinking otherwise. I just lost a friend's mom due
>>to lung cancer. We don't need that, we already have extreme pain
>>because of Endo.
>>
>>Whatever you do, good luck!
>>
>>Inny.
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>>At Sat, 7 Oct 2006, natasha wrote:
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>>>my period was 2 weeks late and i just found out by my doctor that i was
>>>pregnant i started to bleed and went back to my doctor and he told me i
>>>miscarried which made me feel very depressed i recently given up smoking
>>>but due to this news started smoking again do any of you smoke who have
>>>endo ?
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