Re: ON LUPRON AND NEED HELP
From: Elisa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Feb 26 13:27:21 2007
Hi Frances, Julie and All~
Sorry to hear that you have to face this crossroad. I just wondered how
consecutive birth control pills may have worked for you in the past? The
reason I ask is I had to do Synarel for 9 months because the Lupron was
hard on me but overall they both have the same hot flashes etc. When I
was done I was told I needed to keep my cycles ceased one way or another
and I was too young for a hysterectomy at the time. We did that and it
worked wonders. I think there may have been a month or two of break
through bleeding but then it was done. It picked up right where my
treatments left off. I know we are all different but I thought I would
throw out this option vs having cycles again and undoing all that hard
work you did to get this far :)
I hope an answer comes for you soon.
--
Elisa
At Mon, 26 Feb 2007, Frances wrote:
>
>Thanks so much Sarah, it helped a lot to hear from someone who hasn't
>had the terrible side-effects from Lupron. I'll try to keep calm about
>the whole thing.
>
>Julie, I'm so sorry about your experience with hysterectomy. I've found
>a wealth of info at the websites for some of the doctors listed at
>endodoc.com, especially Dr. Redwine's site, but others were helpful,
>too. Perhpas you'll find them useful, as well.
>
>At Sun, 25 Feb 2007, Sarah wrote:
>>
>>I have taken Lupron and had no side effects after the injections
>>stopped. It helped me so much for the time I was on it and wish I can
>>be on it all the time.I have read here where so many women have had
>>problems with the shot but just like any other medication it works
>>differently on everyone. The worse side effect while taking the shot
>>was hot flashes!! However I'll take the hot flashes or pain any day. I
>>hope this helps you not to woory so much.
>>At Sun, 25 Feb 2007, Frances wrote:
>>>
>>>I'm in my 8th month of Lupron injections - if I'd been better informed
>>>eight months ago, I wouldn't have taken the first one. I haven't had
>>>terrible side effects during the injections, but I'm wondering if side
>>>effects sometimes begin after the injections stop? I don't intend to
>>>have any more injections, but I'm left wondering what might happen next
>>>(other than the endo pain returning, which it sounds as though it will.)
>>>Has anyone had any side effects begin after stopping the Lupron
>>>treatment?
>>>
>>>At Tue, 13 Feb 2007, Wink wrote:
>>>>
>>>>I am right there with you Marie! Had shot #4 a week or so ago and can't
>>>>take it anymore. Am driving 10 hours round trip next week to see
>>>>excision DR and if I have to go to Atlanta next, I will. I'm having it
>>>>REMOVED. Back on Percocet for the pain again. Absolutely ridiculous.
>>>>And they called today to see about shipping injection #6- since #5 is
>>>>already here of course! They are shipping it sooner and sooner like they
>>>>are worried I will stop. I am supposed to do a year . . . .
>>>>
>>>>You aren't crazy and you can make a change. I felt like I was trapped
>>>>and locked into this treatment because I couldn't take the pain again.
>>>>Found a lot of answers here.
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