ENDO Messages for July, 2007: Re: Lupron, to do or not to do?

Re: Lupron, to do or not to do?

From: Stephanie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Jul 31 22:49:52 2007

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Hello Natasha....im 24 and just diagnosed with endo by a laparoscopy in April of this year. At my post op appt my gyn also said that lupron would be the best next step. I had heard really bad things about it, so i went in for a second opinion. Well my second opinion also said to go for lupron. So i did. June 26 i went in for my first shot of lupron. I also took the add back therapy. Everything was ok, one or two hot flashes and the pain did increase just a lil but nothing bad. BUT....about 11 days after i got the shot i began w/this HORRIBLE joint pain in both of my arms. To best describe it, it was a burning/pain sensation deep in the bone, in both arms from my wrist to my shoulder. That weekend i decided i wasnt gng to even try a second shot. My doctor agreed and said that next we can try the depo shot, BUT i cant take that either because it makes me get bad side effects. Im not trying to scare or anything, i like you had so many questions and doubts but i knew that i had to give it a try! Maybe i could of been one of the lucky ones, who didnt get any bad side effects! But it didnt turn out like that. That was the only one side effect that did freak me out, well besides now i realized my hair is starting to fall out too! Another side effect! I wish you the best in making your decision!! And trust your instincts!K...Only you know how much pain and suffering you are gng through, and only you can make the final decision! Pls, keep us in the loop! Take Care, Steph :)

At Tue, 31 Jul 2007, Natasha wrote: >
>I had my post op appointment with my gyno today regarding surgery I had
>done to remove endo. He had said that he was able to completely remove
>all of it, but since there was so much and it went so deep he suspects
>it has come back ( My last period following the surgery was hell) So he
>would like to put me on Lupron. I was reading over the side effects and
>they seem horrible. I am 19 years old and do not feel like going
>through menopause already, I will just be starting college as the
>treatment starts. Are there any other alternatives? Would anyone
>suggest a hysterectomy? If this early in life there are so many problems
>I doubt anything to do with child birth and me would not do so well, So
>I am fine with never having children of my own. If anyone can tell me
>how the drug worked for them and anything else regarding it and any
>suggestions on what I should it would be apprectiated.
>Thank you. <3

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