Re: Mad about Lupron!
From: mdustin (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Oct 1 15:50:17 2007
Andrea,
I have not heard about not being able to give blood after
Lupron...what?? I agree that Lupron can have devistating effects. It
defently was not a picnic for me...that's for sure.
Even post-Lupron has been a nightmare for me so far. And now I'm back
at square one. Pain and bleeding everyday (nearly everyday bleeding).
But, I know what my doctor will say...I just started new birth control
pills a few weeks ago. Therefor, my bleeding falls into the category of
"break-through" bleeding. So, I don't call and make a stink. What
other choice do I honestly have? I will be seeing him in a week or so
for a follow up apointment.
Bleeding for me, was the reason I continued to complain in the first
place. I bled nearly every single day for the past 3 + years. Now, I
fear that it is happening again. Only this time, I have all of this
pain that I didn't have before. Joint/leg pain mostly. I bleed just
about every day at some point. Especially when I get stressed, have a
bowel movement and sex. I have bled atleast half of the past month
untill now and it doesn't seem that it will be stopping any time soon.
At Mon, 1 Oct 2007, andrea wrote:
>
>It seems like most doctors out there push Lupron on us like used car
>salesmen, at least that's how I feel. They don't tell us the dangers of
>this drug and tell us that the effects will eventually wear off. This
>is not always the case, as you will read on these pages.
>
>I read on one page, that once you've had Lupron injections, you are no
>longer allowed to donate blood. Now, what does that say? That it stays
>in your system forever? I just feel there is so much doctors don't tell
>us about Lupron.
>
>I don't blame anyone for taking Lupron, as I know how desperate we are
>to get better and have our pain relieved and doctors make many of us
>feel like it is our last hope - which is NOT RIGHT! They don't tell us
>what all this drug is capable of doing to us, either.
>
>I feel that doctors play on this desperation of ours to get well and
>feel they can talk us into taking anything, including things that may be
>dangerous and cause us even more pain or illnesses. They are risking
>our health, so they can get rich.
>
>I just sent a friend of mine to my specialist to see about surgery. (I
>am just under his care for pain management right now.)
>
>She has already been on 6 mos. of Lupron and has fibromyalgia, so I did
>not think he would even go near the suggestion of giving Lupron to her.
>Well, he did!!! He wants her to do 6 more months of this drug, when she
>is already extremely sick from it! Is he crazy? Can he not see how
>crappy she feels?
>
>I am furious now and no longer want to go to this specialist for
>surgery. I only went to him because he is supposed to be one of the
>best and was recommended by a friend. When he mentioned Lupron to me, I
>said not for a million bucks would I take that! So, he dropped the
>subject and was not pushy about it. But with my friend, he was
>insistant.
>
>I told my friend that I don't think she should do anymore Lupron. I
>think that doctors who push Lupron on their patients are immoral a-holes
>and I don't want them touching me. I don't know if I will ever find a
>doctor who I totally trust to do a lap on me now. I would go to Redwine
>in Oregon, but that is unaffordable.
>
>New Links about Lupron:
>
>http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/Depot-Lupron/signatures-8.html
>
>http://www.mercola.com/2002/mar/6/lupron.htm
>
>http://www.medications.com/se/lupron
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