Re: Where to turn?? Anon
From: andrea (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Nov 26 18:01:14 2007
I said you MAY have what I did....and to look into it....
All I said was that the Lupron probably depleted their hormones and to
get them checked, before taking ANYTHING. Lupron DOES mess up your
hormones, so how can that be innacurate? I don't see the harm in
suggesting that. I'm so sick of being picked on for trying to help.
At Mon, 26 Nov 2007, anonymous wrote:
>
>Andrea,
>Please do not misunderstand me as I am not trying to be mean or
>disrespectful. However, I do worry when you make a comment like "I am
>sure you have one" referring to a hormone imbalance. Unless you are
>this person's doc you do NOT know anything for sure. You can tell of
>your story and say what helped you but it is not your place to diagnose
>others and I really do think it is a slippery slope. I do think your
>heart is in the right place as I have read many of your posts. But, do
>remember that some people will still make meds (even if they know the
>risks) due to pain (even if it only provides temporary releif) or trying
>to get pregnant. Also, what works for one may not work for another..
>Thanks!!:)
>At Mon, 26 Nov 2007, andrea wrote:
>>
>>You did the right thing by getting off the pill. The estrogen in the
>>pill contributes to endo growth. You may have the same thing that I
>>did. From being on the pill for so long, i developed a severe hormone
>>imbalance, and I'm sure you have one, due to taking Lupron.
>>
>>Lupron kills almost ALL of the progesterone in your body. Lack of
>>progesterone can cause tiredness, mood swings, depression, chronic yeast
>>infections and all kinds of other things. You probably need to get your
>>progesterone back to a normal level and you would feel much better. The
>>good thing is, progesterone also supresses estrogen, so your endo growth
>>would be slowed down too. The problem is, it is very hard to find a
>>doctor who is willing to help us with hormones. The progesterone I take
>>is all natural and you can only get it at a compounding pharmacy. It's
>>around 30 dollars a month.
>>
>>Most conventional doctors believe that testing hormone levels is useless
>>and it makes them no money! They would rather stick us on
>>anti-depressants or expensive Lupron, so they can get their kickbacks
>>from the drug companies. My family doctor works with conventional and
>>herbal meds, so he figured out my problem and was able to fix it. If
>>you want to e-mail me, I will give you a list of doctors around the
>>country who are willing to test women's hormones and prescribe
>>bio-identical (natural) hormones, if you have a severe imbalance. You
>>can also go back to archives and read my full story that I wrote about
>>my experience on July 7th. See what you think. I hope this info can
>>help you!
>>
>>--
>>Andrea :)
>>
>>At Mon, 26 Nov 2007, anonymous wrote:
>>>
>>>I have suffered with endo for atleast 10 years (4 years 'officially'
>>>diagnosed). I had done research prior to my diagnosis and discovered i
>>>had it BEFORE my doctor did! Anyway...
>>>
>>>I have no idea where to turn right now and am extremely frustrated! I
>>>have been on NUMEROUS kinds of birth control - they always had such bad
>>>side effects that I couldn't handle them. I've been on Lupron (that
>>>helped but due to the risks...I could only have 3 injections). I've had
>>>a laparoscopy AND a lapratomy. The good news in all of this - I have a
>>>child...my endo was not diagnosed until after my child was born. My
>>>doctor informed me that since I was able to conceive I should be okay
>>>for future pregnancies.
>>>
>>>Okay..here is my concern. The birth control pills made me go through 7
>>>full days of a strong painful HEAVy cycle. I'd have to wear a pad AND
>>>put a towel on the bed at night (of course, I also had a Super
>>>Absorbency tampon on). I decided to throw out the birth control...this
>>>has been amazing! My cycle last 3 days and I only sufer the first day.
>>>It's heavy, painful, and miserable but after day 1 it drops to almost
>>>nothing. The problem...I know my endo is still growing - I can feel it.
>>>I now feel discomfort when I ovulate and PMS is a nightmare. I start to
>>>get uncomfortable 2 weeks before my cycle...the week before - HELL!
>>>Ovulation - not fun either.
>>>
>>>Now...I am lightheaded, dizzy, nauseaus, and tired...ALL the time. I've
>>>taken a pregnancy test (my boyfriend and I are playing russian roulette
>>>- I'm not on BC and haven't been for almost a year now!). I'm afraid I
>>>am doing more damage then good by not treating the endo. Could my above
>>>symptoms be from the endo? I've noticed my bowels are becoming affected
>>>(Constipation a week before and during my cycle). Intercourse is
>>>painful around my cycle. I've left it untreated as the side effects of
>>>the pill were too much to handle....now I have no where to turn? Am I
>>>doing more damage? Should I give up and have the darn hysterectomy (I'm
>>>only 27). I want another child - just not now!
>>>
>>>Help!! I'm miserable!!!
>>
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