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Re: new to this site, just looking for support and advice
From: Lisa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Nov 29 08:07:41 2007
Hi Marci, All in all, my wedding reception turned out great. I did gain
a little bit of weight (about 15 lbs overall) but, one thing I thought
worked out for the best was that the ONLY thing I could stand to drink
pretty much throughout the whole Lupron mess was water. So I was
totally myself at my wedding, ok well not TOTALLY myself (hot flashes
and all) and with over 500 pictures taken only ONE actually caught me in
a massive sweat..but I have such a huge happy smile on my face, it's now
one of my favorite moments to have been captured!
Go for a sleeveless dress even though youre getting married in February,
trust me!! Avoid pit stains right from jump!! At the height of my night
sweats, it was winter time and we had a skylight over our bed. I would
lay in bed with it open when it snowed so it would cool me off!!!
HONEST! lol My poor husband, I felt so bad for him...I would wake up in
the middle of the night to find him sleeping on the couch because he
couldnt lay next to me. He said that the massive heat would just
radiate off of me and he couldn't sleep because of it. I would cuddle
him in my sleep and he said he was shocked how within 5 seconds his
pajamas were soaked..now we can laugh about it, thank god. And, he
knows how to be prepared if I have to do the Lupron again or when I
start normal menopause.
I wouldn't worry too much about the side effects for your day. Whatever
is going to happen, will..something always goes crazy at weddings, no
matter how hard you try to avoid it..at least this you can kinda feel in
control about; sleeveless dress and tons of water.
My best to you and your fiance...
>>
>Hi Lisa! I had to laugh when I read your message. I just posted my
>first message regarding endo pain (severe sacrum pain) along with the
>other horrible symptoms and depo lupron. I am getting married Feb 23rd
>, small wedding, very excited. I was told by my Dr. to try depo lupron
>and I am worried about the side effects, especially right before the big
>day! Did you gain weight while taking depo and did it help? Anyways, I
>already suffer from night, moring and mid day sweats and all I need is
>pit stains and a bloated face on my wedding day. Aghhhhh!
>>At Tue, 27 Nov 2007, Lisa wrote:
>>>
>>>I was diagnosed with endometriosis in early 2005 wherein I had my
>>>laporoscopy in that June, then got married that July while starting my
>>>Lupron shots til that December. Needless to say, that was a crazy year
>>>for me, I got married in vegas and we had our reception at the end of
>>>august. I sincerely DO NOT recommend anyone combining a wedding
>>>reception in summertime while dealing with the 'menopause' symptoms from
>>>the Lupron!! LOL...
>>>I am 31 years old and since I was 14 I always had heavy, irregular and
>>>extremely painful periods. Since my laporoscopy and lupron shots, my
>>>periods were finally, for the first time in my life, beginning to become
>>>'regular' and hardly painful at all. Until this month, that is...this
>>>month was the first time since the surgery that I was, and still am, in
>>>an extreme amount of pain where I couldn't get out of bed. The worst
>>>feeling in the world.
>>>I guess by posting this, I want to feel as if I am not alone in this
>>>situation. this disease has brought me to a level of depression and
>>>anxiety that I just cannot go through alone anymore. I spend most of my
>>>time at home, I only work part time but, due to a new found heart
>>>problem as well, I am being put on temporary disability. A friend of
>>>mine, who also has endo, suggested trying an online forum to express
>>>myself.
>>>My regular dr has put me on Zoloft for my depression: anyone else out
>>>there also on anti-depressants due to the endo?
>>>This past february I had my cervix cryo-frozen and I was scheduled to
>>>have an electro-cauterization yesterday but because my period was so bad
>>>(i had to call my gyno on thanksgiving for pain killers) he wants to
>>>wait and I am going back next week so he can get some pics and a
>>>sonogram before he does any procedures. Each and every pap I have
>>>always comes back abnormal and the abnormal cells are constantly growing
>>>back on my cervix.
>>>I was wondering how others get through each day...is there something
>>>that you recite to yourself to help yourself function? Has anyone found
>>>a natural remedy or anything at all besides pills to ease or aid in the
>>>relief of pain, depression, frustration and just that feeling of being
>>>different?
>>>My friends without endo are all married and starting families. We don't
>>>have any children yet, I wasn't fertile until I had the surgery in '05
>>>but even now my body isn't healthy enough to get pregnant. Another
>>>factor adding to my depression.
>>>I want to thank anyone who has taken the time to listen to me go on and
>>>on, I greatly appreciate it. Please feel free to let me know your story
>>>and how you've been handling having endometriosis. I welcome any
>>>suggestions. But please, as the old saying goes, if you don't have
>>>something nice to say, then say nothing at all. I am going through
>>>enough pain, as I am sure all of us with this disease are, I do not need
>>>added stress or anguish due to someone having a bad day and feels like
>>>taking it out on the 'new kid' in town.
>>>Thank you all...best wishes and good health to you all.
>
>--
>Marci
>
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