Re: Post-lap periods
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Jul 31 12:35:50 2008
Jen, where did you have your surgery?
Sorry to hear of all your problems, but this is surely a post other
women should read!
At Thu, 31 Jul 2008, Jennifer wrote:
>
>Hi Anon,
>
>This is all my opinion on Lupron. It is the most horrible drug out
>there. Some women have a great result from, I unfortunately did not. A
>few things came from taking 6 months of it. I have IC now, which has a
>link to causing shrinking of the urethra, which in turn causes Bladder
>infections and IC can develop from frequent infections. I also gained
>40 pounds from it. The weight packed on. My husband and I were only 26
>when I was on it, recently married, it was the WORST 6 months of our
>lives. The hot flashes are bearable but not fun that is for sure. The
>mood swings are just uncontrollable or they were for me. My birth
>control pills, Seasonique, are 3 month pills that are awesome. I would
>suggest that. But remember that birth control pills have estrogen which
>is hard on endo. Really, you will need to do research and make up your
>own mind. If you are looking for advice...I would say DO NOT get on
>Lupron but again that is just my opinion. OH and the Lupron caused my
>gallbladder to shutdown and I had to have it removed. It infected all
>the tissue surrounding the gallbladder also, which caused me to have a
>lot of complications. Have you had excision surgery?? That really
>worked for me. 1 year and still no recurrences of endo. I have cysts
>again but the pain is nothing compared to endo. In any event, if you
>would like to speak to me offline, feel free to contact me on my yahoo
>account. I hope you find all the answers you are looking for!
>
>Thanks
>Jen Adee
>
>At Thu, 31 Jul 2008, Anonymous wrote:
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>>I was wondering if anyone had experienced really heavy and painful
>>periods following their laparoscopy? I had this surgery done over 3
>>months ago, and my periods have been absolutely awful to the point where
>>I don't even want to get out of bed. Also, I am wondering if anyone can
>>offer me advice on going on Lupron vs. birth control to control the
>>endo? I was told my endo was not too bad but I don't want it to get any
>>worse. However, hot flashes and such don't sound very fun to me:).
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