Re: Post-lap periods
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Jul 31 21:37:49 2008
Good to know! He's had positive things written about him.
My ob/gyn, and several other doctors, tried to prescribe Lupron for me.
The hard part is that when you say you don't want it, they kind of think
you MIGHT JUST not be in THAT much pain! Like, if you REALLY were in
pain, you'd try it. NO, I was afraid I'd have more problems (since I
had so many with the pill)
At Thu, 31 Jul 2008, Jennifer wrote:
>
>Dr. Johns did not put me on Lupron. The other doctor did.
>
>At Thu, 31 Jul 2008, anonymous wrote:
>>
>>A doctor who puts you on Lupron isn't confident he removed it all, just
>>to let you know. But I wish you a lot of luck!
>>
>>At Thu, 31 Jul 2008, Jennifer wrote:
>>>
>>>Hi anon,
>>>
>>>I had my excision surgery in Fort Worth with Dr. Johns. I have had a
>>>lap done by another OBGYN in Lewisville before going on Lupron. Then
>>>went on Lupron. I found Dr. Johns last summer. He has been a blessing
>>>in my life. His nurses are great and very EASY to communicate with. IF
>>>you need any other info, please let me know.
>>>
>>>Thanks!
>>>Jen Adee
>>>
>>>At Thu, 31 Jul 2008, anonymous wrote:
>>>>
>>>>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:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>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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