Re: Lupron or Laparoscopy?? So much pain :(
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Dec 30 13:10:56 2008
Hi Leanne,
I'm obviously not a doc, but it sounds like endo.
I had never heard of endo and had a lap done a few months ago. Doc put
me on lupron, but it caused too many side effects and my pain never went
away. Personally, I have pain every single day with endo, its not
cyclical for me, can't speak for anyone else though. he kept saying it
was going to get better, but it didnt. He also said that he would
probably need to do another surgery after my lupron run. The thing w/
lupron is it just suppresses it for awhile, it doesnt make it go away.
I would go for the lap surgery - but with an excision
surgeon/specialist. The reason I was on the lupron was b/c the doc
couldnt get everything out (he was an obgyn/fertility specialist, not an
endo specialist). Feel free to post/email me personally if you have any
questions, and hang in tbere!!
At Tue, 30 Dec 2008, Leanne wrote:
>
>I have been in and out of doctors and gynecologists and the hospital for
>the past 3 months. I have sever abdominal cramping every single day for
>the past 3 months. I also have groin, sides, and lower back pain. The
>pain is sometimes stabbing and sometimes achy or cramplike. I have also
>been spotting in between periods, and my period has been irregular. My
>last gyno kept trying to send me somewhere else. I have had just xrays,
>ct scans, ultrasounds, 9 things of blood drawn, 2 urine tests, 3 pelvic
>exams, and everything has come back fine. I finally went to a new
>doctor today and he suggested I go on Lupron. He also said I could
>chose to have a laparoscopy. But he recommended the Lupron. I got home
>and looked it up and have seen some pretty horrible symptoms. And I am
>just wondering, is it smart to go on Lupron before they even know if i
>have endometriosis? Or should i get the lap done to be sure? Do my
>symptoms sound like endometriosis to anyone. The doctor today told me
>that he's not sure it's endo because it is everyday, he said if it was
>endo it would be cyclical, and worse around ovulation or my period. But
>if he doesn't think its that, then why is he trying to put me on Lupron?
>I am so confused, and the pain is just so unbearable. I just don't know
>what to do. And I would love to get some input from someone who has
>been through this, because I just feel like doctor's don't know enough
>about endo, or just want to push me off on someone else.
>
>--
>Leanne
>
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