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Re: Lupron or Laparoscopy?? So much pain :(
From: Leanne (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Dec 30 13:44:34 2008
Thanks for your response! How do you find a specialist for
endometriosis? I have looked online, but there don't seem to be any
anywhere near me.
At Tue, 30 Dec 2008, anonymous wrote:
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>Hi Leanne,
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>I'm obviously not a doc, but it sounds like endo.
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>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.
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>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:
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>>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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Leanne
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