Re: ( Dr. McIntosh)Sorry one more question!(Robin)
From: Peggy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 2 May 2000 15:06:12 -0500 (CDT)
At Tue, 2 May 2000, Robin wrote:
>Robin,
I just posted to Dr McIntosh the reason I was given for not being able
to have the addback therepy.Dr.Marchbein had mentioned estrogen addback
a few months ago when I had questions about Lupron. As I said before
you are not overstepping here I welcome all that is given. I am doing
the lupron for endo symptoms also, Peggy
>Peggy,
>
>Just one question for you....why don't you think addback therapy is an
>option for you? Addback Therapy is Estrogen and or Progesterone given in
>very small doses (not enough to cause your problem to get any worse) to
>help with the side effects of the Lupron. I know when I was first on
>Lupron, and the Dr. suggested addback, I questioned it as well....in
>fact, look through the archives, I asked a question about it here....I
>think Dr. Marchbein answered me too. I will see if I can find it, and
>post the URL for you, k?? It did help me immensely with the side
>effects, and did not increase my Endo Symptoms ( I know you are taking
>it for something else).
>
>Okay, I will step out of this one ;o)....can't seem to stay away from
>your posts ;o)....j/k ;o)
>
>--
>Robin
>
>At Tue, 2 May 2000, Peggy wrote:
>>
>>At Tue, 25 Apr 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>>>Dr. McIntosh,
>>Joint pain has increased since I posted this on April 25th and the
>>naproxen is not helping much .I just went for the second injection of
>>Lupron this past Friday and I questioned the nurse at my Drs. office
>>about this and her first reply to me was that joint pain was not GYN
>>related. I told her that what was in question was whether it could be
>>related to the Lupron and she told me no.I guess she needs to read up on
>>the possible side effects.Any way I had also mentioned in the April 25th
>>post that the pelvic pain has increased since starting the Lupron.It
>>seems like it is getting worse instead of better.Maybe because of the
>>other aches and pain I am having is making the pelvic pain seem worse
>>?Another thing is that I am having breast tenderness.To remind you I
>>have had a hyst and BSO and doing lupron because Dr. thinks I have
>>ovarian remnant.Have you seen this in your practice? My breasts haven't
>>felt this way since my lst period in April 1998 before I had the
>>Hyst.What could this be caused from?I know that some Drs. give add back
>>estrogen to off set the side effects but I don't think this is an option
>>for me.Thanks for any advice you can give me on this. Peggy
>>
>>>At Tue, 25 Apr 2000, Peggy wrote:
>>>>
>>>>At Tue, 25 Apr 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Sorry ,One other question I had was I am having pain in a lot of the joints..ankles,knees,wrists and elbows Is this related to the Lupron? I am taking Naproxen and hydrocodone for the pelvic pain which does help some with the joint pain alsoThanks again.Peggy
>>>
>>>My sources list "flu-like symptoms" and myalgias as low probability side
>>>effects. The Naproxen will likely work better than the hydrocodone.
>>>
>>>--
>>>William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
>>>Clarksville, TN
>>>
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