lupron?? endometriosis

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I've had 2 gyns with 2 strongly different opinions. One says to get a 2nd surgery for endometriosis (first surgery was 7 years ago). Other says NO, go on lupron. Anyone had either of these???? -2nd surgery or lupron?? My ultimate goal is to become preganant!

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I've had 2 gyns with 2 strongly different opinions. One says to get a 2nd surgery for endometriosis (first surgery was 7 years ago). Other says NO, go on lupron. Anyone had either of these???? -2nd surgery or lupron?? My ultimate goal is to become preganant!

hello..I had several surgeries for endometriosis and at age 24 I had to have a complete hysterectomy. I was on the lupron for several months and it did absolutely nothing to help my condition. I would say go for the surgery. They say the lupron can cause you not to be able to have kids or make it harder for you. My daughter is going through the same thing right now. She was diagnosed at age 15. Has already had two surgeries but she wants kids as well. Good Luck on getting pregnant and I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. God Bless

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I am on Zoladex which is almost just like Lupron. I am only 18 and its been hard for me to adjust to menopause. The worst part is the depression. I am not depressed but i find myself altered a little bit, adn i forget everything. I havent had any pain and my doctor told me that this was my only chance for getting pregnant in the future. I have been in menopause for 6 months and after this month i go on birth control again.

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I've had 2 gyns with 2 strongly different opinions. One says to get a 2nd surgery for endometriosis (first surgery was 7 years ago). Other says NO, go on lupron. Anyone had either of these???? -2nd surgery or lupron?? My ultimate goal is to become preganant!

Hi there. Havung endo myself I know how desperate it is. Lupo? is that transvaginal ultrasound?I have been looking at total life changes in my foods and taking nutritional suppliments. Drugs that are powerful like the decapeptyl I was on and have made me really ill I wouldnt wish on anyone as I had all the adverse reactions. I would advise you to search your heart and change your diet radically and look deeply into alternative therepy. I am on the journey myself and keep positive. Good Luck.

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I am 20 yrs. old and was diagnosed with endo. after my first lapro. 1 1/2 yrs. ago. I thought the pain would go away after the surgery, but has not. I was on 5 different birth controls and pain meds. Nothing helped me and I found myself spending days in bed at a time. I have now been on lupron for 3 months. I am sceduled for a transvaginal ultrasound in 3 weeks to see if the medicine is working. If not it is time for surgery #2 and possible removing one of my ovaries. Has anyone else experienced this or had problems with pregnancy after the lupron? Please give me some advice or your experience with this!

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that is my big concern is becoming pregnant! I am scheduled for a specialist in endometriosis (they are hard to find) in mid July to find out what is the best method. (I posted the original concern). I will keep you guys updated. So check back. Anyone else in this situation, please let us know what has worked for you.thanks

[acuann]

You may or may not be willing to try this, but acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine can be very helpful for endometriosis. I have treated several patients successfully using acupuncture and Chinese herbs.

I believe strongly that lifestyle changes can be very helpful - please look into the candida connection and see if it fits your profile. www.wholeapproach.com is a very good website to get more info...haven't tried any of their products so can't vouch for them. They just have helpful suggestions for diet changes and such.

A holistic approach may be something to try, especially if the endo doesn't resolve with surgery (it usually doesn't in my experience). Lupron is extremely toxic - please look up your meds on www.drugs.com for side effect info. I had a patient on this drug and she had severe reactions. Just be careful.

Best wishes
DOM

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When I was on Lupron for endo, I was told that when I came off of it, I would be my most fertile. I two reacted badly to the medicine and begged to not to go the full 6 months but my dr. assured this was my best option for having a baby as well. That didn't work so well and spent the next 11 months with a fertility dr. He is 3 in Aug. I was not cured by having a baby, but we do have a second boy to be 1 in July. Since it was second c-section, I opted to have them take my uterus to see if this would solve one of many problems. While my autoimmune problem does seem to be in remission, my endo is back with full force. Get this, I'm on birth control! Ah, I just think that is great! If this doesn't work, surg will once again be in my future.

ps. if you go on lupron, i strongly suggest the menps herb mix to counter act the hotflashes and nite sweats. I found this made that part of the reaction much better. It's over the counter.

[flopette234]

Hi! I had the surgery to remove my endo a year and a half ago, but after 6 months I began having the same old problems that I had had before! I was on regular birth control, but when the problems started again my doctor was immediately going to put me on the depo lupron........I asked her about the side effects and I immediately told her NO there has to be something else! Well, she put me on depo provera and while I still have pain sometimes it is nowhere near what it was.....plus no periods!! I have spoken to a lot of people about depo lupron and everyone of them has said that it was ****!!! Oh......you might want to ask about the cost of lupron if you do decide to go on it.........it is really expensive from what everyone has told me!

[acuann]

A good friend of mine was on depo provera and had a grand mal seizure and mini stroke at the age of 39...her docs never caught the connection, but looking this up I found it to be a possible side effect to this drug.

Please just look up any drugs you are prescribed on www.drugs.com so you can be an informed consumer as to the drugs you are given.

Best wishes
DOM