Guest guest Posted July 24, 2001 Report Share Posted July 24, 2001 Your doctor should respect your decision to not take Lupron. My doctor told me up front what the side effects were. I am very reluctant to put anything into my body, so he said up front it is my decision and I don't have to take Lupron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2001 Report Share Posted July 24, 2001 : That's true, however, the scar for me will be much bigger w/o Lupron thus making the recovery time longer. I have weighed the pro's and con's on Lupron and I am going to try it, since I'd like to recover as quickly as I can. I run my own business, so I will need to get back to work ASAP. If after the first month I'm not liking what Lupron is doing to me and/or I can't tolerate the symptoms I will discontinue it. And I will keep everyone posted on my experiences with it, since it is widely used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2001 Report Share Posted July 24, 2001 , I'm sorry to hear that you were turned down for UAE by BC. I'm glad to hear that your gyn. isn't pushing Lupron, from what I've read Lupron sounds like bad news and if I end up having myo I will insist on avoiding Lupron as well. Any really good gyn/ob should be able to do it without the Lupron. > Your doctor should respect your decision to not take Lupron. > My doctor told me up front what the side effects were. I am very reluctant > to put anything into my body, so he said up front it is my decision and I > don't have to take Lupron. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2001 Report Share Posted July 24, 2001 My doctor told me that he uses lupron when he can because it reduces adhesions by 50%. i am very concerned about adhesions in or around my uterus since i want to conceive and carry to term. does anyone else have any info on adhesion rate w/ lupron vs. without or any experience w/ adhesions w/ lupron? it also minimizes blood loss he says. what does everyone think about that? > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2001 Report Share Posted July 25, 2001 >does anyone else have any info > on adhesion rate w/ lupron vs. without or any experience w/ adhesions w/ > lupron? it also minimizes blood loss he says. what does everyone think about > that? My doctor told me the same thing and since I am in your boat with wanting to concieve, I used the Lupron. It shrank my firoid from 3.7 to 2.3 cm in just over a month. I was still on it when I had the resection and she said it made the surgery easier and recovery would be better (it was an easy recovery). Unfortunately, my fibroid grew back to 2.9 within 3 or 4 weeks. I had another resection withouth Lupron and it grew back to 3.1 within 4 weeks. So, the Lupron didn't affect the growth that much in my case and it did make the recovery nicer for me. Alison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2001 Report Share Posted July 26, 2001 I went on Lupron for 3 months. I had no negative side effects, but also no shrinkage. I had a heavy bleed about 2 weeks after the shot and then nothing for the rest of the 3 months. So, while I experienced no pre-operative shrinkage, the reprieve from bleeding was nice for me. Sydney At 03:50 PM 7/23/01 -0400, you wrote: >Has anyone gone on Lupron and what have your experiences been on it? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2001 Report Share Posted August 22, 2001 << the 2nd opinion myo doc recommends 2 months of lupron prior to surgery. i am just wondering what it is everyone knows about the lupron that i don't. i know what the side effects are, but if it helps to shrink them prior to surgery and reduces blood loss, is there more i don't know? >> My understanding is that Lupron throws you into instant menopause, with all that goes with it -- hot flashes, facial hair, no periods, etc. It does sound like the only way to go, though, if myomectomy is your choice. My OBGYN told me I'd be on 3 months of Lupron prior to myomectomy -- which made UAE look pretty good!! I'm mistrustful of drugs, but it seems like the body recovers from that short time period -- at least, that's what those who do it say. When I was doing my research, I ran across this site: http://www.lupronvictims.com/ Not very inspirational to read about all the side effects listed here. The fact is, though, they don't really know long term effects of UAE either, so it's not like that choice is definitely better. They have had women get pregnant after UAE too ('scuse me if I'm saying stuff you all know, but I'm new and I don't know what all has been discussed, of course!). The UCLA site addresses that www.fibroids.org. Hard choices. Good luck!! Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2001 Report Share Posted August 27, 2001 Thanks so much for the info on the Lupron. I didn't think about the fact that the fibroids can shrink so small until they are missed. I will bring that up to my doctor next month when I get my second shot. So far, the shot wasn't bad. I have had a couple of episodes of hot flashes. But thank goodness my insurance covered them, if not it would have been $400 for each shot, instead I got three for $20.00. I guess that was a good deal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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