FLgirl

I recently had an emergency appendectomy and while the surgeon was in me, he discovered I had a chocolate cyst on my ovary that burst. Severe endometriosis was also discovered.

It turns out the intense pelvic pain I was having ended up being the cyst slowly rupturing. My endometriosis has progressed so much, my left ovary has actually been pushed behind my uterus.

Long story short, the doc wants me to take Lupron to stop my period and help weaken all the endometrial tissue that's been built up.

I'm 26 and extremely nervous about putting my body in a menopausal state. Are there any women out there who have tried Lupron or other ways to treat endometriosis?

delta

I was in my young 20's when I was diag. w/ endo. and cysts. I had laparoscopy surgery to remove the cysts & endo. They wanted me to do lupron & I said no way. Good luck w/ whatever u decide.

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FLgirl

Thanks for the reply... the more I read about Lupron, the more I am thinking no. I'm remaining positive about my other options. Thank you again!

florencenightingale

I too have endometriosis. I had surgery, a D&C and cyst removal, in december. Before that I was on 3 (yes three) types of birth control to try and stop my period. The goal was to stop ovulation because each time you ovulate, the cysts grow. (Or something like that, I don't remember word for word.) It didn't work for me but has for others.

Lupron was never suggested.

Good luck.

beachgurl

I started Lupron last Oct 08, I finished my last injection 2 months ago. I put it off for years, but finally did it. I want children in the future and by not treating it I was only decreasing the chances. For me it was not to bad, at first completely on fun, the hotflashes are the worse and swear they \start within forst 24 hours. Then the mood swings come, god bless anyone putting up with me, fortunately everyone knew what to expect so they tolerated and blew it off! But other than that the only other problem I had was not being able to sleep at night but again I think from not being comfortable from sweating so much. My dr had me do the add back therapy with it (hormones low dose) and after first month I forgot to take it a few days in a row and realized I felt better without it. Apparently extremely uncommon! After the 3rd shot I started adjusting to it and didn't have the mood swings as often and the sweats were less also. I finished a 6month period of shots. It has been to months w/out a period and I feel so much better, once I stopped getting a cycle (for me was after my 2nd shot) I had no more cramps or anything and face it, it was noce not to deal with a cycle each month. The only slight medical problem I had, but they are not sure if it is relateld to Lupron or not is my thyroid swelled up, but never changed in function all levels still normal to this day, so will most likely go back to normal once everything else does. I was very hesitant to do this drug afer researching online and hearing what so many people had to say, but I think one of the better decisions I have made yet. Also no joke it does change your sex drive and that whole department just like you are in menopause but 1 week after my next shot would have been due, but was done, everything bouncing back to normal fast!!! It is like going through puberty again, but the good things about it!!
Good luck and post what you decided to do and how it is going!