I been through several rounds of Lupron since my diagnosis of endometriosis 14 years ago. It was severe. My ovary ruptured and most of my abdominal organs had growths and had grown together. I had a laparotomy, as they could not remove the cysts or seperate the organs without cutting me open. A month after surgery I began Lupron. Having been through 4 courses, I will NEVER take it again. The bone pain and joint problems are pretty bad. I gained back all the bone density that I lost, but people don't really mention the fact that it is a form of chemotherapy.
There is already a link established between weakened immune response and endometriosis, but I found that my immune system got worse with each treatment. I catch every cold and virus that's going around and it takes me longer to get over it. In some joints (particularly the hips) there is damage. It feels like I have arthritis and they seem to want to "pop out."
While I know that everyone reacts differently, I wanted to share how I reacted to it. At 31 now, I feel much older and the endometriosis is still there. Please be careful and do as much research as possible. I wasn't given an option by my doctor, and there is so much more information now than there was 14 years ago.
Good luck!
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I been through several rounds of Lupron since my diagnosis of endometriosis 14 years ago. It was severe. My ovary ruptured and most of my abdominal organs had growths and had grown together. I had a laparotomy, as they could not remove the cysts or seperate the organs without cutting me open. A month after surgery I began Lupron. Having been through 4 courses, I will NEVER take it again. The bone pain and joint problems are pretty bad. I gained back all the bone density that I lost, but people don't really mention the fact that it is a form of chemotherapy.
February 11, 2011 - 2:48pmThere is already a link established between weakened immune response and endometriosis, but I found that my immune system got worse with each treatment. I catch every cold and virus that's going around and it takes me longer to get over it. In some joints (particularly the hips) there is damage. It feels like I have arthritis and they seem to want to "pop out."
While I know that everyone reacts differently, I wanted to share how I reacted to it. At 31 now, I feel much older and the endometriosis is still there. Please be careful and do as much research as possible. I wasn't given an option by my doctor, and there is so much more information now than there was 14 years ago.
Good luck!
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