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Post by puddleduck on Aug 12, 2007 9:35:07 GMT -5
Hi there,
Just wondering whether anyone has been prescribed or tried Endostatin to treat inflammation related to endometriosis.
It reduces the formation of new blood vessels.
Was it helpful? Were there side effects?
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Post by scarletmoon on Oct 18, 2006 22:01:26 GMT -5
???Are most of you on some sort of medication since your surgery? Has your doctor prescribed meds as a sort of backup for the endo he or she couldnt get? Has, or did it help? What are most of you on, and for how long?
Im taking Letrozole and Aygestin, Letrozole in the morning, and half Aygestin at night. Im to be on this med for 3 months, and doc wants to look inside again to see if the endo has diminished??
Ann
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Post by ouchy on Oct 18, 2006 22:06:44 GMT -5
I was basically told that I could have one of the options as follows:
1) birth control pills 2) Depo shot 3) Lupron (My doctor NEVER really pushed this, though!) 4) pregnancy 5) watch-and-wait
I did the birth control pill thing for quite a while, then I decided to do the watch-and-wait/no treatment method.
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Post by cherry on Oct 30, 2006 21:53:29 GMT -5
basically yes, i went on a GnRH shot for 6 months which ends soon... and beside not having a period it hasn't given me much good to say except well i sorta know what my menopause will be like! Plus I've been on the b/c pill since the month after i started my periods which didnt control my endo (i have been on literally nearly every b/c pill) so I am puzzled as to why my doctor decided on a mini menopause with HRT as add back therapy! If this works for you ann I may ask my doctor about it as an altenative to more Prostap!
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Post by vatechgrad on Nov 6, 2006 13:04:50 GMT -5
My dr discussed my options (pretty much same options Ouchy mentioned) and then supported my decision to do nothing and wait and see. It is ALWAYS your decision and your decision alone on what you decide to do for treatment in any situation, if the dr pushes you get a new one or ignore him. Make sure you are comfortable with what you decide to do, all have pros and cons and you are the only one that can properly weigh those out for you.
Janet
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Post by jjuls22 on Nov 6, 2006 14:08:52 GMT -5
i went on b/c after my surgery... i dont know if it helped much. I was on it continuously.i didnt get my period for about 4 months when i began spotting for a week at a time. I took myself off of it. Im now trying an organic diet.. and ponstel ( pain killer/anti inflam) we shall see if that helps.
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Post by ouchy on Nov 6, 2006 14:55:56 GMT -5
^ Yup! I second what Janet said! In the end, the decision is YOURS! Surprisingly, my doc. recently tried to push Lupron on me when I asked about having another lap. I told him no. So, now my method is possibly try to get pregnant--and then breastfeed for as lonnnnnnng as I can!
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Post by Sue on Nov 29, 2006 0:25:07 GMT -5
Hi I am still waiting for my membership to be confirmed. anyhoo, am writing as a guest until. Well, my surgeon gave me the usual antibiotics and painkillers for the week, which are scheduled to be finished on Thursday. At my post op check-up yesterday he instructed me to buy Lucrin 3.75 mg for an injection on Friday (sold under that name in Jamaica) which he would administer monthly for four months. He didn't really give me any other options, and I agreed to it verbally, but when I left his office I instinctively knew I wasn't going to purchase it. Even worse, I am now seeing online that it may be the exact same thing as Lupron. Yuck. Will be going for a visit on Friday but will have worked up the courage to tell him no. I am going to continue on my diet/exercise/ herbal route even through I am happy he separated everything during the surgery. Is this the right decision? I had already begun to see results from the natural approach even before the surgery. My periods were still heavy but way less painful. However, my retroverted/ twisted uterus and a really big chocolate cyst made me decide to have the surgery just in case of cancer and in the hope of having less discomfort. I don't regret my decision because I think it helped separate stuff which should be good for fertility (I am only 31 with no kids but married and thinking of it), and he did the three cuts so neatly that I can barely see them now the bandages are off (allaying my sex appeal concerns!! ). He also said it is one of the worst cases he has ever seen which explained a lot of things to me about how I have felt over the years. Such a relief to know it wasn't all in my mind. Phew! Am I being irresponsible by not accepting the Lucrin injections for four months as he has suggested? Somebody help please because the next visit is coming really soon!!
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Post by ouchy on Nov 29, 2006 9:56:03 GMT -5
You're not being irresponsible at all!!! check out our threads on Lupron, and you'll see why. You can find these threads also in the "Drug Treatment" forum. ...If you don't feel comfortable with taking the injections--if your gut tells you "No!"...don't do it!...just my opinion.
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Post by ccincurak on May 17, 2010 2:05:12 GMT -5
My surgeon mentioned to my bf after my lap that although he thinks he got most of my endo during the surgery, he still thinks that we should discuss treatments to prevent the endo from coming back b/c he's almost sure that it will come back. Did you doc recommend any drug treatments for you afterwards? If so, what were they and did it work?
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Post by hellsbells on May 18, 2010 14:57:57 GMT -5
Provera - still on it, love it.
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Post by Karen on May 18, 2010 18:31:51 GMT -5
A lot of docs will typically prescribe some sort of hormonal treatment to either trick your body into thinking it's pregnant in a way (birth control) or into thinking it's in menopause (such as lupron & others). Take a look through the boards - some women react favorably, and some don't. Do your research and talk to your doc about a back-up plan in case the first treatment you may agree on may not work/you don't tolerate.
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Post by cherry on May 26, 2010 5:39:13 GMT -5
After each lap I've been put on a GnRH agonist - the menopause type drugs that included Lupron, Prostap etc The thinking seems to be that, once they've removed as much endo as possible and in a way given you a clean slate, they then want to preserve your improved state by slowing down the endo growth to *hopefully* nothing though initially when on GnRH agonist, your oestregen levels will spike in reaction to the new instructions given by the treatment.
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Post by mawl on Aug 11, 2010 14:57:03 GMT -5
Its almost guranteeded to come back full force.
My doc told me to get pregnant! so frusturating when you do not get your period!
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Post by sunshine78 on Aug 22, 2010 20:32:40 GMT -5
Well, for six months following, I didn't have anything, besides the usual pain killers and muscle relaxers. Then, I decided to go with NuvaRing, which has done wonders for the pain - on it, I only have it when I have my cycle, or right at mid-cycle. Except for when I have a bad migraine episode, and I have breakthrough cramps from the meds I take for that. Actually hoping the ring isn't part of the reason the migraines have been more frequent, but it's hard to say - I have soooooo many triggers, it's not even funny.
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