Gnrh? Any advice please?
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i am having these injections soon and was told only that it would be for three months. I don't know if the injections are weekly, monthly, one off or what. And side effects - all I was told was that it would start menopause. Anyone had these? Tia x
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annieschaefer sandy67
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Annie
sandy67 annieschaefer
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thanksAnnie
annieschaefer sandy67
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You have parts of your history missing. Why were you under general anethesia? Did you have a hysterectomy? Or something else?
Annie x
sandy67 annieschaefer
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annieschaefer sandy67
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I googled gnrh and realize you are referring to Lupron and yes I am familiar with it, we use with infertility patients to cleaned the slate, so to speak. I don't have first hand knowledge, but honestly if you are able to speak with the nurse on your next visit, perhaps she can help you decide whether to move forward or not with the gnrh. It's a temporary fix, but may relieve you of this unnecessary pain you are feeling. I know I had way too much estrogen in ratio to progesterone that was fueling my fibroids and ovarian cysts. Once I got on progesterone (cream 1st then now micronized pills) it really leveled of things quickly.
We are all different and what works for one may not for another. Just sharing an idea that may also work for you if your doctor/nurse is willing to run the appropriate tests to see if that might be the case. They combine blood work results with symptoms and in my case were spot on.
I hope you are able to get the help you need as this is way too long for you to be suffering. Wishing you the best!
And I'll second that suggestion from jennifer regarding hystersisters, excellent site as well!
Annie xx
sandy67 annieschaefer
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thank you for advice xx
jennifer01077 sandy67
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I don't have experience with this, but I took a quick look through the internet. I think the GnRH shots are once in 3 months, or once every month. (Doctor decides).
The treatment doesn't start menopause, but it turns off your hormones for a while, so you are in the same condition as you would be in menopause.
I am wondering how old you are?? Are you thinking about having another child? And do you have endometriosis?
It does look like a hysterectomy might be in your future. Everyone I've talked to who had a hysterectomy is pretty happy with it, so I wouldn't worry too much if that is the case.
The GnRH shots seem very successsful in relieving pain.
Sandy, it sounds like things have been hard for a long time, and I want to extend my sympathy with you in your dealing with pain every month. It must be pretty bad.
I had bad menstrual pain, but it is relieved with the Pill only. I am lucky in that regard.
sandy67 jennifer01077
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i just want rid of my womb now, I have had problems for years, I have put up with clots the size of my hand but this everyday pain around my ovaries is smething else and if its the fibroid causing it then it will have to be done. I do hope these injections work so that at least I will know the cause, as it has been suggested the pain could be to do with something else but I dont think so. Certainly the clots are caused by fibroids and I do keep getting ovarian cysts which get extremely painful. Ah well, I guess I will know soon enough. Due to aee nurse in two weeks, just not sure if the injections are monthly or what and whether they cause any other side effects. Doc just said they effectively bring you straight into menopase but things go back once you have stopped them. Night sweating is something I have put up with a long time anyway, especially my head! It feels like their are eels crawling all over my head, withthe sweat pouring onto my pillow, horrible! I do get flushes too, so I think itsdefinitely worth trying. I think someone said they experienced headaches somewherebut I cat find it now.
jennifer01077 sandy67
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I had a friend who had pain due to an ovarian cyst. It went away quite quickly, and there was no problem. Constantly dealing with them, or with endometriosis causing pain in the ovaries . . . that's really hard.
Clots, oh I hear you! And passing them is quite painful.
I also hear you about the doctors not really agreeing with their diagnoses, or one diagnosing one thing and another another thing. I do think the images they see from the scopes are pretty hard to read, and then they have their egos! Don't want to say the three words 'I don't know'. But then maybe many patients don't want to hear those words.
I guess you just will have to wait and see about the injections.
I have been considering a hysterectomy. I think it is a difficult decision to make, on both the doctor's side and the patient's side. The surgeons can nick other organs by mistake, although it's rare. It seems that your tummy tends to swell up afterwards for up to a year and you have gas. It used to be that hysterectomies were done right and left, and now they are more avoided. I read that about 20 percent of women end up having one, though. My mother had one. And you have to consider whether to have your ovaries out or not, and then the HRT afterwards.
In the end, you have to balance the pain and the effect it's having on your life with the risks of the operation. I don't think the risks are that high. At your time of life (and mine - I am 51), it's a waiting game, see what will arrive first, the end of your patience or menopause! I think you've got maybe five or six years to go with menopause. And I am not really in favor of suffering, too much of it makes your life not worth living.
So good luck with your injections, I hope they get rid of the pain.
And there is a website called hystersisters you might take a look at, a friend told me about it.
sandy67 jennifer01077
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i will look at that website thank you.
shannon240413 sandy67
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sandy67 shannon240413
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