Depo Lupron effectiveness

[washable.livejournal.com]

Hi VP All Stars,

I've been on Depo Lupron to treat Stage 4 Endometriosis for 2-months. Long story short: in February of this year, I had emergency surgery for ovarian torsion. When my surgeon (who is now my gyno) opened me up to flip the ovary back over, he found that I had endometriosis everywhere. That is a whole other story and I am currently in litigation for medical neglience against my original doctor (FML). Once I healed up from surgery, he put on Depo Lupron. While he explained the side effects and all that jazz, I wanted to get the perspective of those who have actually been on it.

My question is, for those of you who have been on it and completed the treatment, did it help you in regards to your endometriosis whether is be the symptoms, spreading of it, etc? I would definitely love to hear your stories and opinions on the treatment. If you don't feel comfortable posting about it here, PMing me is totally fine.

Thanks in advance!

Comments

[kaberett.livejournal.com]

How it affects you is likely to be really dependent on where you are. In the UK, when I was on leuprorelin (or other GnRH agonists) I was also prescribed tibolone/Livial, a form of HRT, to prevent menopausal symptoms -- which worked really well until, uh, the GnRH agonists stopped working for me...

However, guessing based on the fact that you refer here to Lupron, you're probably in the US? In which case you're unlikely to be prescribed HRT, based on other stories I've heard (and in any case tibolone isn't FDA-approved), which makes you a bit more likely to get the menopausal symptoms.

[washable.livejournal.com]

OMG - let me tell you about the menopausal symptoms....HOLY MOLY! I've been getting hot flashes like crazy! D: