Guest guest Posted February 5, 2002 Report Share Posted February 5, 2002 , Did your Dr. have you taking Vitamin E or anything for the hot flashes? My ob/gyn has me taking 400iu daily because I have been experiencing hot flashes for about 6 months already. It helps! I get my first shot next week. Will keep you posted. Fran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2002 Report Share Posted February 5, 2002 , Did your Dr. have you taking Vitamin E or anything for the hot flashes? My ob/gyn has me taking 400iu daily because I have been experiencing hot flashes for about 6 months already. It helps! I get my first shot next week. Will keep you posted. Fran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2002 Report Share Posted February 5, 2002 , Did your Dr. have you taking Vitamin E or anything for the hot flashes? My ob/gyn has me taking 400iu daily because I have been experiencing hot flashes for about 6 months already. It helps! I get my first shot next week. Will keep you posted. Fran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2002 Report Share Posted February 5, 2002 Hi Fran Just thought I'd put my 2 cents in. I've had 3 Lupron shots. I personally have experience hot flashes. I have not experience bad headaches. I have 1 0r 2 minor headaches. I hope you experience is easy going. > , > Thanks for your response. I am about to have my first Lupron shot on Feb 13. > My ob/gyn has me taking an iron supplement, 600 mg calcium, and a > multivitamin. Although I am not anemic, she put me on the iron anyway. Are > you taking any supplements? I have a lot of anxiety about how I will feel > after the first shot. I have been having hot flashes for the past year, so > I'm dealing with them. The headaches I hope, will be manageable. Did you > have your second shot yet? Let me know how you are feeling? > Fran > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2002 Report Share Posted February 5, 2002 Hi Fran Just thought I'd put my 2 cents in. I've had 3 Lupron shots. I personally have experience hot flashes. I have not experience bad headaches. I have 1 0r 2 minor headaches. I hope you experience is easy going. > , > Thanks for your response. I am about to have my first Lupron shot on Feb 13. > My ob/gyn has me taking an iron supplement, 600 mg calcium, and a > multivitamin. Although I am not anemic, she put me on the iron anyway. Are > you taking any supplements? I have a lot of anxiety about how I will feel > after the first shot. I have been having hot flashes for the past year, so > I'm dealing with them. The headaches I hope, will be manageable. Did you > have your second shot yet? Let me know how you are feeling? > Fran > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2002 Report Share Posted February 5, 2002 Hi Fran Just thought I'd put my 2 cents in. I've had 3 Lupron shots. I personally have experience hot flashes. I have not experience bad headaches. I have 1 0r 2 minor headaches. I hope you experience is easy going. > , > Thanks for your response. I am about to have my first Lupron shot on Feb 13. > My ob/gyn has me taking an iron supplement, 600 mg calcium, and a > multivitamin. Although I am not anemic, she put me on the iron anyway. Are > you taking any supplements? I have a lot of anxiety about how I will feel > after the first shot. I have been having hot flashes for the past year, so > I'm dealing with them. The headaches I hope, will be manageable. Did you > have your second shot yet? Let me know how you are feeling? > Fran > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2002 Report Share Posted February 5, 2002 Out of sheer curiosity....how many of the women who are currently posting about taking Lupron on this list are NOT anemic? I only ask because.....this drug is not FDA approved for " shrinking fibroids " at all...only for dealing with pre-operative anemia. In other words, if you aren't anemic and scheduled for surgery, you shouldn't be using the drug. Also, why would anyone need to take this drug prior to a hysterectomy? Especially for a hysterectomy with the size of some of the fibroids I've been seeing posted on this board of late. I've never quite understood why any gyn planning on doing a hyst anyway, would put a patient who isn't even anemic, through the risk of Lupron. It boggles my mind. Just how inexperienced is a gyn who can't do a hyst on a 6 cm or 8 cm fibroid uterus? I'm confused here.....because we're not exactly talking about monster fibroids....watermelon size, etc......we're talking about small to average size fibroids. Sorry guys -- but the off label use of a product that's not even being prescribed in a manner that might actually help a woman is not something I can get behind. At all. Especially not at $600 a pop. That would be out of a kitty of insurance pool money that I pay into too...and I'm not a very happy camper about how frivolously this cash is being tossed around by gyns prescribing this drug. Oh, and sure, you can get Lupron, off label and outside of any clinical trial, prior to your hysterectomy at $600 a shot.... BUT.... ....after your hysterectomy when/if you happen to be a patient who suffers from blood flow problems and/or lessened intensity in orgasm and you're a little dismayed about your sex life going down the toilet....try to get your insurance to cover a drug like Viagra at $11/pill for you. It won't. At all. Why, heavens to betsy, that would be off label distribution of an unapproved FDA use of the drug.... another thing. for any women seriously considering UAE, know up front that Lupron is contraindicated.....in other words, you shouldn't use Lupron if you are considering UAE... carla ....sorry to sound so snappy again...I'm having an " off " day....maybe tomorrow will be better and I won't have such a short fuse then.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2002 Report Share Posted February 5, 2002 Out of sheer curiosity....how many of the women who are currently posting about taking Lupron on this list are NOT anemic? I only ask because.....this drug is not FDA approved for " shrinking fibroids " at all...only for dealing with pre-operative anemia. In other words, if you aren't anemic and scheduled for surgery, you shouldn't be using the drug. Also, why would anyone need to take this drug prior to a hysterectomy? Especially for a hysterectomy with the size of some of the fibroids I've been seeing posted on this board of late. I've never quite understood why any gyn planning on doing a hyst anyway, would put a patient who isn't even anemic, through the risk of Lupron. It boggles my mind. Just how inexperienced is a gyn who can't do a hyst on a 6 cm or 8 cm fibroid uterus? I'm confused here.....because we're not exactly talking about monster fibroids....watermelon size, etc......we're talking about small to average size fibroids. Sorry guys -- but the off label use of a product that's not even being prescribed in a manner that might actually help a woman is not something I can get behind. At all. Especially not at $600 a pop. That would be out of a kitty of insurance pool money that I pay into too...and I'm not a very happy camper about how frivolously this cash is being tossed around by gyns prescribing this drug. Oh, and sure, you can get Lupron, off label and outside of any clinical trial, prior to your hysterectomy at $600 a shot.... BUT.... ....after your hysterectomy when/if you happen to be a patient who suffers from blood flow problems and/or lessened intensity in orgasm and you're a little dismayed about your sex life going down the toilet....try to get your insurance to cover a drug like Viagra at $11/pill for you. It won't. At all. Why, heavens to betsy, that would be off label distribution of an unapproved FDA use of the drug.... another thing. for any women seriously considering UAE, know up front that Lupron is contraindicated.....in other words, you shouldn't use Lupron if you are considering UAE... carla ....sorry to sound so snappy again...I'm having an " off " day....maybe tomorrow will be better and I won't have such a short fuse then.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2002 Report Share Posted February 5, 2002 Out of sheer curiosity....how many of the women who are currently posting about taking Lupron on this list are NOT anemic? I only ask because.....this drug is not FDA approved for " shrinking fibroids " at all...only for dealing with pre-operative anemia. In other words, if you aren't anemic and scheduled for surgery, you shouldn't be using the drug. Also, why would anyone need to take this drug prior to a hysterectomy? Especially for a hysterectomy with the size of some of the fibroids I've been seeing posted on this board of late. I've never quite understood why any gyn planning on doing a hyst anyway, would put a patient who isn't even anemic, through the risk of Lupron. It boggles my mind. Just how inexperienced is a gyn who can't do a hyst on a 6 cm or 8 cm fibroid uterus? I'm confused here.....because we're not exactly talking about monster fibroids....watermelon size, etc......we're talking about small to average size fibroids. Sorry guys -- but the off label use of a product that's not even being prescribed in a manner that might actually help a woman is not something I can get behind. At all. Especially not at $600 a pop. That would be out of a kitty of insurance pool money that I pay into too...and I'm not a very happy camper about how frivolously this cash is being tossed around by gyns prescribing this drug. Oh, and sure, you can get Lupron, off label and outside of any clinical trial, prior to your hysterectomy at $600 a shot.... BUT.... ....after your hysterectomy when/if you happen to be a patient who suffers from blood flow problems and/or lessened intensity in orgasm and you're a little dismayed about your sex life going down the toilet....try to get your insurance to cover a drug like Viagra at $11/pill for you. It won't. At all. Why, heavens to betsy, that would be off label distribution of an unapproved FDA use of the drug.... another thing. for any women seriously considering UAE, know up front that Lupron is contraindicated.....in other words, you shouldn't use Lupron if you are considering UAE... carla ....sorry to sound so snappy again...I'm having an " off " day....maybe tomorrow will be better and I won't have such a short fuse then.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2002 Report Share Posted February 5, 2002 Hi Fran No my Dr. hadn't recommended that. Thanks for the tip I'll give it a try if I can. I have surgery schedule for 2/21 and I know there are some vitamins that you shouldn't take a week or 2 prior to surgery. I don't know what they are but I'm going to find out kind Regards Re: lupron > , > Did your Dr. have you taking Vitamin E or anything for the hot flashes? My > ob/gyn has me taking 400iu daily because I have been experiencing hot flashes > for about 6 months already. It helps! I get my first shot next week. Will > keep you posted. > > Fran > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2002 Report Share Posted February 5, 2002 Hi Fran No my Dr. hadn't recommended that. Thanks for the tip I'll give it a try if I can. I have surgery schedule for 2/21 and I know there are some vitamins that you shouldn't take a week or 2 prior to surgery. I don't know what they are but I'm going to find out kind Regards Re: lupron > , > Did your Dr. have you taking Vitamin E or anything for the hot flashes? My > ob/gyn has me taking 400iu daily because I have been experiencing hot flashes > for about 6 months already. It helps! I get my first shot next week. Will > keep you posted. > > Fran > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2002 Report Share Posted February 5, 2002 Hi I was anemic 5.2 hemoglobin I'm now 13.6 I was bleeding very badly. I resisted taken the Lupron for about a month but the bleeding was so bad. For ME the risk was worth it. I have a 17cm fibroid due for surgery 2/21 Re: lupron > Out of sheer curiosity....how many of the women who are currently posting about taking Lupron on this > list are NOT anemic? > > I only ask because.....this drug is not FDA approved for " shrinking fibroids " at all...only for > dealing with pre-operative anemia. In other words, if you aren't anemic and scheduled for surgery, > you shouldn't be using the drug. > > Also, why would anyone need to take this drug prior to a hysterectomy? Especially for a hysterectomy > with the size of some of the fibroids I've been seeing posted on this board of late. I've never quite > understood why any gyn planning on doing a hyst anyway, would put a patient who isn't even anemic, > through the risk of Lupron. It boggles my mind. > > Just how inexperienced is a gyn who can't do a hyst on a 6 cm or 8 cm fibroid uterus? I'm confused > here.....because we're not exactly talking about monster fibroids....watermelon size, etc......we're > talking about small to average size fibroids. > > Sorry guys -- but the off label use of a product that's not even being prescribed in a manner that > might actually help a woman is not something I can get behind. At all. Especially not at $600 a > pop. That would be out of a kitty of insurance pool money that I pay into too...and I'm not a very > happy camper about how frivolously this cash is being tossed around by gyns prescribing this drug. > > Oh, and sure, you can get Lupron, off label and outside of any clinical trial, prior to your > hysterectomy at $600 a shot.... > > BUT.... > > ...after your hysterectomy when/if you happen to be a patient who suffers from blood flow problems > and/or lessened intensity in orgasm and you're a little dismayed about your sex life going down the > toilet....try to get your insurance to cover a drug like Viagra at $11/pill for you. It won't. At > all. Why, heavens to betsy, that would be off label distribution of an unapproved FDA use of the > drug.... > > another thing. for any women seriously considering UAE, know up front that Lupron is > contraindicated.....in other words, you shouldn't use Lupron if you are considering UAE... > > carla > > ...sorry to sound so snappy again...I'm having an " off " day....maybe tomorrow will be better and I > won't have such a short fuse then.... > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2002 Report Share Posted February 5, 2002 Hi I was anemic 5.2 hemoglobin I'm now 13.6 I was bleeding very badly. I resisted taken the Lupron for about a month but the bleeding was so bad. For ME the risk was worth it. I have a 17cm fibroid due for surgery 2/21 Re: lupron > Out of sheer curiosity....how many of the women who are currently posting about taking Lupron on this > list are NOT anemic? > > I only ask because.....this drug is not FDA approved for " shrinking fibroids " at all...only for > dealing with pre-operative anemia. In other words, if you aren't anemic and scheduled for surgery, > you shouldn't be using the drug. > > Also, why would anyone need to take this drug prior to a hysterectomy? Especially for a hysterectomy > with the size of some of the fibroids I've been seeing posted on this board of late. I've never quite > understood why any gyn planning on doing a hyst anyway, would put a patient who isn't even anemic, > through the risk of Lupron. It boggles my mind. > > Just how inexperienced is a gyn who can't do a hyst on a 6 cm or 8 cm fibroid uterus? I'm confused > here.....because we're not exactly talking about monster fibroids....watermelon size, etc......we're > talking about small to average size fibroids. > > Sorry guys -- but the off label use of a product that's not even being prescribed in a manner that > might actually help a woman is not something I can get behind. At all. Especially not at $600 a > pop. That would be out of a kitty of insurance pool money that I pay into too...and I'm not a very > happy camper about how frivolously this cash is being tossed around by gyns prescribing this drug. > > Oh, and sure, you can get Lupron, off label and outside of any clinical trial, prior to your > hysterectomy at $600 a shot.... > > BUT.... > > ...after your hysterectomy when/if you happen to be a patient who suffers from blood flow problems > and/or lessened intensity in orgasm and you're a little dismayed about your sex life going down the > toilet....try to get your insurance to cover a drug like Viagra at $11/pill for you. It won't. At > all. Why, heavens to betsy, that would be off label distribution of an unapproved FDA use of the > drug.... > > another thing. for any women seriously considering UAE, know up front that Lupron is > contraindicated.....in other words, you shouldn't use Lupron if you are considering UAE... > > carla > > ...sorry to sound so snappy again...I'm having an " off " day....maybe tomorrow will be better and I > won't have such a short fuse then.... > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2002 Report Share Posted February 5, 2002 dear fran, my obgyn said nothing to me about taking vitamin E if i experienced hot flashes, to his defense he dosent know i am experiencing them. i go for shot number 2 on feb 11th and i will mention it. when u say the 400 iu of vit E helps your hot flashes what do you mean? are they not so intense or are you having fewer hot flashes? are you only expiriencing hot flashes at night? i am only getting them in the middle of the night. thanks, laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2002 Report Share Posted February 5, 2002 dear fran, my obgyn said nothing to me about taking vitamin E if i experienced hot flashes, to his defense he dosent know i am experiencing them. i go for shot number 2 on feb 11th and i will mention it. when u say the 400 iu of vit E helps your hot flashes what do you mean? are they not so intense or are you having fewer hot flashes? are you only expiriencing hot flashes at night? i am only getting them in the middle of the night. thanks, laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2002 Report Share Posted February 5, 2002 dear fran, my obgyn said nothing to me about taking vitamin E if i experienced hot flashes, to his defense he dosent know i am experiencing them. i go for shot number 2 on feb 11th and i will mention it. when u say the 400 iu of vit E helps your hot flashes what do you mean? are they not so intense or are you having fewer hot flashes? are you only expiriencing hot flashes at night? i am only getting them in the middle of the night. thanks, laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2002 Report Share Posted February 5, 2002 carla, isnt lupron used by doctors to soften the uterus and cause less blood to flow to the area so that there will be less chance of blood loss during surgery, whether it be hysterectomy or myomectomy? this was always my understanding. yes my iron level is below normal. laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2002 Report Share Posted February 5, 2002 carla, isnt lupron used by doctors to soften the uterus and cause less blood to flow to the area so that there will be less chance of blood loss during surgery, whether it be hysterectomy or myomectomy? this was always my understanding. yes my iron level is below normal. laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2002 Report Share Posted February 6, 2002 --- Hi , I'm taking Lupron because Dr. said it will restore my blood count, but I was very anemia and have it controlled by Iron supps. But he wanted me to take it any way because he said it helps with controlling blood loss during surgury and it can shrink them> __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2002 Report Share Posted February 6, 2002 --- Hi , I'm taking Lupron because Dr. said it will restore my blood count, but I was very anemia and have it controlled by Iron supps. But he wanted me to take it any way because he said it helps with controlling blood loss during surgury and it can shrink them> __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2002 Report Share Posted February 6, 2002 hummingbird10458@... wrote: > carla, > isnt lupron used by doctors to soften the uterus and cause less blood to flow > to the area so that there will be less chance of blood loss during surgery, > whether it be hysterectomy or myomectomy? this was always my understanding. > yes my iron level is below normal. > laura Lupron is used by docs for a whole lot of reasons that have NOT been proven to be the case of efficacy whatsoever in the medical literature nor proven to the FDA that it is worth the trade off in risks for women to take it for those reasons. During surgery, doctors have other, APPROVED drugs they can use to inject into the area to cut down on bleeding. They do NOT need a patient to suffer through Lupron crap before the surgery. Here's a kicker on calcuations for you....after 6, $600 injections of Lupron...guess what else you could have done to stop the bleeding instead for much less the cost....UAE. then you probably wouldn't need the surgery.... I don't get it. Women are willing to allow a drug with KNOWN risk factors that scare the bejeesus out of me and most definitely result in irreversible osteoporosis if taken too long into their bodies with little question over the ethics or safety of it and yet many of those same women are afraid of polyvinyl alcohol particles going in and shutting off the blood supply to the tumors. PVA is approved for hypervascular tumors and has been around for several decades as a PROVEN method of stopping tumor growth and with little side effects and few complaints on file at the FDA. Even though Lupron isn't a " permanent " implant, it can do harm that will most definitely be PERMANENT the remainder of a woman's life. Now, for women choosing a myomectomy and needing something to help them get pre-operative anemia under control, okay. That's a reasonable ON LABEL use of the drug. Worth the risk for most women who are at that stage of anemia, from what I understand via communication coming directly from the vast majority of them. But for hysterectomy? and when no anemia is present? I don't get it. I just don't. What is the point? Carla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2002 Report Share Posted February 6, 2002 hummingbird10458@... wrote: > carla, > isnt lupron used by doctors to soften the uterus and cause less blood to flow > to the area so that there will be less chance of blood loss during surgery, > whether it be hysterectomy or myomectomy? this was always my understanding. > yes my iron level is below normal. > laura Lupron is used by docs for a whole lot of reasons that have NOT been proven to be the case of efficacy whatsoever in the medical literature nor proven to the FDA that it is worth the trade off in risks for women to take it for those reasons. During surgery, doctors have other, APPROVED drugs they can use to inject into the area to cut down on bleeding. They do NOT need a patient to suffer through Lupron crap before the surgery. Here's a kicker on calcuations for you....after 6, $600 injections of Lupron...guess what else you could have done to stop the bleeding instead for much less the cost....UAE. then you probably wouldn't need the surgery.... I don't get it. Women are willing to allow a drug with KNOWN risk factors that scare the bejeesus out of me and most definitely result in irreversible osteoporosis if taken too long into their bodies with little question over the ethics or safety of it and yet many of those same women are afraid of polyvinyl alcohol particles going in and shutting off the blood supply to the tumors. PVA is approved for hypervascular tumors and has been around for several decades as a PROVEN method of stopping tumor growth and with little side effects and few complaints on file at the FDA. Even though Lupron isn't a " permanent " implant, it can do harm that will most definitely be PERMANENT the remainder of a woman's life. Now, for women choosing a myomectomy and needing something to help them get pre-operative anemia under control, okay. That's a reasonable ON LABEL use of the drug. Worth the risk for most women who are at that stage of anemia, from what I understand via communication coming directly from the vast majority of them. But for hysterectomy? and when no anemia is present? I don't get it. I just don't. What is the point? Carla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2002 Report Share Posted February 6, 2002 Carla, Wow pretty intense. I know it is not the best for some and a lot of different reasons. I had a lupron shot 10 years ago and not informed of these side effects. I then had one 2 1/2 years ago also was not informed of these side effects. At any rate I can't take them due to the horrible (side effects), migraines. I am still searching other options to get rid of these fibroids. Thanks Libby Re: lupron hummingbird10458@... wrote: > carla, > isnt lupron used by doctors to soften the uterus and cause less blood to flow > to the area so that there will be less chance of blood loss during surgery, > whether it be hysterectomy or myomectomy? this was always my understanding. > yes my iron level is below normal. > laura Lupron is used by docs for a whole lot of reasons that have NOT been proven to be the case of efficacy whatsoever in the medical literature nor proven to the FDA that it is worth the trade off in risks for women to take it for those reasons. During surgery, doctors have other, APPROVED drugs they can use to inject into the area to cut down on bleeding. They do NOT need a patient to suffer through Lupron crap before the surgery. Here's a kicker on calcuations for you....after 6, $600 injections of Lupron...guess what else you could have done to stop the bleeding instead for much less the cost....UAE. then you probably wouldn't need the surgery.... I don't get it. Women are willing to allow a drug with KNOWN risk factors that scare the bejeesus out of me and most definitely result in irreversible osteoporosis if taken too long into their bodies with little question over the ethics or safety of it and yet many of those same women are afraid of polyvinyl alcohol particles going in and shutting off the blood supply to the tumors. PVA is approved for hypervascular tumors and has been around for several decades as a PROVEN method of stopping tumor growth and with little side effects and few complaints on file at the FDA. Even though Lupron isn't a " permanent " implant, it can do harm that will most definitely be PERMANENT the remainder of a woman's life. Now, for women choosing a myomectomy and needing something to help them get pre-operative anemia under control, okay. That's a reasonable ON LABEL use of the drug. Worth the risk for most women who are at that stage of anemia, from what I understand via communication coming directly from the vast majority of them. But for hysterectomy? and when no anemia is present? I don't get it. I just don't. What is the point? Carla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2002 Report Share Posted February 6, 2002 Carla, Wow pretty intense. I know it is not the best for some and a lot of different reasons. I had a lupron shot 10 years ago and not informed of these side effects. I then had one 2 1/2 years ago also was not informed of these side effects. At any rate I can't take them due to the horrible (side effects), migraines. I am still searching other options to get rid of these fibroids. Thanks Libby Re: lupron hummingbird10458@... wrote: > carla, > isnt lupron used by doctors to soften the uterus and cause less blood to flow > to the area so that there will be less chance of blood loss during surgery, > whether it be hysterectomy or myomectomy? this was always my understanding. > yes my iron level is below normal. > laura Lupron is used by docs for a whole lot of reasons that have NOT been proven to be the case of efficacy whatsoever in the medical literature nor proven to the FDA that it is worth the trade off in risks for women to take it for those reasons. During surgery, doctors have other, APPROVED drugs they can use to inject into the area to cut down on bleeding. They do NOT need a patient to suffer through Lupron crap before the surgery. Here's a kicker on calcuations for you....after 6, $600 injections of Lupron...guess what else you could have done to stop the bleeding instead for much less the cost....UAE. then you probably wouldn't need the surgery.... I don't get it. Women are willing to allow a drug with KNOWN risk factors that scare the bejeesus out of me and most definitely result in irreversible osteoporosis if taken too long into their bodies with little question over the ethics or safety of it and yet many of those same women are afraid of polyvinyl alcohol particles going in and shutting off the blood supply to the tumors. PVA is approved for hypervascular tumors and has been around for several decades as a PROVEN method of stopping tumor growth and with little side effects and few complaints on file at the FDA. Even though Lupron isn't a " permanent " implant, it can do harm that will most definitely be PERMANENT the remainder of a woman's life. Now, for women choosing a myomectomy and needing something to help them get pre-operative anemia under control, okay. That's a reasonable ON LABEL use of the drug. Worth the risk for most women who are at that stage of anemia, from what I understand via communication coming directly from the vast majority of them. But for hysterectomy? and when no anemia is present? I don't get it. I just don't. What is the point? Carla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2002 Report Share Posted February 6, 2002 Carla, Wow pretty intense. I know it is not the best for some and a lot of different reasons. I had a lupron shot 10 years ago and not informed of these side effects. I then had one 2 1/2 years ago also was not informed of these side effects. At any rate I can't take them due to the horrible (side effects), migraines. I am still searching other options to get rid of these fibroids. Thanks Libby Re: lupron hummingbird10458@... wrote: > carla, > isnt lupron used by doctors to soften the uterus and cause less blood to flow > to the area so that there will be less chance of blood loss during surgery, > whether it be hysterectomy or myomectomy? this was always my understanding. > yes my iron level is below normal. > laura Lupron is used by docs for a whole lot of reasons that have NOT been proven to be the case of efficacy whatsoever in the medical literature nor proven to the FDA that it is worth the trade off in risks for women to take it for those reasons. During surgery, doctors have other, APPROVED drugs they can use to inject into the area to cut down on bleeding. They do NOT need a patient to suffer through Lupron crap before the surgery. Here's a kicker on calcuations for you....after 6, $600 injections of Lupron...guess what else you could have done to stop the bleeding instead for much less the cost....UAE. then you probably wouldn't need the surgery.... I don't get it. Women are willing to allow a drug with KNOWN risk factors that scare the bejeesus out of me and most definitely result in irreversible osteoporosis if taken too long into their bodies with little question over the ethics or safety of it and yet many of those same women are afraid of polyvinyl alcohol particles going in and shutting off the blood supply to the tumors. PVA is approved for hypervascular tumors and has been around for several decades as a PROVEN method of stopping tumor growth and with little side effects and few complaints on file at the FDA. Even though Lupron isn't a " permanent " implant, it can do harm that will most definitely be PERMANENT the remainder of a woman's life. Now, for women choosing a myomectomy and needing something to help them get pre-operative anemia under control, okay. That's a reasonable ON LABEL use of the drug. Worth the risk for most women who are at that stage of anemia, from what I understand via communication coming directly from the vast majority of them. But for hysterectomy? and when no anemia is present? I don't get it. I just don't. What is the point? Carla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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