"A Friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you!!!"
>----- Original Message -----
From: "shali9" <shali9@icdc.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 11:50 AM
Subject: Re: Thanks Millie- Janet...Lupron
What is ARD please?
>----- Original Message -----
From: "Janet Karam" <janetk7@earthlink.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
<adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 2:22 AM
Subject: Re: Thanks Millie- Janet...Lupron
>
> Dear Millie,
>
> Thank you for your input...everyone has
> been so helpful. I guess when I put a question out I always have this
silent
> hope that someone will respond and say oh yeah, I tried this and it worked
> 100%...never had to worry about it again, but that never seems to happen
with
> this dreaded ARD! I will wait now to see what the doc says in a couple of
weeks.
> Hope all is well with you
> Millie.
>
> Love and hugs,
>
> Janet
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Millie
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> ADHESIONS
>
> Sent: 8/20/01 2:02:00 PM
>
> Subject: Re: question -
> Janet...Lupron?
>
> Janet,
>
> I was treated with Lupron for 6 months at a
> time.... for two separate times. The first time, it did help me, but I
did
> have some bone pain and some hot flashes. The second time also helped,
but
> I didn't have the bone pain during the second round of shots.
>
> Then I tried a third time, which was only one shot,
> but I just couldn't stand it, for some reason.
>
> I had been told that they usually only try Lupron
> once or twice, because it can cause some irreversible bone loss in some
> patients.
>
> But, oh, how I wish I'd have forced myself to stand
> the third try, because I wouldn't have had this stinking hyst and the
> accompanying problems.
>
> The first two times of Lupron injections were 1
> shot a month, for 6 months at a time.
>
> If you don't have a prescription plan, be
> prepared!!!
>
> Each shot is anywhere from $300 up to
> $500!!!
>
> Thank God that Ed's insurance covered all but the
> $5 co-pay.
>
> Please let me know what happens.
>
> Love,
>
> Millie
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Janet Karam
>
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> ADHESIONS
>
> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 11:07
> AM
>
> Subject: Re: question -
> Janet...Lupron?
>
> Dear Helen,
>
> Thank you for your reply. I do have an
> appt set with a new gyn Sept 13, but I was wondering in the meantime if
anyone
> had been treated successfully with Lupron or any other drug.
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From:
>
> To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
>
> Sent: 8/20/01 7:48:28 AM
>
> Subject: Re: question - Janet
>
> Dear Janet:
>
> Sounds like a question for your GYN; bleeding three times per month is not
> normal and of course unpleasant (one of the reasons I had my
> hysterectomy). I'd make an appt. with my GYN and see what she/he has
> to say.
>
> Oh, this is my work e-mail if anyone is wondering who this is, and any
> replies should be made to hchalm@aol.com.
> Hmmm, now wondering if this will come through as interrupted2001 or
hchalm.,
> well I won't know until I send it.
>
> Love,
>
> Helen C.
>
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>
> --- Janet Karam
>
> --- janetk7@earthlink.net
>
> --- Janet Karam
>
> --- janetk7@earthlink.net
>