The doctor thinks I'm going to have to have a hysterectomy because I have so much endo adhering my uterus and bowel together. However, until I recover from my laparoscopy, he is talking about putting me on meds to stop my hormones to try to stop cycles until next surgery. I don't know much, he talked to my boyfriend while I was in recovery, and will talk to me at my follow-up. That's 2 weeks away and I was just wondering if anyone had these types if medications before or any story to share… read more
Also ask your doctor if you need to stop the meds a certain period before the next surgery. Some doctors want you off the med to make any endo easier to “find”
Sometimes, if there's a probability of a hysterectomy they'll prescribe something like zoladex which temporarily puts you into menopause. This prepares your body. I'm on zoladex for 3 months with the most likely outcome being a hysterectomy. There are other drugs that do the same thing it just depends on location and the gynae.
Hello! Do you know the name of the hormone therapy? I am on Visanne a progesterone only pill but I’m in Canada they don’t have it in the US. Did your doctor suggest Lupron or Mirena iud? My doctor won’t give me a lap but rather says the hormone med will shrink my growths, and control my pain which if sort of is helping but a lot of side effects. I would google the heck out of the medicine and read genuine reviews, but don’t go crazy doing so . Unfortunately doctors will say there’s little or no side effects but it’s just not the case usually. I’m on month three and nine are dizzy spells, and mood swings. But a lot of my pain is gone