Dying_Swan
30-12-07, 11:55
Hello.
Not sure if this is in the right place :blush: and not sure anyone will have any answers for me!
Anyway, worth a shot...
My Doctors want me to go onto monthly injections of Zoladex or Prostap to try to control my ovarian cysts without needing surgery right now. The side effects look horrific and I can't bear the thought of it....Hot flushes, fatigue, weight gain, depression, acne, osteoporosis etc etc.
These are drugs which put you into an artificial menopause. You can only be on them for 6 months due to the Osteoporosis, and then you have to stop (and probably have surgery). The idea is that you stop being menopausal then, although it does happen (rarely) that women never 'come back' from menopause.
I am really stuck for a decision here and in desperate need of advice! The options really are drugs or surgery. They think I will need surgery about once a year from now on, or once every 2 years if I agree to the drug treatment. Leaving them alone 'isn't an option' apparently....or they will grow and rupture as they did before, which is nasty. Surgery would be ok, but once a year isn't ideal....plus the more times they slice into my ovaries, the more damage it will do to my fertility :weep:
They've said they will give me Livial (Tibolone) as well, which is HRT. This is supposed to couteract the side effects, but I'm very dubious! Any experience? Anyone?
I've never been particularly 'drug-phobic', but I know that the side effects of this can be debilitating. Of course, not everyone experiences problems. The doctors don't understand that the thought of having fatigue, depression, hot flushes etc doesn't do wonders for panic disorder.....:weep:
I've posted all this in an Endometriosis forum too, but I was wondering if any of you good people here have any clues? Particularly from a panic point of view.....even those of you who have gone through a 'natural' menopause....do the effects make you more anxious?
Thanks guys!
xxx :flowers:
Not sure if this is in the right place :blush: and not sure anyone will have any answers for me!
Anyway, worth a shot...
My Doctors want me to go onto monthly injections of Zoladex or Prostap to try to control my ovarian cysts without needing surgery right now. The side effects look horrific and I can't bear the thought of it....Hot flushes, fatigue, weight gain, depression, acne, osteoporosis etc etc.
These are drugs which put you into an artificial menopause. You can only be on them for 6 months due to the Osteoporosis, and then you have to stop (and probably have surgery). The idea is that you stop being menopausal then, although it does happen (rarely) that women never 'come back' from menopause.
I am really stuck for a decision here and in desperate need of advice! The options really are drugs or surgery. They think I will need surgery about once a year from now on, or once every 2 years if I agree to the drug treatment. Leaving them alone 'isn't an option' apparently....or they will grow and rupture as they did before, which is nasty. Surgery would be ok, but once a year isn't ideal....plus the more times they slice into my ovaries, the more damage it will do to my fertility :weep:
They've said they will give me Livial (Tibolone) as well, which is HRT. This is supposed to couteract the side effects, but I'm very dubious! Any experience? Anyone?
I've never been particularly 'drug-phobic', but I know that the side effects of this can be debilitating. Of course, not everyone experiences problems. The doctors don't understand that the thought of having fatigue, depression, hot flushes etc doesn't do wonders for panic disorder.....:weep:
I've posted all this in an Endometriosis forum too, but I was wondering if any of you good people here have any clues? Particularly from a panic point of view.....even those of you who have gone through a 'natural' menopause....do the effects make you more anxious?
Thanks guys!
xxx :flowers: