Lupron

[terebi_me]

Hey, anybody ever had Depot-Lupron therapy? It doesn't sound fun at all, but it is a relatively effective, aggressive treatment for endometriosis. I may well have actually taken it before, but I don't remember the name of the medication I was on my first semester at Reed, which didn't work out at all. Even if so, this would be injections of Lupron

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[absinthe_satori]

Most good TCM people will tell you, in cases of serious illness, to at least let the Westerns co-diagnose you, and to let them treat certain things in the Western manner, but they also will often advise against some of Wetsren's more extreme approaches. In my case, I had gallbladder/pancreas problems. Had a big ol' gallstone, and the Westerns wanted to chop out my gallbladder. Judy and her school (she's since graduated and gone into private practice) successfully treated it with herbs and acunpuncture, and left my Western guys shaking their heads in wonder when my ultrasound showed no trace left of the stone. I've recently had problems again, but can't afford Judy. (She's a good friend and would probably treat me for free, but she and her hubby - another dear friend of mine - are going through some shit times and I can't bring myself to impose.)

I'd say keep talking to the Western folks, get that US, but take those results and diagnosis to a TCM clinic for a consultation before doing anything extreme chemically or sugically with the Western docs. TCM is unlikely to do anything but help with the depression and hormonal disturbances. TCM is generally gentle and is approached holistically. As I have said somewhere before, TCM greets your face before it starts groping your organs. :)

[terebi_me]

They just wanna look at your tongue! :)

My new gynecologist is unbelievably cute and sexy, though. I can't wait to see him again. He's not super gung-ho about putting me under the knife, though he doesn't shy away from it either (he's also a surgeon) and his discussion of Lupron actually showed some good procedural skills, and he did warn me about the side effects, and he very much wants me to start getting help right away, but that it's very much up to me what I want to do. I like that approach.

I might end up going back to the clinic on Clinton if it's still there. You know what's fucked? It would probably cost me less money to get surgery than to keep up a course of TCM and acupuncture, since the surgical option would be covered under health insurance. If I try TCM and it does the trick, I have no choice but to get a second job, and keep it for the entire course of the therapy. Goodbye, friends, goodbye, writing, goodbye, TV! AARRRGH!

[marymayblood]

Who is your insurance company? I have ODS and they covered my acupuncture with Paul Bellis. I had to pay a $20 copay for each visit. I'm not sure what he charges otherwise...