Osteoarthritis zoladex
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I am now past mid century and my menstruation has ceased but I still get this awful pulling, stabbing pain in my right pelvis, low back and hip pain but only on the right side. I previously was put on Zoladex injections monthly with synthetic hrt Tibolone to send me into pseudo menopause but this did not work for me. The gyne told me this told him adhesions were my main problem. I still get bowel problems made worse no doubt by Diverculitis on top of my adhesions.
I'm taking Zoladex for treating endometriosis. what is the safe time gap between my last Zoladex injection and when I start trying to conceive?
So what you can ask is this
1) Ask for a copy of your surgery report just for you to keep on file
2) Did he do excision or laser
3) What stage was the disease and what part of the body was effected the most
4) How long does he suggest you to stay on Lupron? 6 months is max before you can get osteoarthritis. Some doctors have their patients on it for years which is dangerous
5) Will you get add back medication when taking the lupron so you dont get the menopausal symptoms?
I've heard that taking Zoladex can be used to induce menopause; and treating the symptoms can be done w/the use of HRT and Premarin. If this is so, does anyone know how long it will take for the medicine to induce menopause, and how long will the medicine be needed to treat the symptoms? Since i'm uninsured and my period is making me very sick, especially those debilitating migraines, (probably, because i'm too old now) I'm trying to find a way to help myself. Thanks!
I was 38 and premenstrual. Following surgery, chemo and radiotherapy had 5 years of zoladex and arimidex which finished in Aug 2013.
My periods returned 10 months later but have been very irregular, cycles from 5 weeks to a 2 month and a 3 month cycle. I have had enormous problems with intermittent fatigue, muscle aches, painful breasts, mood wings (PMDD), hypertension. I was fatigued during the hormonal tx but the present fatigue does not improve with rest.
My father has Prostate Cancer with gleason 9. PSA test show no sign of cancer, but after a biopsy, revealed gleason 9. Cancer spread to lymph nodes but not yet to bones. Traveled to Dr. Tewari but said it was beyond surgery. Did Radiation Theraphy two years ago and has been on Zoladex since. Follow up PSA test comes up no cancer. Father is feeling healthy.
The 1st laproscopy operation was unsuccesful as the endo was too severe for the doctor (he is a fertility specialist) to operate. I am currently on Zoladex to put me through early menopause to try reduce the endo. The Zoladex is terrible I have hardly slept at all for the last 2 months as I was awake up every hour or so dripping in sweat. The doctor is operating again at the end of next month, but is flying another doctor in to help with the operation due to how severe it is.
I was later disgnosed with poly cyctic ovary disease ( which told that it could be the side effect of zoladex). My treatment ends 31 July 2008. Please tell me does this mean? Does is mean I can start the process to fall pregnant. Do I have to wait few months until the zoladex wears off? Can I start fertility tabs the next month - august 2008. What is the process?
Has anyone suggested hormone treatment for you?
i have severe endo an have had since i was 11. im now 26. ive been on zoladex and implanon. the pill and operations galore.
i havent had any treatment for over 2 years anda few weeks ago i started bleeding after bowel movements. its a bright red colour and not much blood but because my endo is so severe i also have it in my bum. can anyone tell me if this is to do with endo and share some stories?
To further prove this diagnosis, he put me on zoladex injections every 4 weeks. I had 3 injections in total and was due for another today. He told me today that zoladex is not a long term solution for adenomyosis and he doesn't want me to be in the menopause any longer than necessary ( i'm not taking hrt and i'm 35 yrs old). He has advised me to have a hysterectomy.
Since than I am on Yasmin birth control pills, I had one punctuation and been on Zoladex shots for six months (that makes you go into an early menopause) because my left ovary is also problematic.
Unless you have serious problems and risks, I wouldn't recomend removing both ovaries. It will change your hormones and that's not so pleasent. With one ovary I don't feel so good, there are side-effects, it's not natural.
During the inpatient stay my blood pressure stayed low (93/62 was one of them taken). My GYN recommend that I have a Zoladex shot to shut off my ovaries. So on July 6th I was given the shot. I have a follow up appointment with my GP doctor on July 16th and a US scheduled for July 29th and pelvic exam. I guess what I am asking is what do I need to know, and what questions should I be asking these doctors when I go to my appointments.
I had sucessful EBRT and one zoladex injection 3 months ago. I am 81. The side effects were so bad from the injection that I am not having any more.I am starting casodex 50g daily. The worst was my memory loss. How long can I expect the side effects to wear off.
I have osteoarthritis in my neck moderate and mild in lower back. Can and adjusment help? will they even do an adjustment me? i seem to be losing sensativity in my legs but dont know if iy du to oa in back nad neck.any help would be great. thank you.
I am afraid that I have developed osteoarthritis in my hands, esp. in the thumb joint. I experience pain up to 5 on 1/10 scale, but not swelling. After I ride my bike my hands hurt for several days, maybe the handlebar is too big around. The symptoms developed shortly after I broke my wrist (Collies fracture) two years ago. I realize that if I have this problem it isn't going away. How do I keep the damage to a miminim? I use Ibuprofen for pain with fair results.
I have Osteoarthritis and it is getting worse. I taken Celebrex, Norco, Tramadol and Vicopren. None of these are working. I don't have insurance and go to a public health clinic. They don't seem to know what to do. Could you please advise me on what I can take that will help with the chronic pain and will be inexpensive.
I've had mri's of my spine and shows osteoarthritis with bone spurs in cervical thoracic and lumbar. This was done in 2007 (i was 35), now i have this horrible tendonitis in both wrists and i'm on prednisone. Could this be related to the arthritis? i'm seeing an ortho but he doesn't know about the osteoarthritis (i was just rereading my reports and it jumped out at me). What should i expect with this diagnosis?
i was also wondering about the osteoarthritis as my dr told me that i have severe degenerative osteoarthritis of the lower spine (I forgot the numbers), hips, left shoulder and both feet. I had major surgery last summer and mesh was used to attach part of my bowel to my spine. My dr figures that this may have jump-started the arthritis issues. Currently i have probs walking, bending and overall it hurts to be on my feet for more than 20 mins at a time.
/ I knew my condition was bad b/c of the amount of pain I am in but wasn't expecting that especially @ 32 with a 4 yr old and 7 month old!! Anyways, he adviced pain meds and synvisc-one injections until we couldn't control the pain enough. I tried the injections. I won't lie the are a bit painful. My right one was just uncomfortable. The left one hurt way worse. I have no idea why but it even swelled up and I had to stay off it about 24 hours b/c of all the fluid on it.
I had 2 laparoscopies to remove cysts in the first 10 months of diagnosis and then started zoladex (goserelin) which I took for a 12 months. I was then put on the pill to take without a break which I did for 6 months. I saw my gynae last week because I was starting to have a lot of pain again, I had an ultrasound but no cysts were present. Now I have started zoladex again (injection last week) but I am having severe pain :((( Sorry if this is tmi, but I am having stabbing pain in my vagina.
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