Round #1 of Meds

I went to the doctor last week. I had lots of questions and was at a loss about what I should do. I started reading about the Lurpon that she wanted me to take and it scared me off. Completely scared me off....The side effects I read about were awful. So horrible I quit reading. I'm a tough girl and can handle the normal headaches, cramping, nausea etc..but the things I read about were memory loss, blurred vision, random acts of violence {ok that's made up but it might as well have said that lol}. Durastic mood changes, depression {which already runs my family}. So I went to the doctor and basically asked what my options were. Her answer was this....
1. Take the Lupron
2. Get a hysterectomy

Ok, so I guess I don't have many options. I then asked her what stage of Endo I was in and she said their are 4 stages and although she doesn't like to use the stages, stage 4 is the worst and I'm beyond that stage. Perfect! Just what I wanted to hear. She asked me to come over to her computer so she could explain the picture of my insides to me one more time {apparently I wasn't coherent the day of my surgery and remember very little about her explanation...go figure}. So she started explaining. My ovaries, fallopian tubes, bowels and all of that lovely junk were glued to my Uterus. You can't see an ending or a beginning to my Uterus...just Endometriosis. That's all. After seeing that picture it made up my mind quick. My doctor said, "If I told you that you had cancer would you take the meds to get better no matter what??" Of course I would, that was a given and her answer to that was, "Well I'm telling you that this is your only option before this gets even worse and you have to have a hysterectomy or start having other problems with your bowels and what not."

Decision made. Give me the shot and I'll deal with the side effects as they come. So in came the nurse with the shot that she had to give to me in my hip {more like my butt but she said hip}. I'm not a fan but hey I'll do what I gotta do. She warned me the side effects probably wouldn't be pleasant and I would start feeling them within 24 hours. Great...just in time for my weekend.

Well I'm happy to report the only side effect I've had for 5 days now has been a slight headache through out each day, slight nausea when I don't eat 3 meals a day or I go a long period without eating and a few hot flashes here and there. This medicine will put my body into menopause to stop my menstrual cycles and help clear up any other Endo that might be lingering in my body. Since I haven't been able to get pregnant I'm guessing there's still a large amount lingering around in there. I asked the doctor how I would know if it's working...she said you will hopefully be pain free. I don't even know what pain free means. I don't know what's normal and whats abnormal pain. Honestly...the pain I feel every month is normal to me. I deal with it and move on. It's a pain but it is what it is right? So we shall see. She said after I take 6 rounds of this medication {6 months} I will need to start trying to get pregnant and if I am unsuccessful after 6 months of trying then she will need to go back in and do another surgery. Just what I wanted to hear......NOT! So let's cross our fingers that the next 6 months are filled with no side effects other than a minor headache every now and then and a clean bill of health.....