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OliviaLeigh · 03-13-2009, 06:40 PM

Ok Ladies, it’s time I share with the Endometriosis board what has happened in my life. I know many of you have kept up with me, but here’s the full story:

Went in for Lap July 07 when I couldn’t stand the pain any longer and BCP’s were not working and I couldn’t stop bleeding or get pregnant. Some of the Endometrium cells were lodged in one of my ligaments and has caused it to now be disfigured.

By December I finally decided to do Lupron Depot treatment (still in pain due to not removing the endometrium from my ligament, because that would cause damage).

Took my first shot 12/1 and started to feel relief mid-January.

End of January begin having strange symptoms and the dr’s find my liver enzymes are elevated and there is protein & blood in my urine and I’m running a fever of 102 for 4/5 days straight. I’m sent for a CT scan in late January and CT scan shows nothing wrong.

Two weeks later and lots of rest my bloodwork and urine are normal.

I visit two PCP’s with my strange symptoms – fullness, not hungry, feeling dehydrated, concentration problems. I’m told I’m depressed, constipated and gassy.

I go in for my second (and last) shot of Lupron on 3/2. I take the shot and then my gyn listens to my side effects – and realizes I’m pregnant. I’m in complete shock, because I know this is just crazy talk b/c my husband and I were told to use condoms just in case and we were. My dr was shocked because she had never had a patient get pregnant on Lupron. Two days later we have an ultrasound – and there it was with a great heartbeat at almost 9 weeks. I’m told to rest a lot, and I’m taking lots of extra hormones in hopes to help keep from miscarrying.

Since I took the second Lupron shot they have no idea if the baby will make it. They do know that condoms are not 100% effective and that since I bleed non stop that Lupron finally created a “happy environment” for the egg to implant. I may have had eggs fertilized before, but never could implant due to me bleeding constantly.

I’m still in shock and taking it all in and this is a critical week for me. The placenta will be taking over and they are afraid it may not be working due to the Lupron injections. However, this baby has already changed my life – I now know I can get pregnant and this baby is so strong to have made it so far with Lupron and a CT scan and all the medication they have put me on to treat my liver and kidneys.

Thanks for listening and if you don’t mind, say a prayer for my sweet baby that I hope to one day see how far one strong, determined baby can go. Today I'm 10w2d.