Wednesday, June 4, 2008

May 27 and thereafter: Cycling off

SIDE EFFECTS FOR THESE DAYS: left groin pain (pain rating 5); side pain (2); tired; problems with mobility due to the groin pain; problem with finding a comfortable way to sleep because of the groin pain.

As far as I can tell, I have cycled off Lupron. In the past week, I have had no headaches, maybe one hot flash. Except for being tired and the familiar pain, I'm back to what life was before I started the shots. I'm thankful that cycling off has not been bad considering what so many others went through.

I wish everyone else well on their journey with Lupron. I know it has the capacity to help some people, though I was not one of them. I hope the chronology of my own treatment can serve as a benchmark, regardless of the success of your treatment.


That being said, if you are a classical singer, I would never recommend this treatment to you. You are at great risk of changing your voice and the downtime is severe. It was nearly impossible to perform and my entire voice shifted more than by fach and category. I'm still waiting to see what the long term effects are vocally. Again, I specify that this warning would be for classical singers. MT/Broadway, pop, etc use mikes and would not be as affected.