Re: HELP!!!!: From Beth
From: Beth (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Jan 31 11:59:44 2000
Joan, Yes! You do need a new doctor. Your situation sounds a little like
mine & I am very frustrated also. I wish you luck!
--
Beth Spann
>From: "joan" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>Subject: HELP!!!!
>Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 10:44:18 -0600
>
>Ok ladies, I may just have to kill my doctor!!!! I had my laproscopy in
>Dec.
>he told me that it "looked" like endometriosis. And began treating me as if
>that's what I have. He gave me the 3 months of lupron. I went yesterday to
>discuss hysterectomy with him, because the lupron isn't working. He's now
>telling me that the pathology on the biopsy he did came back as
>endosalpingiosis. He doesn't even know what that is... He had to look it
>up.
>All he could really tell me, is that it is not cancer, and it will not turn
>to cancer, and that it is "associated" with endometriosis. He's trying to
>tell me that the lupron should have stopped my cramps, and since I'm still
>having them, that either their all in my head,or that their from "something
>else." That I can have a hysterectomy if I still want one, but "what kind
>do
>I want?" Can you believe that? What KIND do I want??? He asked me if I
>wanted something stronger than Motrin for the bad days.. When I said yes,
>He
>asked me "what do you want?" I told him that I have some demerol at home,
>and on the really bad days, it doesn't work, so he gave me Tylenol with
>codeine... TYLENOL WITH CODEINE!!!! When demerol doesn't work!!!!! I'm
>trying to get a new doctor... Since I have to treat myself here, am I going
>to have to do my own surgery too??? AM I over reacting? My head is
>swimming... I think I might have to shoot him or something... Does ANYONE
>know ANYTHING about endosalpingiosis??? I can't even believe this crap! Can
>you say INCOMPETENCE? I printed the Heather letter, and I'm sending it to
>him today! I tried to tell him that after reading some of all of your
>stories and problems with the lupron, that it doesn't seem to work for
>everyone, and it doesn't stop everyone's pain, he told me that I'm wrong,
>That if the pain was related to my endosalpingiosis, that it would stop
>hurting when I stopped ovulating. I am not an idiot, I am in real pain
>here!
>Maybe not as bad as it was before the lupron, but I am definately having
>pain! I asked him to do a MRI just incase there is something else that we
>may be missing. I don't know if it will do any good, but I figure it can't
>hurt either. Right? He also keeps getting me confused with his other
>patients. He'll say something, and then say "oh no, that's not you" If I
>let
>this man perform surgery on me, is he even going to do the right surgery if
>he can't keep his patients straight???? HELP!!! I'm losing my mind!!!!! Any
>info that anyone has please pass it along!!! I'm freaking out!!! Joan
>
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