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Re: andometreosis & abdominal pain PEGGY
From: jennifer (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Sep 15 13:32:29 2000
At Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Peggy wrote:
>i'm sorry- to clarify- he lasered two spots off my cul de sac but did say- " i saw some other spots but left them alone" after reading all of the listings here- i am following up on that- - i am exactly 14 days into my cycle and have my recurrent pain right now- i want to wait and see if it disappears again and track it this month into next month- i am on no pills right now- i am hesitating trying to get pregnant because i am doubting my instincts and fearing that this pain might be something else- and do not want to bring a baby into that circumstance- if it does what i think it will - i will be trying soon-
this is all so new to me- i just can't seem to type fast enough or ask
enough questions- thanks for writing- any info will help me now- what is
your situation???jennifer
>At Wed, 13 Sep 2000, jennifer wrote:
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>>i have had recurrent abd pain on my right side for the past 4 months- it
>>occurs a week or so after my period- it is a dull ache type of pain- not
>>throbbing or sharp- kind of like something is touching something-
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>>anyway- i had a laparoscopy done aug 3 and my ob found endo on my cul de
>>sac and a few other spots that he left alone?- i need to find out what
>>he meant by that- also - my uterus was really soft and he said i have
>>andometreosis- he says it can be painful but not a danger to fertiltiy?-
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>>i have the same pain right now and should be ovulating the next couple
>>of days- so i would think it would be cyclical- i did have ultrasound
>>and bloodwork and xrays- all of which are negative- the first month i
>>had the pain-
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>>my questions are: any info on andometreosis- what should i do - should i
>>see a fertility guy anyway?- and what should i do about the abd pain- i
>>hate to keep having procedures when unnecessary- my ob said that my
>>ovaries were fine the right one had a 2cm cyst on it and the left one
>>was ovulating at the time- he didn't look higher than my belly button
>>during surgery- so maybe i have spots of endo on my intestine?- he said
>>my appendix was fine-
>>any information would help me at this point- thanks!
>>
>>--
>>jennifer
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>Jennifer,
>
>What you Dr. meant by he saw a few spots of endo in the cul de sac and
>that he left it alone, Means that he did not remove it, by him not
>removing it it will not resolve your problems with your pain.
>Endometriosis can be very painful and can also effect fertility in many
>women. One question that you should ask your Dr. is why he left the
>endometriosis there and why he did not remove it. has he treated you
>with any medication for the endometriosis?Are you trying to concieve at
>this time? If so How long have you been trying?This all depends on
>weither you should seek out a fertility specialist, Good Luck
>>
>--
>"FRIENDS THAT STICK TOGETHER" Peggy K.
>
>What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters, compared to what lies within us.
>
>-Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
>
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jennifer
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