Re: Hi Angels...(AMY) A little long
From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Sep 21 13:15:38 2000
Im going in this monday at 9 am so i hope that this weekend goes slow.
Thanks for answering all my questions and I will be gone for 6 weeks so I
will update everyone when I get back. I hope all of you will be ok and you
will all be in my prayers...Thanks, Amy
-----Original Message-----
From: anonymous@obgyn.net [mailto:anonymous@obgyn.net
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 10:38 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO
Subject: Re: Hi Angels...(AMY) A little long
At Thu, 21 Sep 2000, Amy wrote:
Amy,
You will most likely have some mood swings and hot flashes because it is
a sudden drop in estradiol from you body!If you are going to be put on
replacement estrogen you really shouldn't have to much of a difference
with your sex drive, After the hysterectomy you will have to abstain
from sexual intercourse for at least 6 weeks any way so by the time you
start the HRT everything should be o:k. With me still producing my own
estrogen after having the ovaries removed I have not had too much
difficulty in this area. Don't let anyone tell you that after a
hysterectomy you can no longer have an orgasm, That is not true! In fact
sometimes I would have to say it is better :0). When are you sheduled
for surgery ? It is only natural to be afraid of having surgery so don't
think that is not normal We are here to support you through this
anytime, Peggy
>
>Thanks for your story. My doc says shes going to wait 4 weeks and then
start
>the hormone replacements. What are these like? am i going to have major
mood
>swings for the month im not on hormones? And I need to ask kind of a
>personal question, what happens to your sex drive?....Thanks, Amy
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: anonymous@obgyn.net [mailto:anonymous@obgyn.net
>Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2000 8:59 AM
>To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO
>Subject: Re: Hi Angels...(AMY) A little long
>
>At Thu, 21 Sep 2000, Amy wrote:
>
>Hi Amy,
>
>I had a Laporoscopy assisted vaginal hysterectomy and Left ovary removed
>in 4/98 , With still having the right ovary I was not put into
>menopause.I was in the hospital for 4 days,My sister in law had her
>hysterecomy the same day as me, We were in the same room per our
>request,she had an abdominal hysterecomy and both ovaries removed,she
>was actually getting around better than I was after a couple of
>days,Unfortunatly as I found out 1 week after being discharged I had
>developed an infection so that would account to why she was doing better
>than me.I was readmitted and had to have the infection surgically
>drained.Ithen developed adhesions from the infection and had
>laporoscopies 10/98 and 4/99 to have these cut away,I had anopther
>laporoscopy 11/99 to have the right ovary removed and this is when I was
>diagnosed with endometriosis!
>Now my Dr. is not sure if I have an ovarian remnant that is producing
>enough estrogen to allow the endometriosis to stay alive, I have tried
>the Lupron for 4 months and it did not help the pain at all, I am just
>starting a new treatment involving an aromatase inhibitor which blocks
>all estrogen not only the estrogen that is produced by the ovaries or
>ocvarian remnant, I am just about 1 week into the treatment so I don't
>know how or if it is going to help me, My Dr. says I should know within
>3 months,Other than the infection ,although this surgery in its self is
>major as long as you don't over do it and take it easy recovery
>shouldn't be too bad, Is your Dr. going to put you on HRT right away
>?most Drs. withhold giving it to patients with endo for 3 months as to
>allow any endo that may have been left behind to die off, This may be
>something you want to question your Dr. about, I wish you the best of
>luck with your surgery, If you have any specific questions please feel
>free to ask. I will answer the best I can, Peggy
>>
>>An abdominal hysterectomy with removal of ovaries as well...Amy
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: anonymous@obgyn.net [mailto:anonymous@obgyn.net
>>Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 2:31 PM
>>To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO
>>Subject: Re: Hi Angels...(AMY)
>>
>>At Wed, 20 Sep 2000, Amy wrote:
>>
>>Amy
>>
>>Are you hvaing an abdominal or vaginal hysterectomy?Are the ovaries
>>being removed also?
>>>
>>>Just basiccly what I can expect after the procedure... im really scared..
>>im
>>>only 25. Thanks, Amy
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: anonymous@obgyn.net [mailto:anonymous@obgyn.net
>>>Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 5:58 AM
>>>To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO
>>>Subject: Re: Hi Angels...(AMY)
>>>
>>>At Tue, 19 Sep 2000, Amy wrote:
>>>
>>>Hi Amy,
>>>
>>>I have had a full hysterectomy and both ovaries removed, What would you
>>>like to know? I will help the best I can, Peggy
>>>
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>>>>Im having a full hysterectomy on monday and have some questions...could
>>you
>>>>please help....Amy
>>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: Belle Browne [mailto:anonymous@obgyn.net
>>>>Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 7:01 AM
>>>>To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO
>>>>Subject: Hi Angels...
>>>>
>>>>Hi Angels,
>>>>
>>>>Wishing a Warm Welcome to all the newbies(There are too many of you to
>>name
>>>>) we are all glad you found your way here.
>>>>Its nice to see some the newbies with a good knowledge of endo,it always
>>>>helps if we can exchange and swap ideas.
>>>>I am sorry I haven't been able to spend as much time answering your
>>>>questions and posts but due to the Olympics, which I am working at, I
>just
>>>>haven't had the time or energy to really be able to answer you all
>>propally
>>>>.I know most of you are aware of this but there seems to be a few who
>>>>aren't.So again after the Olympics I hope to have more time to spend
with
>>>>all of you.
>>>>The Olympics have been great so far and I am enjoying the beach
>>>>volleyball.The atmosphere in the stadium is amazing and I saw Australia
>>>play
>>>>the USA today,what a brilliant game that was.Australia Won btw :)
>>>>My pain has been up and down, the last 2 days my pain has been around
the
>>9
>>>>and 10 mark but today it has been a 2 and I really enjoyed my day, it
>was
>>>>great just to be out of the appartment and being apart of life again.
>>>>Well I hope everyone is having an enjoyable, pain free(as posssible)
>week.
>>>>Best Wishes To Everyone,
>>>>
>>>>Belle.
>>>>http://www.endometriosis.org/html/video.html
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>>>>-Tinker-Belle-@msn.com.au <mailto:-Tinker-Belle-@msn.com.au>
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>>>>Im
>>>>having a full hysterectomy on monday and have some questions...could you
>>>please
>>>>help....Amy
>>>>
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>>>> size=2>-----Original Message-----From: Belle Browne
>>>> [mailto:-tinker-belle-@msn.com.au]Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000
>>>> 7:01 AMTo: Multiple recipients of list ENDOSubject: Hi
>>>> Angels...
>>>> Hi Angels,
>>>>
>>>> Wishing a Warm Welcome to all the newbies(There
>>>> are too many of you to name ) we are all glad you found your way
>>>> here.
>>>> Its nice to see some the newbies with a good
>>>> knowledge of endo,it always helps if we can exchange and swap
>>>> ideas.
>>>> I am sorry I haven't been able to spend as much
>>>> time answering your questions and posts but due to the Olympics, which
>I
>>>am
>>>> working at, I just haven't had the time or energy to really be able to
>>>> answer you all propally .I know most of you are aware of this but
there
>>>seems
>>>> to be a few who aren't.So again after the Olympics I hope to have more
>>>time to
>>>> spend with all of you.
>>>> The Olympics have been great so far and I am
>>>> enjoying the beach volleyball.The atmosphere in the stadium is amazing
>>>and I
>>>> saw Australia play the USA today,what a brilliant game that
>>was.Australia
>>>> Won btw :)
>>>> My pain has been up and down, the last 2 days my
>>>> pain has been around the 9 and 10 mark but today it has been a 2 and
I
>>>> really enjoyed my day, it was great just to be out of the appartment
>and
>>>being
>>>> apart of life again.
>>>> Well I hope everyone is having an enjoyable, pain
>>>> free(as posssible) week.
>>>> Best Wishes To Everyone,
>>>>
>>>> Belle.
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>>>> Belle Browne.Registered >
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>>>> Belle Browne.Registered >
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>>>>Nurse.<FONT
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>>>> Story.Endometriosis Support and Information Consultant.<A
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>>>> href="http://www.endometriosis.org/html/video.html">www.endometriosis
>>>org/html/video.html
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>>
>>--
>>"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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