Re: Any suggestions...
From: Deb (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Sep 23 15:13:56 2000
Diane,
i for one know the stress involved in not being able
to afford the care we need....you NEED another
opinion. Some doctors will consult with you for
free...call a few in your area to find out who offers
free consultation. You might even be able to find a
womens clinic or other physicians who have sliding
scales..but you need to ask them that. BTW, i too was
told that most of my "problems" were in my head....i
just persevered till i found someone who knew better.
Good luck. debbie
--- diane <anonymous@obgyn.net> wrote:
> I had an ob/gyn several years ago that because
> nothing had shown up on
> ultrasound, she basically told me that the pain must
> be in my head
> (along with the 10 day periods which would be dark
> brown both at
> beginning and end, and be extremely heavy, etc) We
> told her that we'd
> like a 2nd opinion and after several other
> approaches (bc pills, flex
> sig, etc) the new ob/gyn decided to do an
> exploratory laparascopy. He
> said he found severe adhesions which had connected
> my ovaries and
> bowels. I'm still in pain after 2 years and after
> looking at a site
> online about clear endometriosis, it appears that
> there was some on the
> photos he gave me after the surgery (looks kind of
> like a few drops of
> water), which he didn't remove or even mention. I
> recently had really
> severe sharp pains around my right ovary which have
> just suddenly
> stopped after having an even heavier than normal
> period. I asked my
> primary care P.A. if he thought the picture looked
> like endometriosis
> to him and he refused to say, only told me that I'd
> need to discuss it
> with the ob/gyn, who has since retired. I don't
> have the money to go
> offbase for another opinion on this and was hoping
> someone here might
> have other suggestions to help me...I appreciate any
> advice at
> all...thanks in advance!
>
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