Re: Any suggestions...
From: Tanya (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun Sep 24 01:16:18 2000
Diane,
It may be that your 'primary' doesn't know. Family doctors, which is what I
am presuming you are referring to, are versed in a little bit of everything
and specialize in nothing. He/she may not have seen endo, other than from a
textbook, or many years ago in first year residency.
It is say that your husband does not support you better with this. Perhaps
if you ask him to read some of the literature on endo, from the great
websites online or some of the good books that are out there, he might
understand what you are going through - it might validate it for him.
Unfortunately, endo is something we can see or smell or touch so it is so
hard to show people what we go through. Good luck!
If you want a list of good websites and books email me privately.
Tanya
>----- Original Message -----
From: diane <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO <anonymous@obgyn.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2000 8:04 PM
Subject: Re: Any suggestions...
> I wanted to thank each of you for your replies...the bad part was I was
> also seeing the head of the military ob/gyn dept and since he said there
> is nothing gyn related wrong with me, my husband feels he has to be
> right...even though the pain, extremely heavy bleeding, etc. are still
> there. I can't believe my primary won't tell me whether it's endo or
> not in the picture...all I know is that it looks just like what's in a
> picture I found online of clear endometriosis and my mother in law,
> who's an RN said all along that my symptoms sounded just like endo.
>
> At Sat, 23 Sep 2000, Juanita wrote:
> >
> >Megan,
> >
> >Are you seeing a military doctor? My father was in the military so of
> >course my first ob/gyn was a military doctor. I have found that one they
> >either do not know, or choose not to recognize the symptoms or diagnose
> >endometriosis. The really bad part, I was seeing "The Best" ob/gyn
doctor
> >on base because my father was also a doctor. I was told the same as
you --
> >it is just PMS. It was not until I got a job with my own insurance,
several
> >years later, that I was diagnosed.
> >
> >My suggestion is to either keep pushing the issue. You know what is
wrong,
> >what you are feeling, etc. Make them listen. Or you need to see a
doctor
> >off base. You have a right to know the truth and someone needs to give
you
> >a definite answer as well as be knowledgeable to answer all of your
> >questions.
> >
> >Hope things work out.
> >Juanita
> >
> >From: Megan69487@aol.com (diane)
> >Reply-To: endo@obgyn.net
> >To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO <endo@mail.medispecialty.com>
> >Subject: Any suggestions...
> >Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 01:07:50 -0500
> >
> >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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