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Re: Looking for help
From: debbie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Sep 26 23:34:19 2000
Hi, I am going to see a endo specialist soon and might have to have my
3rd surgery, sounds strange but I mark on my stomach with a pen where all my
pain is, the last time he was able to get the endo out it was inside my
muscle.
>From: "sela" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>Subject: Re: Looking for help
>Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 22:37:08 -0500
>
>I am having my 5th surgery next Wed (Oct 4th). This time, however, I will
>be awake for part of it. It is called "Conscious Pain Mapping." It is
>supposed to help the doctor locate exactly where the pain is. They will
>poke around and ask me if it hurts and from 1 to 10 how much. I think this
>is a good idea for anyone who has undergone multiple laps and still is in
>pain. I think it will help in locating where it hurts better. Ask your
>doc
>about it. I think it sounds like a wonderfully brilliant thing.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Melody <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 6:53 PM
>Subject: Looking for help
>
> >Hello, I just found this site and have many questions. I have been
> >dealing with this for about 7 years now. I have gone from taking Motrin
> >800mg every 2 hours, to Naproxen, to Ponstel and now I am taking
> >Meclofenamate. I also have done birth control for hormone theapy and
> >Lupron shot for six months. My pain has gotten so bad that I am at the
> >point of wanting a hysterectomy but I have Kaiser for health insur. and
> >they don't do surgery until their last opption. My question is " how
> >many more years and how many more meds. do you think I will have to go
> >through?" I am just at the point of missing a day of work at least once
> >a month and I really don't like taking all the meds just to get through
> >the day. I have seen 4 differant doctors and they all want to "put a
> >band-aid" on the thing. I am really tired of the "lets try this next"
> >Is there hope??
> >
> >--
> >Hoping, Melody
> >
>
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