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((((Natalie))))From: Tanya (anonymous@obgyn.net)Mon Dec 11 19:40:26 2000
Natalie, I am sorry that you did not have any response to your first email. I obviously missed your message and do not recall reading it. There are days when I am feeling so lousy that I just can't read all of the messages. I understand that you are reaching out and I am more than happy to help you in anyway that I can. I have had three laps and for two of those was sent home the same day. I actually flew, alone, the next day after my second lap which I highly DON'T recommend because I nearly passed out in the airport. I am assuming that your doc suspects endo. I hope that your doc is experienced in removing and identifying endo. Endo is very difficult to see, because it appears in many colours and can be found throughout the body. I would also ask if your doc is using a harmonic scalpel. Recent research tells us that that is the most likely way that all the endo will be removed when used by a skilled pair of hands. If he/she is using cautory there is a much higher chance that the endo will return because they can't actually remove it all with a cautory. That is what has happened to me. I am awaiting my fourth surgery but have postponed it, despite the pain, because an harmonic scalpel is not available in my province. Of course there are risks with any surgery and your doctor is obligated to discuss those with you. Please make sure that your doc is experienced in doing this procedure successfully which will hopefully make it (much) less likely to experience complications. Because of the message I did read from you I feel compelled to say a few words in response. This site is for support, but please remember that you are sending messages to other women with endo and have their own issues and problems to manage. It may have been that at that particular time there was no one available to provide you with the encouragement that you required. I often have days where I am unable to think of anything encouraging because of how lousy I am feeling. We are not professional counsellors but are here to help each other through living with endo as best we can. Just because you are angry and scared in no reason to lash out to other women who are in the SAME boat as you. As for the women wanting to discuss endo and the implications it has on their sex lives I can only say that they obviously found a need to discuss that issue. Endo has a devastating effects for couples when one has endo. Many women can not have sex without pain - some don't have sex because of how awful the pain is - others have found ways that to make it work for them - they were just sharing that information. There are wonderful websites that explain the procedure and even show pictures of what endo looks like inside the body. I would suggest that you start at the Endometriosis Association (http://www.endometriosisassoc.org and then buy the book "The Endometriosis Sourcebook" written by Mary Lou Ballweg. Good luck with your surgery and welcome to the forum. Tanya
>----- Original Message -----
> thanks to all who didn't write me back--I wrote on Thursday for support.
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