Re: Another question from me....and you can tell me if you think I'm crazy;)
From: John (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Mar 3 09:10:37 2001
Hi Debbie--
Pregnancy is not always an answer to clearing up endo. My endo became worse
with both of my pregnancies. I had a tubal after the second baby and my
pain became even worse. I'm no pro at any of this, but I have suffered with
endo for 13 years and I would not recommend reversing your tubal. There are
too many disadvantages compared to the advantages. I still don't think
there is enough known about this disease yet in order for you to chance
having this done. I hope this doesn't put a damper on things for you. I'm
just letting you know what I went through and I hope it helps.
Tonya
-----Original Message-----
From: Debbie <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO <anonymous@obgyn.net>
Date: Friday, March 02, 2001 8:48 PM
Subject: Another question from me....and you can tell me if you think I'm
crazy;)
>Hello again everyone....I'm back with another question, and this one
>might be a little strange, so I won't be offended by anyone if they
>think I sound a little off my rocker. I'm just hoping to get some
>honest feedback.
>I'll start by giving some background information so that you can try to
>understand the whole scenario I'm dealing with right now.....I'm a 32
>(almost 33) year old mother of 3 kids, and 6 years ago after the birth
>of my 3rd child I had my tubes tied. In the past several months, my
>husband and I were both experiencing a very strong feeling that we may
>want to take steps to try and have another baby. During that time I
>began experiencing worse than usual pain with menstruation and
>ovulation, eventually turning into chronic daily pain....among other
>symptoms typical of endometriosis. After several visits to the ob/gyn,
>as well as an ultrasound, my doctor strongly suspects that I do in fact
>have endo....my right ovary is also enlarged and has some kind of mass
>in the middle of it which could be either a cyst or endrometrioma. My
>doctor scheduled me for lap surgery at the end of this month to confirm
>the endometriosis, and she explained to me that if the mass in my right
>ovary has not significantly diminished or disappeared by then that there
>is a good chance they will have to remove my right ovary and tube.
>Now for my question....In my reading on the subject of endo, it seems
>that many doctors encourage pregnancy as a way to treat endometriosis,
>or to prevent the recurrence of it after surgery. Would it be crazy of
>me to consult with my doctor about possibly having my tubal
>reversed.....either just on the left side if the right ovary and tube
>have to be removed, or on both sides if I happen to get lucky and they
>don't? I'm wondering if it's the kind of thing that could be
>incorporated into the lap surgery I already have scheduled....and I'm
>also wondering if pregnancy DOES help to reduce the risk of recurrence,
>or if I'd only be adding to my troubles by having my tubes "untied"?
>Any input would help....I'm still new to this whole thing and other than
>the fact that I'm in daily pain and haven't felt right for quite some
>time, I don't know much else.
>
>--
>Debbie
>
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