ENDO Messages for March, 2001: Re: First time here and a little concerned

Re: First time here and a little concerned

From: Angela (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Mar 3 22:07:48 2001

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At Thu, 1 Mar 2001, Danielle wrote: >
>Welcome Debbie.
>I was diagnosed almost 2 years ago. My general practitioner doctor sent
>me to a gynocologist who performed the first and second lap. I see him
>about my endo. He is not an endo specialist, just a gyno - but he seems
>to be pretty good. So if your ob/gyno seems quite knowledgable about
>the disease then I wouldnt worry to much. As far as the lap goes, its
>not so bad. You will have some discomfort in the abdomen for a few days
>and maybe problems urinating (from the catheter), other then that, I
>wouldnt call it a "major" surgury, so dont be to scared, (easy to say
>isnt it? lol) Recovery time seemed to be pretty quick for me. I hope
>all goes well for you, and good luck. Keep us informed. Danielle R.
>>
>>Hello everyone....I'm a newcomer here and have spent the past several
>>days reading as much as I can about endometriosis. I'm scheduled for
>>laparoscopy on the 29th of this month to determine if I have
>>endometriosis, at which time my doctor said that she will remove
>>whatever she can find. Until a couple of days ago, my knowledge of this
>>disease was about as basic as you can get. Now after doing some
>>research, I'm worried about the fact that I'm having my regular ob/gyn
>>perform the surgery as opposed to having and endo specialist take care
>>of it. I never realized how complicated this disease was, nor did I
>>realize how high the incidences of recurrence were in women who have had
>>laparoscopy. Any words of wisdom from anyone?
>>
>>--
>>Debbie
>>In reply to debbie

I have had 3 laps in 7 years and the endo always comes back a little worse. It is really bad this time. So I am making an appointment with an endo specialist this time. Because my only other options with my regular gyn are Lupron therapy or hysterectomy and I am not ready. I hope your surgery goes well!!!!!

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Angela Burriss
tang327@hotmail.com

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