Annie
From: Marcia (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Apr 2 09:47:04 2001
Hi Annie:
No, it is not funny. Yes, I believe that there are cases of a few women
near your age that have been diagnosed with endometriosis. Here is a
website for you to look at, Dr. Redwine in Oregon, and I believe on his
website there is an article of a 70-something lady he has treated that
had endometriosis!!
http://www.scmc.org/endo.html
Also, you cannot see endometriosis on a CT scan or ultrasound, as it
looks too much like regular tissue. You can see fibroids. The only way
to diagnose endometriosis is by laparoscopy, and the doctor actually
seeing it.
I hope this helps you in your search for the right treatment for the
problems you having right now.
Pain-free wishes to you,
--
Marcia
>Stacy, I couldn't find your message but the subject is the nearest to
>what I am looking for, except my problem is NOT funny.
>
>I need to know if an 80 year old woman can have endrometriosis that got
>its symptoms seemingly all at once at age 78 1/2. Perhaps I was
>indecently pleased with my sleek figure and good posture (for any age).
>Dr had even volunteered comment, during a routine pelvic exam during the
>past five years, that my uteerus was extra high and firm. I bore three
>children at the proper age, and never had any problems with periods.
>Shortly before this bout came on dr. had told me that my uterus was
>very prolapsed. It didn't seem to give me any trouble then so we didn't
>make any plans.
>After I got the backache, nausea, stuck-out belly, stck-out rear with a
>"shelf" on top, dizzy, no, unbaalanced body is more the description,
>etc. I had at monthly intervals, 6 CT scans with additional fibroids
>and cysts in and on and both, my woman parts and places such as on
>adrenal glands and fibroid in urinary bladder.
>The gynocologist in the city offered me no diagnosis. Did want to make
>and appointment for a major hysterectomy. When I asked why he said it
>should heop the hurt in my back. I declined. I didn't want to do that
>unless I knew what wasthe do-hickies were doing in my other organs and
>what was to become of them. I "come and go" depending on how much sleep
>I can get, state of fatigue, etc., except for the lower back which is
>horrendous when I am on foot for any length of time. Walking is not
>good. I feel like there is some goof-up that my keeps my lower back
>kind of attached to something inside with too short a tether. I ate the
>healthy stuff before it was the style. Pardon me for not sticking to
>the subject. I set out to see if anyone past menapause, which I
>finished at 57, had endrometriosis. And I wonder if they can tell the
>difference on the CT films the difference between fibroids and
>endremetriol tissue. Because the only option I could think of was
>cancer,good idea or not, I quit taking my samall dosage of
>Premarin/Provera. If this gets there, thank you. Annie
![[ endo@obgyn.net ]](../../images/endo_at_obgyn.gif)