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Re: Am I developing endometriosis at 15?From: cealleigh (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu Aug 16 14:14:40 2001
At Fri, 10 Aug 2001, Amanda wrote: > >For the past 8 months I have been to 5 different doctors. Also in that >time period they have given me at least 6 different medications, all of >which have failed. At the current time, I am 15 years of age (my 16th >birthday is in 2 weeks). Since I was 11 I had a discharge, which didn't >bother me since it was always a clear or opaque white color with no >odor. And I always had severe cramping with a very, very heavy >bloodflow on my cycle. Suddenly, about a year ago the discharge changed >into a yellowish-green color with a musty smell to it. At first it was >a fishy smell, which was bacteria, but then the musty smell came back >and has never left. After having 4 misdiagnosises, I finally left the >area where I live in search of other help. We drove 5 hours away to >another gynecologist specialist to see if he could help. There we found >out that the other doctors had mistreated me and the situation had just >gotten more serious. The first time I visited that office, I had told >him about my severe cramping, having to take 3 ibruprofen every 4 hours >to knock out the pain. He asked if my mother had endometriosis. The >answer was yes, so eventually I was going to develop it since it is >herditary. He decided to put me on birth control to help the pain and >bloodflow, which I must admit has helped a lot. He also tried several >different approaches to cure this "bacterial" infection, both vaginally >and orally. However, all the cultures came back negative. Nothing has >worked so far and the discharge and odor continues. Every once in a >while I get cramping up in the walls of the vagina. I've been reading >up on this since the symptoms first started, and after hearing what the >doctors said and reading some of these messages, I'm thinking that I am >developing the disease. My mother would like a real confirmation >instead of just a hunch. Is there any other way to check for >endometriosis besides an outpatient surgery? Can they even offically >check for endometriosis at my age (16) or will I just have to wait until >my late 20's? Amanda, As far as I know the only way to really diagnose endo is thru a laparoscopy, which is a day surgery. I would consider it since I was misdiagnosed at 15, & treated incorrectly for 8 years. Also, since your mom has endo does not guarantee that you will have it ever. The pill also only controlls symptoms, not the growth of the disease, so if you do have it you should be on the right treatment plan... good luck kelly email me if you'd like lulubughill@hotmail.com
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