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Re: Endo surgery shows massive lesions and endo
From: Lauren (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Oct 30 01:07:07 2001
Hi Tereasa,
I am 30, and have had endo since I was 14, luckily I have had the endo
cleared several times (6 to be exact) so I have been able to have children.
I do not really have any answers for you, other than to tell you that I have
been keeping my pain under control with diet, low red meat and dairy, free
range chickens and eggs and organic veg where possible. I also never cook in
plastic in the microwave, and try to avoid take out food packed in plastic
(as far as possible) all these things increase estrogen levels, which
increase pain- you might after a while start to recognise other foods that
bother YOU specifically.
I also have physical therapy for 6 days before my period, to increase blood
flow to the lower abdomen-this helps with pain relief too.
It is not a cure, but it does help the pain, when one has endo, every little
bit helps.
(((ANGEL HUGS)))
LAUREN
>----- Original Message -----
From: TeresaR <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO <anonymous@obgyn.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 5:19 AM
Subject: Endo surgery shows massive lesions and endo
> I'm 39 years old. Been trying to get preg since 24 years of age. Not
> quite ready to "give up" yet. Military sorta forgot to tell me that
> surgery should be done every 5 years. My last one was 11 years ago.
>
> Underwent laser laparosocopy friday. Doctor indicated it was just awful
> inside. My uterus was attached to the abdominal wall, but has been
> separated. My ovaries are STILL attached to the abdominal wall. She
> feels she did next to nothing to reduce my cyclic pain (which can be
> anything from severe to incapacitating). She could do no more. Only
> good thing is the tubes are clear.
>
> I do not wish to go all the way and have everything removed yet. I see
> a few articles about alternative treatments, but nothing ABOUT those
> treatments. Anyone know where I can begin that research? I'm not asking
> for doc's advice, or diagnosis, or anything like that. I just want to
> be pointed in a few directions to start research.
>
> Last month was the first time I ever thought "just take it out", and
> that means I prob have a few more years before I actually go through
> with it. I really do wish children, and really DO wish to ease this
> pain. Awful hard to keep a job that every 21-25 days you have to take 3
> days off from. They don't like that alot, so I sit at my desk and deal
> with it. I spent 20 years in the military hiding from the pain, because
> I believed them when they said they would put me "out" if I had female
> problems. Common sense told me different, knowledge tells me different,
> but when you are taught very young to hide the pain, you do just that.
> But it's getting bad enough that even the men around me can figure out
> what's wrong. I don't get irritable, I don't cry. I sit there in
> misery, half doubled over, pretending "my back hurts".
>
> Drugs do nothing,,,, well, I take that back, 800mg of motrin every 3
> hours works. Darvoset gives me migraines, but works. Percoset makes
> work not matter, but it works. So I either ruin my stomach, have a
> migraine, or am unable to work. I'm looking for any OTHER alternatives.
>
> Ok, I'm done whining now.... LOL. Been in "whine mode" since today
> when I talked to my surgeon about my results. Part of me wants to cry,
> and part of me wants to give up, but another part of me says "fight, and
> have kids".
>
> So anyone willing to point me a way to help me "fight and have kids"?
>
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