ENDO Messages for February, 2002: Re: Confused

Re: Confused

From: Trish (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Feb 21 09:52:47 2002

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At Thu, 21 Feb 2002, Trish wrote: >
>At Tue, 19 Feb 2002, Jenna wrote:
>>
>>Hello everyone...
>>You may remember me from many of my previous posts. I have another
>>question: How common is it for a woman with endo to have a flare-up of
>>pain in the middle of her cycle, like right around ovulation -
>>especially if, as in my case, I have never had any bad flare-up of pain
>>right around the time of my period?
>>Here's why I ask: I have not had a diagnostic laparoscopy yet but I've
>>been told by 3 separate ob/gyns - including Women's Surgery Group's Dr.
>>Alan Johns of Fort Worth, Texas - that there is a fairly decent
>>possibility that I have endo. One doctor thought she found a dermoid
>>cyst on my left ovary during an ultrasound, which might possibly explain
>>the discomfort I've had in the area of my left ovary for 2 months now.
>>However, Dr. Johns today said he found nothing wrong with either of my
>>ovaries or my uterus during his ultrasound. As with all the other
>>doctors, Dr. Johns' examination was very uncomfortable (though not
>>excruciating), however, he said he could feel no nodules.
>>The only time I have ever felt excruciating pain was back in January.
>>That pain wasn't even right around my period...it was actually in the
>>middle of my cycle. Since then I have felt occasional discomfort but
>>never the agony I felt before. So now I have to decide whether or not
>>to have the laparoscopy and I am confused. I'd hate to be absent from

yes it's possible, my worst pain is when i am not on my period, i have pain 365 days of the year, endo doesn't just have to be pain during your period >>work for a week only to be told it's not really endo. At the same time
>>I'd hate to risk having a bad flare up again during the months of April
>
>If you have endo, i believe you will always have it, right now i am
>going back and forth due to meds after surgery. I can say that after 2
>previous surgeries i did feel some relief from endo, but after the 3
>surgery i am the worst i have ever been in my entire life.
>>and May when it's really busy here at work. I'd kind of just like to
>>know whether it's endo or not. But before I decide to have surgery, I
>>want to know if it is possible for a woman with endo to have a flare up
>>in the middle of her cycle but not around her period, as was the case
>>with me.
>>Thanks again.
>>
>>--
>>Jenna
>>
>--
>Trish
>

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Trish

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