Re: back pain...spondylolisthesis or endo???
From: shell (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Mar 12 23:13:25 2002
At Wed, 27 Feb 2002, Olivia wrote:
>You know, I too suffered from horrible back aches since sixth grade, but anyway, I had endo, and had surgery to remove a tube, an ovary, and my appendix. And since then, i have not had one single backache. I would usually have a back ache the minute I sat down to have breakfast each day, and believe me I don't miss it at all. i had menstrual cramps, diarrhea, etc. just like you. I still have the one ovary and it woke me up during my sleep because it was cramping so bad (started my period). I don't think it will ever end until menopause. I just hope it isn't growing all over the place as we speak. It has only been 4 months since my laparotomy. I wish you luck Olivia in your quest for relief.
>Hi gals,
>Sorry to vent but I'm having a horrible day :( I got this whole backache
>thing at work(didn't injure it) lastnight and it's terrible!!!! I had a
>lot of problems with backaches before I was on the Lupron shot....I went
>through much testing and I was diagnosed with spondylolisthesis
>(basically a small fracture in the spine err somethin' like that)
>Anyways...while on Lupron..the back pains were gone completely...now
>that I've been off the Lupron for about six months now...the back pain
>has come back..along with my lovely right sided pain, horrible,
>unbearable menstrual cramps, diarrhea, etc. Common sense would tell me
>that the endo is then causing the backache and not the
>spondylo-whatever. I can tell you that the backache is terrible!! It;s
>like this knawing constant aching../it
>s almost nauseating. I'm really stuck right now too.....my gyn. is
>wanting me to take a 2nd 9 month course of lupron..and I really don't
>want to do this...due to the unknown long term side effects. They have
>told me that surgery "won't do any good anyways"...I just feel depressed
>and in pain....any tips on getting rid of the back pain...i've done
>Tylenol, Naproxsyn, Vicodin, heating pads...what else is left..I work
>tonight....(and do a lot of strenuous work)..what do I do.....hummm...
>Sorry to sound so down.....don't let me drag the rest of u with
>me...just needed to vent....
>
>--
>Take care...
>Luv,
>Olivia
>
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