Re: 19 and have scheduled laparotomy -- please help!
From: Mindy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Mar 15 12:32:45 2002
I had very large bi-lateral endometriomas as well and stage four
endometriosis, all of which was removed by Laparoscopy. Is your gyn
experienced in treating Endometriosis? One thing I wish I had asked my
first doctor was "How many Endo surgeries had she performed, and what
was the outcome (success rate)?" My second sugery was done by an
experienced surgeon who treats and specializes in Endometriosis. Almost
one year and still no pain and no cysts!
Just some things to think about.
Mindy :-)
At Fri, 15 Mar 2002, anonymous wrote:
>
>Hi,
>I'm 19 and have experienced pain with ovulation and bad period pain for
>about a year and a half. I saw my doctor and had an ultrasound done
>which showed a 6cm cyst on my left ovary and 4-5cm one on my right
>ovary. Both doctor and gynaecologist suspect that they are
>endometriomas (large enough to be felt on a pelvic exam) and recommended
>a laparotomy. My doctor said I'd spend about 4 days in hospital
>(without complications) and would need to rest completely for about
>three weeks. However other women (at alt.support.endometriosis, in
>particular) have suggested that I seek a second opinion and see if the
>laparotomy is necessary. I'm hesitant to do this, as my doctor has done
>such surgery before (said that she sees teenage girls with these cysts
>"all the time") and that she isn't 100% positive whether they are
>endometriomas or not as only surgery can show this for sure. Naturally
>I want it to be confirmed that I don't have anything worse, as soon as
>possible.
>
>I saw the ultrasound scan myself and these cysts look HUGE. Does a
>laparotomy sound like the correct course for diagnosis and treatment? My
>gynaecologist said several times that this seems to be a fairly severe
>case of endo (if that's what it is) and during the surgery she'll try to
>salvage as much ovarian tissue as possible. I've booked the surgery for
>March 25.
>
>Many thanks and love.
>
>xxx
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