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Re: Any and All please help regarding total hysterectomy removal of both ovaries and HRT
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun Apr 14 00:37:28 2002
In reading your post, I didn't hear you complain of pain. Endo is a
strange disease -- some have endo and experience severe pain as a
result, others have endo and don't have any pain (they happened to learn
of their endo as you did, while having surgery). So if you are
fortunate enough to not experience pain with your endo, then I honestly
don't know whether you should be concerned with it.
Re the hrt, I have no knowledge on that subject, but perhaps some of the
other women on this forum do. You could always ask the doctors on the
sister site "womens health forum". I think "docs in 'the know'"
prescribe both estrogen and progesterone for those hyst patients with a
history of endo -- then again, they may do this for those who experience
pain with endo. Since you complain of no/low sex drive, maybe both
hormones would be a better fit for you -- ask the doctors on the sister
forum (I have no medical education whatsoever lol).
At Sat, 13 Apr 2002, Debbie wrote:
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>Hello, new to this site will give you some history. 39 year old, was
>diagnosed 3 years ago with Fibromyalgia. About 6 months ago periods
>went hay wire! Went to family Dr felt fibroids said no big deal we will
>do a ultrasound to see how big they are and start taking birth control
>pills and he would let me know about the results of the tests. Went to
>get the ultrasound and during the test the technician asked when my
>follow up appt was and I told her I did not have one and she said make
>one. I was in my Drs office the next day with the results of the
>ultrasound. Had a cyst about the size of a apple on my right side
>looked normal and a cyst that looked bad about the size a navel orange
>on the left ovary and fibroids in the uterus. Well the following two
>weeks were filled with CTscans, Gyn appts and I needed to get an
>Oncologist Gyn. The cyst on the left ovary had to be removed to see if
>it was cancer. They were going to try to keep the other ovary if it
>looked OK. The uterus was going to be removed -- fibroids. Had surgery
>5 weeks ago. No cancer -- but had terrible endometriosis. Every thing
>was "like a solid block of concrete with lots of lesions" direct quote
>from surgeon. Both ovaries and tubes and total hysterectomy was done
>not sure if he did anything with the lesions. Niether one of my ovaries
>were functioning. Sorry about the long history. My question to
>everyone is -- I am very young and I need help with questions about HRT.
>My DR put me on the patch right after surgery-estradiol .1mg. I didn't
>even know I had endo--thought all my problems were from Fibro. Now
>after doing alot of research low hormones and endo sound just like
>Fibro. Since the surgery I am back to having bladder problems and the
>bowel movements are painful all the time. I know I still need to heal
>and will give it time. But I am worried about all those lesions--is
>that endo left in me??? I am also very interested in HRT. My sex drive
>is gone, which my husband would love to see fixed! Is anyone taking
>progestrone who has had a hysterectomy? what about testosterone? I am
>still trying to find out about all of this so please bear with me.
>Thanks in advance for any help you can send my way. I think I am really
>worried about the estrogen messing with the endo.
>
>Debbie
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