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Re: Any and All please help regarding total hysterectomy removal of both ovaries and HRT
From: Debbie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun Apr 14 16:15:13 2002
Actually I have had alot of pain but they blamed everything on the
Fibro. Because along with Fibro comes irritable bowel syndrome (which
they said that is why I was having the terrible cramping and painful
bowel movements), bladder problems and a host of other things. Sorry I
didn't inculde that important info.
Debbie
At Sun, 14 Apr 2002, anonymous wrote:
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>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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