Re: Worried about my mother, please help!
From: Anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Apr 17 13:06:20 2002
At Wed, 17 Apr 2002, D.N. wrote:
>
>Hi Julianne,
>
>Why did you Mom have a partial hyst in the first place? Did she have
>endo then? If she did have endo before, she can have it again if the
>ovaries or a part of them were left in. Endometriosis is the
>endometrial lining of the uterus that grows outside of the uterus. It
>can grow in different places in the body-under the right conditions.
>Endometriosis does not always cause pain. Some women can have a little
>bit of endo and have lots of pain. Other women can have lots of endo
>and little pain. Or any mix inbetween.
>
>I have had a total hyst with both ovaries removed, however, during the
>last surgery to remove the right one, they did not it all out. I still
>ovulate out the tiny piece of ovary and have cyclical pain from endo.
>
>I know it must be hard to wait to talk to the other doc. Try not to let
>all the possibilities get the best of you. I hope things go well for
>the both of you. Write back if you have any more questions.
>
>Best wishes,
>D.N.
>Just an FYI to other readers: ovary removal is NOT a hysterectomy. A hysterectomy is removal of the uterus only.(the cervix is part of the uterus). When the ovaries are removed it is called a oophorectomy. When both are removed it is NOT a "total hysterectomy"; it is a hysterectomy with oophorectomy. Technically a "partial hyst" is uterus removed but cervix preserved. :-)
>At Wed, 17 Apr 2002, Julianne wrote:
>>
>>Hi all - I am new to here, and we are not sure where else to turn...my
>>mother is 48 and has had a partial hysterectomy - she still has her ovaries
>>left. In her yearly this week, her doctor found a nodule in her vagina. He
>>is referring her to another ob, but this means we have to wait for a few
>>weeks to find out what we can. I have been researching online for answers
>>about what exactly a nodule is, and it seems to come back with three
>>answers: endometriosis, some sort of rectal thing, and cancer.
>>
>>My question is: if she does not have a uterus, can she have endometriosis?
>>She does still have her ovaries. I was under the assumption that
>>endometriosis is the constant shedding of the uteral lining (I was
>>misdiagnoised with endo two years ago - turned out to have polycistic
>>ovarian syndrome) so if this is true, she does not have a uterus and this
>>would not be possible. She is not in any pain yet. Can someone point me in
>>the right direction?
>>
>>God bless and good luck to you all. JA
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