Re: should I have the surgery?
From: Lauren (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Apr 29 12:47:49 2002
Hi,
Just to update you, we have almost moved all our stuff that we can. Now I am
going home to make sandwiches and then rest. Elsabe & Peter have been about
the best friends one can hope to have.
I just hope that we are making the right decision. We can't back out of the
house, but we can always rent it out if push comes to shove and this does
not work. I have not given up on the idea of living with Alex, it might be
an adventure.
(((((HUGS))))))
Lauren
>----- Original Message -----
From: Natalie <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO <anonymous@obgyn.net>
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 4:55 PM
Subject: Re: should I have the surgery?
> Hello Heather,
>
> It should be completely your decision. I am also very scared of having
any
> type of surgery. My doctor found endo on the surface of my cervix and she
> wants to do a LEEP procedure (in which they scrape off some of the tissue
> with an electrical current going through a wire loop). She also suggested
> the possibility of doing a laparoscopy to see if I have it other places in
> my body.
>
> Personally, both procedures really freak me out. I have never been under
> general before, and just the idea of being cut in any way is very scary
for
> me. The procedure done to do the biopsy on my cervix (which was really
not
> that bad) comes into my mind from time to time and it is not pleasant.
>
> I think that I am going to try some of the alternative therapies to see if
> any of them help before resorting to surgery. Of course, I don't have
pain
> really. I only have bleeding during/after sex. So, the decision to
> postpone surgery and try other things is an easier one for me. I have
> seen/heard about several people having success with a modified diet. I
> don't know how that compares to people's success with surgery, but I feel
> something less invasive is worth a shot.
>
> Good luck with your decision. It is not an easy one to make.
> -Natalie
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: endo@obgyn.net [mailto:endo@obgyn.net]On Behalf Of Heather Pena
> > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 6:44 AM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO
> > Subject: should I have the surgery?
> >
> > I have been having back pain and "cramping" in my abdomen for
> > quite some
> > time now. I have had a hysterectomy (not because of endo), but I do
> > have a hystory of endo(2 surgeries). My family thinks that I should
> > have the surgery again to make sure the endo hasnt come back and is
> > causing my back pain. I am still not sure if I should go
> > ahead with it.
> > I am scared to be put under again if I dont need it. What do
> > all of you
> > think? I thought I should get your opinions before I schedule it.
> > Thanks,
> > Heather P.
> >
>
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