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Re: 16 with endo feeling kinda miserable...
From: Kayla (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Aug 15 22:09:50 2002
Elsie,
I am 19 and have the same problems. I was diagnoised this past July and
my pain is back a little....not nearly as bad as before. Has your
gynecologist started you on any treatment, like Lupron, Synarel, BCP,
Deprovera? I would talk about that w/ your mom and your doctor asap...it
helps w/ some people. I think it's worth a try. I am on Synarel and I
have just minimal side effects. Synarel is expensive and it's a nasal
spray. Hopefully, your parent's insurance company does cover it!
Remember that anytime you need to vent or ask any questions, we are
here! If you want a doctors opinion or another ones....there is doctors
in the women's forum that answer questions on their free time. There is
a lot of great people out there that want to help! I know that I have
two great supportive doctors... my family doc and gynecologist.....make
sure that you have a good support system...you could see if their is a
endo support group close to home that you can go to, check out the Endo
association or your local hospital. You could even ask your
gynecologist too! Email me anytime if you need support or just to vent,
I'm here!
At Wed, 14 Aug 2002, monica wrote:
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>HI Elsie! I'm sorry to hear that you are experiencing the same thing we all are at such a young age....but I completely feel your pain. I'm 22 now and have also had endo since I was 16. I was just "officially" diagnosed Nov. 01...no one believed me either. I had my first lap March 7th 2002 and it's back again worse than before. Just hang in there, we all believe you. When I was alone and needed to talk, this site and all the wonderful ladies here listened to me vent my frustrations....believe it or not, it helped me a lot. I got to tell someone my worries and pain and they were all very wonderful. I hope you find as much comfort in this site as I do.
>Good Luck!
>Monica
>
>>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (Elise)
>>Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>>To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO
>>Subject: 16 with endo feeling kinda miserable...
>>Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 04:47:25 -0500
>>
>>Im 16 and had a surgery done this past march to "treat" my endo. But it
>>only helped for about 3 months the pain is back and just as bad as
>>before. I don't think people believe me about how bad the pain is
>>(especially after having the surgery done) but the pain is still there.
>>Nobody else in my life has dealt with endo so they can't relate I am
>>looking for someone to help me figure this all out. Im feeling quite
>>depressed latley as I can't do all the things I enhoy doing. I had to
>>quit playing sports and doing all my "kid" stuff becuase I am so tired
>>and sore all of the time. When friends call me to go shoot hoops or
>>kick the ball around I usually go but come home in even more pain then
>>when I started so I pop a few pills and go to bed. the pills don't
>>actually do much although my mom says they do.....what does she know
>>shes not the one taking them for pain. The doctor wouldn't give me
>>actual pain killers should I go back and ask again? Anyway if theres
>>anyone that feels like they can help me out just by talking and
>>listening please write back...thanx allot.
>>
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Kayla
**Just someone who cares, preparing for the medical field**
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