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Re: Severe endo with hardly any symptoms?
From: Sharon (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun Sep 29 08:25:00 2002
Heather, I usually just read, but I thought i'd reply to you because
your situation is so similar to mine. I also had a laparotomy to remove
a very large, complex ovarian cyst and had my right ovary and tube
removed. They also found severe endo then. The only symptoms I had
were painful periods which I had since high school and thought were
normal, so I was taken by surprise as well. Endo does get worse over
time, but I know a lot of women live with it with no effects or teatment
at all. I'm wondering if you're concerned about future fertility or
already have kids. If you're not worried about future fertility, then I
don't know if I'd treat it at all. If it's not something that is
affecting your daily life, why mess with it? I know for me I also felt
some pain relief during menstruation by using BCPs only.
At Sat, 28 Sep 2002, Heather wrote:
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>Does anyone know how common this is? I had a laparotomy in August for a
>large complex ovarian cyst with cystic and solid components. Turns out
>the cyst was an endometrioma and I ended up having my left ovary and
>tube removed. After the surgery my doctor explained that I had sever
>endo and adhesions throughout my pelvis. Apparently my uterus is
>adhered to my large intestine as well. I really wasn't too familiar
>with endo but was shocked to find out that I had a severe case of it. I
>started researching and found that the only symptoms that I really have
>are bad cramps and painful bowel movements for two days during my
>period. A couple Advil always took care of it. I'm 28 and have had
>those symptoms for 15 years, so I assumed they were normal. My doctor
>recommended that I start taking natural progesterone right after the
>surgery to control the endo. I had never heard of this treatment so I
>told him I had to do some research on it first. In the meantime I am
>taking continuous birth control pills.
>>From the research that I have done I consider myself very lucky to not
>have many problems with this, as it sounds like many of you have severe
>pain throughout your cycles. At the same time I an having a hard time
>making a decision about treatment. Because I have few symptoms, I don't
>feel like Lupron is right for me. Seems like the side effects would be
>worse than what I have now. Thankfully, my doctor agrees that Lupron
>isn't the right treatment for me. I've done quite a bit of research on
>natural progesterone and have found conflicting opinions on it. Seems
>like most doctors really shy away from it, but I think it might be the
>right treatment for me. I'm going back in a few months to discuss it
>further.
>I have found some excellent information on it in this forum. I wanted
>to thank you all for the great information and links.
>
>--
>Heather
>
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