Re: Has my endo come back already?
From: D.N. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Oct 29 09:45:30 2002
Hi Mel,
Yep, Celic Sprue can certainly cause the anemia you are talking about.
You sure have a lot to deal with! Have you tried Metrogel for the
rosacea?
Hope you can find an answer to your problems.
Best wishes,
D.N.
At Tue, 29 Oct 2002, Mel wrote:
>
>D.N.,
>According to the doctor, everything has been removed with no problem. No
>parts/pieces left behind.
>
>Before my hysterectomy, I had extremely heavy bleeding and the doctors
>assumed that was causing the severe iron deficiency. Iron pills make me
>very sick, so a hysterecotmy was done. My iron went lower after surgery
>and kept dropping instead of slowly rising. Further testing showed I
>had iron deficiency due to Celiac Disease. Celiac Disease is a
>condition in which you have an allergic reaction to the gluten found in
>wheat, rye, barley, and oats. Most flours, starches, preservations,
>sauces, etc. contain some form of gluten. Anyway, the Celiac Disease
>inflames the small intestines and kills off the villi (sp?). The villi
>is what draws in things like iron. I was placed on a gluten-free diet
>and whad 3 iron infusions. The only good news I've had lately is that
>my Celiac Disease tests indicate that I have my diet under control and
>my iron levels are good.
>
>Plus if you would like me to add to the above, I've also been diagnosed
>with Rosacea. So not only am I battling with female things and Celiac
>Disease, I'm trying to figure out how to keep my red-faced covered up.
>
>Isn't life wonderful? Thanks again for your replies.
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