Re: Checking In after Surgery (Long)
From: Anonymo (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Jan 20 12:22:06 2003
I understand how you feel, but please do not worry about the "mild" endo
thing.
As you know, it is meaningless and has no relationship to your pain, and
anyone who knows the least bit about endo knows this. So, you can
use this as a bit of a gauge for how good your doctor is -- if he or she
makes you feel like your endo is less important because it has been
staged
as mild, then in my opinion it is time to look for a new doc.
Since you are not going to do the Lupron, may I suggest that you take a
look
at the EndoNatural group on Yahoo? It is amazing to see that so many
women
are noticing a dramatic improvement simply by changing their diet and
taking
vitamin supplements.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EndoNatural/
Good luck and Happy Healing.
At Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Leslie wrote:
>
>Well, back to work after my 2nd lap. The doc was going in to take a
>look to see how bad it was since he was not the one that did my 1st lap.
>
>I have not spoken to my doc since the surgery, I have a follow-up appt
>Monday. But what I gathered from my hubby after the doc spoke to him
>after the surgery, I have mild endo (the beginning stages) and he thinks
>that Lupron would be best. I never really found out too much from my
>first lap because I did not educate myself about this disease enough. My
>now doc did tell me from the 1st surgery notes that it was on both
>ovaries and tubes and could not be lazered off of one. He does not
>believe that lasering really works that well, which I agree.
>
>I know that someone can have little endo and great pain, but I was
>floored to find out I have "mild" endo. I don't doubt my doc and I have
>not talked to him, this is just what he told my hubby. I have been in
>sooooo much pain as you all can relate and it is somewhat discouraging
>to hear the term mild used. It feels like now my endo will be taken
>with less importance since it is just in the beginning stages. Does
>this make sense.
>
>Anyway, during my preop visit with my doc, we talked about all the
>treatment options and I expressed my concern with Lupron. He said it is
>utimately my decision and he would do whatever route I wanted to go,
>even a hyst, but that he would go in look around and make his
>suggestion. He did perform a LUNA while he was in there, don't know how
>that will come out. He did that for pain but he also wants to get it
>"under control" as well as you can.
>
>I don't feel comfy with the lupron idea ( i don't want to start a
>debate, ultimately, it is an individual decision to take the drug or
>not, some people have success and some don't, and I feel for the people
>that feel like they "HAVE" to take the drug, I say get another doc if
>you can) but anyway, my gut feeling is not in step with the lupron
>treatment.
>
>I don't have any large lesions to be removed which my doc said he would
>do, just a lot of little "blisters everywhere" this is my description of
>them for lack of medical description.
>
>Still, after surgery, I still don't know what to do. Since the surgery,
>I have been dry heaving after every meal, which I don't know to relate
>to being put to sleep ( I don't do great with that) or I started to
>think today about whether or not it could be related to the LUNA,
>messing with nerves and all. We will see if it continues through the
>week. I am also still having shoulder pain.
>It is a week before my period and I am having mild pains, enough to hurt
>and make me draw up for a minute, but nothing like last month where they
>made me cry. So I don't know if the LUNA is helping or if it is just
>because I just had surgery.
>
>OK, I have went on long enough not really making a certain point, just
>chatting with my endo friends. Hope everyone is making it through the
>day.
>
>--
>Leslie
>
>--
>Leslie
>
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