Re: Ovarian Remnant Syndrome/ Residual Ovary Syndrome
From: D.N. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Jan 29 10:04:56 2003
Hi,
I wrote a reply to you on the Women's Forum about this.
Best wishes,
D.N.
At Wed, 29 Jan 2003, silentwhispa wrote:
>
>Hi all,
>
>I wrote back in December asking for help regarding the re-occurance of
>endometriosis in a post hysterectomy woman. (aka me)
>
>Back then we all thought yes this was the most likely cause of the pain
>i had been getting, but after seeing a specialist they were perplexed as
>to why it was cycling since both ovaries had been removed and the
>estrodial implant i have had gives a constant amt off so therefore
>shouldn't cycle.
>
>Well i stuck to my guns and wouldn't back off with the fact that it DOES
>cycle, and now they think that it could well be "Ovarian Remnant
>Syndrome / Residual Ovary Syndrome... which is when a small fragment of
>ovary is left behind at the tying off point of the blood vessels when
>the hysterectomy is performed. This can then grow to a degree and is
>massed in the adhesions and is very common in women of multiple surgerys
>and endometriosis/adhesion sufferres.....
>
>I am having an ultrasound next week and this should find it if it is
>indeed this, but it sure sounds hopeful, and i dont feel like im banging
>my head against a wall with Dr's finally, altho this could change if it
>shows nothing. LOL.
>
>Anyway, i just wanted to let you all know of this discovery, and you may
>know of it already, but incase any of you didn't and were having similar
>problems and finding no one to listen, then its possibly something you
>can mention to your Dr as a possibility.
>
>Also if there are any of you out there who have been diagnosed with
>this, would love to chat and find out more about it, and what treatment
>you had.
>
>--
>Anyway, take care all......
>Feel well,
>
>Silentwhispa
>
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