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Re: endoFrom: Alexandra (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu Feb 27 13:21:27 2003
At Thu, 27 Feb 2003, Marie wrote: > >The three month shot may not have been lupuron, it may have been something else like zoladex. I had three month shots of that, it did wonders for me the only problems I had were once I got back on continuos birth control, and finally had a period. >I would talk to the doctors about what they had given me and how it works, also discuss options. I don't know how the insurance systems works, I live in England so I don't have to deal with all that. > >Good luck, >Marie > > > >Stars burn brighter when no one is watching. > >>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (Norma) >>Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net >>To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO >>Subject: endo >>Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 10:38:33 -0600 >> >>I had a cystectomy on Thursday February 20th, 2003 this is barely my 3rd >>day back home. >>I was diagnosed with Endometriosis, however the whole time I was going >>to the OBYGN dept. at the hospital (County Hospital)The Doctors kept >>telling me that the problem was on my left ovary not on my right. That >>they in fact had seen the right ovary and it looked normal. They also >>told me, they were going to do a sirgury which is call laparadomy. This >>sirgury apparentley was going to require for them to open 1 little whole >>under my waist and two on each side lower. They also said that the Cyst >>was 12cmm. After the sirgury I realized they had cut me all accross, >>like a sesarian sirgury and they called this a open laparadomy. >>My question or opinion from you is: Is it really legal for the Doctors >>to go ahead and open a bigger insicion after I had sign papers where it >>specificaly showed that they were going to do just 3 little wholes, >>instead of open me up all. And also, I'm kind of curious as of why they >>would tell me the whole time that the problem was on my left ovary and >>after surgery they told me that they had done the cystechtomy from my >>right ovary. >>Was it also, really necesary for they to cut me all accross when the >>cyst was only 12cmm and apparently what they told me, was that the cyst >>was just a big clowgth of blood? >>They also gave a injection which I don't remember what the name of that >>was and told me that I need one more in 3 months and after that I will >>be on pills and this is to prevent from Endo to come back? >>Is this going to make me gain weight? have acknee? What are the side >>effects of this and can it make me infertile? >>Is there a clinic you would recomend for me to go from this point on to >>do follow ups about this Endo problem where they don't charge to much? I >>don't have insurance, and I really don't trust the Doctors at that >>Hospital since they tell me one thing but they do something totally >>diferent? >>I also would like to know, why and how is it that we get Endo,is it >>hereditary or not and is there anything we can do naturally to prevent >>it, whithout taking pills or anything like that? >>Is there a book, you'll recommend or a website where I can learn more >>about this Endo disease. >>Thanks in advanced for your help, I'm sorry if I have a lot of grammar >>issues but English is not my first language. >>
-- I would like to know if anybody know a doctor who knows well Endometriosis. I leave in NY. I was diagnosed with severe Endometriosis back on 1999. Now I'm taking Lupron which I just finished for 6 months. I would appreciate is someone can email any doctor in New York. Good luck to all of you.
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