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Re: 4 days
From: kristen (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Aug 25 13:51:31 2003
i started haveing trouble when i was 16 too and im 20 now. so thats
weird. im just scared because it runs in my family. my aunt had it and
she died from utarin cancer. my sister had it but it went away after
she had a kid. my aunts daughter has it. im just scared. i cant do
anything. i cant get a job because im in bed most of the time in pain
and if i did get a job id get fired within the first month. school is
getting to me big time. im trying to get through college and its almost
impossable for me. everything just bigs me and im sick of it. sorry
for ranting i just needed to get some shit out. tabks kristen.
At Sun, 24 Aug 2003, Brett wrote:
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>Kristen-
>I think of it this way. I had the surgery to find out whether or not I
>had endo, and unfortunately, I do. But imagine what could happen if you
>didn't find out and treat it? Since it's becoming an increasing interest
>to the medical world, endo treatments are improving all the time. If
>you left it alone without getting help, you could find many of your
>organs completely overtaken by endo tissue. I started having trouble
>when I was 16 (ovarian cysts) and had seriously awful cramps and
>periods, but I thought it was because of the cysts. It wasn't until my
>last period (in May) lasted 45 days that I knew something was really
>wrong. Because I got this thing taken care of now, when I'm 20, I may
>still be able to have children. Others aren't so lucky.
>
>Hopefully you have found a knowledgeable and understanding doctor. My
>doctor has really pulled me through this, she's the best gynocologist in
>Chicago and talking to her about every symptom, every pain, every
>urinary or bowel problem I have, helps me feel like someone really cares
>about getting me better fast.
>
>Good luck. You're not alone.
>
>At Sun, 24 Aug 2003, kristen wrote:
>>
>>sorry i havent been on lately i had a bad few weeks. and now i have a
>>hole in my mouth that hurts like a bitch. but anyways i have 4 days
>>(the 28) to prep myself to go in and see an endo specialist and im
>>scared to death. im no longer afraid of surgery becase i had my first
>>on friday but it still scares me. so could you guys like help me out a
>>little. please. and thanks. kristen helmer
>
>--
>-Brett
>
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