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Re: Endometrioma through navel?
From: Rachel (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun Sep 21 20:17:57 2003
Leigh, you should definitely get that looked at. If it's under the
skin, then it could be a cyst of some sort, but the color thing is
throwing me off. I've never heard of an endometrioma so close to the
skin, but I guess it's definitely possible. Do you notice any changes
in the size and color with the changes of your cycle? Is there a pattern
to its changes?
At Sun, 21 Sep 2003, leigh wrote:
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>At Sat, 20 Sep 2003, Rachel wrote:
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>It's fairly symmetrical, but the thing is, it changes size AND color.
>Meaning, it gets smaller sometimes, bigger sometimes. Lighter
>sometimes, darker sometimes. I noticed today that it's lighter and
>smaller than it was three days ago. It's always darker than skin color.
>It's not nearly chocolate color today, just slightly purplish. I think
>it changes sometimes because I'm taking prednisone for something
>unrelated. It's not actually coming through the skin, but is underneath
>it. It's been there for almost a year, with no pain, just discomfort
>while bending sometimes, and some drainage. I should have been clearer
>on that, sorry.
>
>>Leigh, you need to get that checked out IMMEDIATELY! Anything new
>>(especially if it's dark) that suddenly appears on your skin needs
>>medical attention. Is it small or large? Has it grown since it first
>>appeared? How dark is it? Is it symmetrical or is it globby with uneven
>>edges?
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>>At Sat, 20 Sep 2003, leigh wrote:
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>>>Is it possible for an endometrioma to protrude through the navel? I have
>>>a large chocolate colored mass on my navel, but it has been this same
>>>color since it suddenly appeared almost a year ago, and there is no
>>>pain, just discomfort from time to time with exertion or bending. This
>>>is not always the case. The mass also sometimes drains through the
>>>navel, which I find odd. I'm 34, have never had children, and I do have
>>>other symptoms of endometriosis.
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