Re: Endometrioma through navel?
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue Sep 30 14:23:09 2003
Leigh,
I am suffering with Endometriosis that grows in my belly button. Right
now a dark purple spot fills the entire thing and it's growing. For a
while it was a small spot but it definately changes with my monthly
cycle. Some weeks it's very painful and one week it's fairly mild. I've
had Endometriosis removed from my belly button twice before this. In
about 2 weeks they are going in to "Remove" my umbilicus and reconstruct
me a new one through plastic surgery. In the Hope that this will cure
me. I am skeptical. This is a rare form of this disease. I just
wanted you to know that there are others out there who share your
symptoms and your stuggle.
At Sun, 21 Sep 2003, Rachel wrote:
>
>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:
>>
>>At Sat, 20 Sep 2003, Rachel wrote:
>>
>>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?
>>>
>>>At Sat, 20 Sep 2003, leigh wrote:
>>>>
>>>>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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