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Re: 1st laparoscopy scheduled for Wednesday,Nov.23,2003
From: Sue (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Nov 20 13:48:23 2003
Hi Denise,
Thank you so much for replying,it made me feel much better.I seem to be
putting all of my hope into this surgery,but I just have been feeling so
lousy lately that it must be Endo.I don't think I'm really afraid of the
lap anymore,I just hope it helps.So,you've had 2 laps??And you did get
relief at least for awhile,right??Has your joint pain gotten better
now??I hope so,and I hope you keep getting better and better.Thank you
again!!
At Tue, 18 Nov 2003, Denise wrote:
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>At Sun, 16 Nov 2003, Sue wrote:
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>>Hi everyone,
>>I'm new to this forum and think it's great.I have my first lap scheduled
>>for Wednesday,Nov.26 and I'm terrified.I keep questioning if I really
>>need it,although I have alot of faith in my doctor.He is very
>>experienced in Endo and laparoscopy.The thing is that I don't always
>>have pain and when I do it's not always severe.I usually get it just
>>before my period but lately I've been getting severe pain in my side
>>when I'm ovulating.I have a lot of bloating very often and lately
>>nausea.I've had bladder problems for years with urinary retention.My
>>question is,if there is Endo and it's removed during the lap,will this
>>bloating go away?I did have an ovarian cyst a couple of years ago and
>>was really bloated,but that went away on it's own.I was diagnosed with
>>fibromyalgia in June and hear that it could be related to the Endo.I
>>just don't feel well at all lately and hope that this lap will make me
>>feel back to normal.If anyone has some answers,would you please let me
>>know??Thank you so much.
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>Hello,
>I know it can be nerve-racking waiting to have the laparoscopy done.
>Surgery is never without possible side effects or complications. Having
>said that, however, it is a relatively routine procedure now, if done by
>a trained physician, which yours is. It will provide relief. I have
>had two. It is different with each patient as to how long before the
>symptoms reappear. Endo does come back--sometimes in months, sometimes
>years. There are hormonal treatments used to keep the endo from
>returning as rapidly after surgery, according to most doctors. As far
>as the pain, one could be in a lot of pain with little endo or in
>relatively less pain with a lot of endo present. It is a strange thing.
>So don't judge your endo by the pain entirely. The bloating does come
>with endo, as well as urinary problems in some. That should ease after
>the lap. I think the worst part of endo is the fatigue and general
>struggle to get through the week. Sometimes I only have one good week a
>month. Fibromyalgia and endo have been linked by some people. They
>think it has to do with the auto immune system. It does appear to
>happen together in a lot of women. I had a really bad spell with joint
>pain this summer. My doctor had me start an additional thyroid
>medication (I was already on Synthroid), Cytomel. I am feeling better
>after a couple of months now. It may be that thyroid function is
>connected to fibromyalgia also.
>
>I hope your lap goes well and you find some relief. Let us know how you
>are.
>
>--
>Denise
>
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