ENDO Messages for February, 2004: Re: possible ovary removal after a hysterectomy?!

Re: possible ovary removal after a hysterectomy?!

From: D.N. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Feb 26 10:04:20 2004

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Hi Judy,

This happened to me. My right ovary at the time of my hyst was fine. A year and a half later, it was covered in endo. Have they done a transvaginal US to see if there are any cysts?

If you go the surgery route, you will more than likely not be able to have this done via laparscopy. If endo is involved it makes removal difficult. You will want to have a highly trained surgeon (perhaps a gyn oncologist surgeon) remove it. You need someone who can deal with both bowel and ureter complications. Make sure you are completely bowel prepped before the surgery -including antibiotics. The reason I say this is because you want to make sure they get the whole ovary out intact. If they don't you could end up with ovarian remnant syndrome like I did. Then the nightmare doesn't seem to end.

I hope this info helps. Good luck in your decision. Write back if you have more questions.

Best wishes, D.N.

At Wed, 25 Feb 2004, Judy wrote: >
>Hi, I had a hysterectomy in june 03 due to endo. They kept my left
>ovary intact and latley I have been having lots of pain on that side. I
>know it's possible that endo can regrow. Has anyone ever had to go in
>and that last ovary out? I am tired of the pain but I am not ready to
>have more surgery. I think endo is causing the pain but it's hard to
>know for sure. I know I have adhesions, and I am pretty sure they are
>causing some of my discomfort. Also, does anyone know if that ovary
>could be removed with lap surgery instead of abdominal? I hesitate to
>call my obgyn on this. thanks so much

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