Re: possible ovary removal after a hysterectomy?!
From: D.N. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Feb 26 17:14:27 2004
Judy,
If you aren't ready for surgery, you might want to try continuous birth
control pills. They may or may not be helpful. Some women try Lupron,
but I never used that so I can't say.
Good luck.
Best wishes,
D.N.
At Thu, 26 Feb 2004, Judy wrote:
>
>At Thu, 26 Feb 2004, D.N. wrote:
>>
>>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
>>
>>>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 su
>
>Hi, It's me again. Just to answer your question I did have an
>ultrasound and I had a few cysts at the time. The pain is also almost
>unbearable during ovulation. I am only 32 though and not ready for
>menapause. But I need to get rid of the pain! Thanks for responding.
>The info helped. Judy
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