Re: Endometrioma on the abdominal wall
From: Chris (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun Feb 29 07:17:35 2004
Hi Kara,
It sounds like you have adhesions. You should check out these websites:
http://www.adhesions.org/forums/message.htm#recent,
http://www.generalsurgeryinfo.com/gerhart5/,
http://www.hcgresources.com/adhesions.htm, http://adlap.com/index.htm,
http://www.bombobeach.com/home.htm,
http://www.center-for-womens-care.com/studies.htm,
http://www.obgyn.net/english/pubs/features/wiseman/wiseman_adhesions.htm#treatment,
http://www.endozone.org/display.asp?page=endometriosis-coping-zone_0401_endometriosis-and-bowel-symptoms.
I know it's a lot, but I hope it helps. Let me know if you need any
more information or if you want to talk, feel free to e-mail me.
At Sun, 29 Feb 2004, Kara wrote:
>
>Hi.I've had 2 c/sections.1 in 1998 and 2nd in 2000.I have had pain for
>1.5yrs and they finally diagnosed me in Jan 2004 with endometrioma of
>the abdominal wall.At first they thought it was a hernia,but through a
>cat scan they found the problem.I have had tenderness along my lower
>abdomen for 1.5yrs.It never goes away,its constant.My left side pinches
>every once in a while.It's very very tender and feels like a bruise.I've
>been told this is nerves pinching.Where my C/section scar is,is where
>the endometrioma is.I feel lumps along my incision scar and is painful
>and very very tender.When I lay down it hurts,when I sit or stand for
>long periods of time and I get up after standing,I'm hunched over in
>pain.I get cramps,but has nothing to do with menstrual cycle.I can just
>stand, and my lower abdomen where the lumps are, pinch.I itch my stomach
>and have no idea why?I wonder if it could be stretching?I get bloated to
>the point of looking 8 months pregnant.I have sometimes vomited because
>of the bloating being so bad that all my food sits in my upper middle
>stomach.It's gotten to the point that it affects everyday life.When I
>bend over the sink to wash my hands it's painful.To bend over and get
>back up,I'm hunched in pain.To wear jeans,it hurts.To do up a seatbelt
>it hurts.It's so tender.If anyone bumps me by accident it hurts.It's
>along my whole lower half.It doesn't hurt to have sex.It doesn't affect
>my menstrual cycle.I've been on the pill for ages.And I have no pain
>medication.Im up for abdominal surgery in May to have them
>removed.Apparently,I'm healthy as an Ox.It's just my lower abdominal
>wall that is causing me this pain.I've read that others have had this
>but haven't explained their symptoms.So Now as my lower half is
>pinching,it's time to go.Talk soon.
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