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Re: the pain is back!
From: Mandy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Mar 31 06:25:52 2004
Hi! It does seem like the endo mess will never end, but hopefully
sometime soon they'll find either a cure or a really good medicine to
help with it!
At Tue, 30 Mar 2004, Bryn wrote:
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>Thanks for your advice!In response to what you just wrote, Mandy, I saw
>another dr. this afternoon who referred me somewhere else. He doesn't
>WANT me to get pregnant yet, but the sooner the better so I don't have
>more damage. And he also suggested Lupron. So I see someone else on
>April 16 to review my options. That gives me a little hope. But
>doesn't it feel like it will never end!???
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>At Tue, 30 Mar 2004, Mandy wrote:
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>>Hi! I had a lap done last year and my endo has also returned. I
>>fortunately do not want children. But despite that I have never been
>>told by my doctor to get pregnant. This is just my opinion, but if my
>>dr. had told me that, I would have switched doctors. Just b/c you have
>>a child, doesn't mean the endo won't come back. It may not bother you
>>the 9 months that you are pregnant, but after that it can come back. I
>>am on continuous bcp's and it's not working so I am thinking of going on
>>Lupron this summer sometime. I know you said you live in the middle of
>>nowhere (same here), but I would really consider either sitting down
>>with that doctor and telling him/her that there are other options, such
>>as cbcp's, lupron, another lap., etc. or I'd find another dr. in the
>>next town. I hope you start to feel better soon!
>>
>>--
>>Mandy
>>
>>At Tue, 30 Mar 2004, Bryn wrote:
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>>>Hi I am new here. I was diagnosed last July but have been suffering for
>>>a long time. I was so excited when I had my lap. because they told me
>>>the removed all of my endo and that the chances were 50/50 that it would
>>>return- and most likely not for a while. Well....
>>>
>>>The pain, fatigue, etc. used to started during what I assume is
>>>ovulation and would actually be a little better during my period. The
>>>past few months it starts right after my period ends and just keeps
>>>lasting!
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>>>I am so frustrated! I just got married and we aren't ready to start our
>>>family--we want to enjoy our first married summer! But my doctors keep
>>>saying that is my #1 option.
>>>
>>>I am on a low dose BC, but I don't think that helps at all. Oh, and I
>>>am breaking out like CRAZY! Does that happen to anyone else!?!?!? I am
>>>going to see a Dr. at 2:45 today. Any advice!?!? ( I live in the
>>>middle of NOWHERE and Dr's here don't seem to understand!!!!)
>>>
>>>THANKS!
>>>
>>>--
>>>Bryn
>>>
>--
>Bryn
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