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Re: Outraged!!
From: Kim (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Jul 29 15:35:51 2004
Hi, thanks for your e-mail, I'm just wondering... is my doctor the only
one doing all these tests for the right-sided pain. He made it sound so
unusual for the endo to be high (around the level of hip, but towards
belly button-ish) I have gotten a few responses about "having the same
pain" and am just curious. Did anyone ever suggest anything besides the
endo? Thanks for the support and responses, KIM
At Thu, 29 Jul 2004, Amanda wrote:
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>Hi Kim,
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>Sorry to hear about all of your pain but don't feel alone! I have the
>same right sided pain all the time. It is a rare day that I do not have
>pain that area. Nothing seems to work for me for this pain either and I
>hate taking pain medication. I am so sorry to hear that you are having
>this too. If you want to talk more feel free to e-mail me at
>rozebud221@Yahoo.com
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>--
>Amanda B.
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>At Tue, 27 Jul 2004, Kim wrote:
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>>I have literaaly been sitting at my computer for the past 3 hours
>>(should be studying for finals but can't concentrate due to the pain
>>anyways) but I digress. I am outraged that almost every site I come to
>>feels the need to mention the fact that in almost 80% of chronic pelvic
>>pain cases there is an underlying psychological factor. They go on to
>>say that women who complain of pelvic pain commonly are sexually abused,
>>in troubled marriages, raped, etc. I am neither of these (but my heart
>>goes out to those who deal with these issues.) It makes me skeptical of
>>what my doctor is thinking when I keep coming back with no relief. I
>>have always been a sensible person, I hold a high GPA and have little
>>trouble managing most aspects of my life (with exception of endo!!) I
>>feel crazy because nothing works so far, (surgery, lupron, BCP.) I am
>>tired of complaining to those around me, I am tired of waking up and
>>going to bed in pain, and most of all I am tired of going to doctors to
>>"rule out" other causes. I feel like I am losing my mind because my
>>doctor can't figure out what is causing my right lower side pain, he
>>says that the endo should have responded to lupron (I have stage II) and
>>he keeps ordering different tests for the pain- CT scan, colonscopy,
>>blood work. I went to the ER when it was realy bad because I felt sure
>>something had ruptured, but was told it "was just a flare-up of the
>>endo." Has anyone else had a right, lower side pain, all of the time.
>>Besides the normal pelvic pain from endo, it is like a constant, throb
>>or heaviness.It is the same pain as other pelvic areas, just when they
>>seem to resolve a little this one pain is always there no matter what.
>>It is in the same area people would complain about appendicitis (trust
>>me because every doctor I see thinks they have discovered appendicitis
>>until it too is ruled out.) I am sorry to write such a long one, but I
>>am truly frustrated today. Thanks for listening and any responses, KIM
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