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Re: ADENOMYOSIS AND SYMPTOMS....ANYONE??? (LONG)From: anonymous@obgyn.netSat Nov 20 10:42:49 2004
I have adenomyosis, too. Just confirmed last week. I experience many of the same symptoms that Tracy describes (even once put my back out sitting on the toilet, and I'm in very good shape back there). Sometimes, posting to this board, I feel like an usurper (okay, not that strong, maybe just an imposter), because I don't feel the same kinds of pains as endo, nor do they seem extreme. So it's very comforting, albeit sad, to get a little feedback from others with adenomyosis. Seems most everyone I talk to about it knows what endometriosis is, but not adenomyosis. I haven't found out how advanced my adenomyosis is (if advanced is something that can be applied to this condition). I can say that my discomfort is increasing by leaps and bounds in the last year. Hopefully the results of my MRI indicate to my doctor that a course of action is called for. Not that this man has ever been lacking in his treatment of me, but far from it. Still, there's always this nagging worry, especially after reading all of these stories, that he'll tell me that things aren't advanced enough to cause me the pain I'm in. During my first pregnancy, a fibroid was spotted in my uterus. Perhaps coincidentally, my cervix failed to dilate and my son was born by emergency c-section. During my second pregnancy, the fibroid was again noted (different hospital, different u/s tech). When I went into labor with her, there was obviously something wrong, and the nurses were completely unable to pick up the contractions I was having on their monitors. They opted to break my sac and monitor the contractions vaginally, but they still didn't display correctly. Again, my cervix failed to dilate and my daughter was delivered by c-section. I've had a pretty good rate of success at guessing how my current uterine tribulations have caused problems historically, corroborated heavily by my doctor. What I'm assuming now is that in addition to PCOS and the fibroid, I already had some slight problems with adenomyosis before my first pregnancy. I believe I was able to conceive due to two things: being in very, very good physical shape on an excellent diet and an extremely fertile husband. I'd like to note that despite my precautions of diet and exercise, I still delivered both of my children by surgery. I am convinced that adenomysosis caused the complications with my first delivery, that the c-section allowed the adenomyosis to advance, making the second delivery also complicated. So I guess what I'm saying is: it's not impossible to conceive or bear children, but it might just be a little bit more complicated, especially at the end. And, too, I am certain that two c-sections are now costing me my uterus. Not that I mind: I'm grateful for these children I was told I could not have, and I don't plan to have any more, anyway. Cheers, Erin P.
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