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Re: 'paps, colposcopies, biopsies, ultrasound, blood work, all normal...but i'm not 'normal'

From: Angie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Nov 29 08:09:50 2004

Hi Melody,

It sure does sound like Endo, and the only way to diagnose and have it removed is by having the lap done. It doesn't sound like your doctor is "johnny on the spot" for treating you, are you happy with her? Do you have any idea of when you are supposed to have the lap? I had my first one done by my OBGYN and he said I didn't have endo. My pain continued so I did an internet search for "endometriosis specialist" and added my city and state. I found a website for an infertility clinic and went and saw the doctor there. He ended up doing a 2nd lap 4 months after the first one and I did have endo. I would definitely recommend having one done by someone who very frequently deals with endo, if not specializes in it. My insurance doesn't cover infertility services but since he was treating endo and not infertility, most of it was covered.

I wish you the best of luck and hope you get your lap soon!! I would also recommend a pain management clinic. Even though it has been almost 2 months since my lap, I am still in almost the same amount of pain. I am told that it can take several months to see the results of the lap so I am taking long term pain medication until then.

Feel free to email me if you have any questions!

Take care, Angie

At Sun, 28 Nov 2004, melody wrote: >
>Hi everyone,
>I've been reading for quite awhile, but this is my first post. During
>the past year I've started having many of the same symptoms that I've
>read on here. Jan. 04 started noticing achy and crampy feeling after
>intercourse (been married almost 20 years). For next couple of months
>had bad discharge...was told it was bacterial infection. May 1 had
>horrible pain in lower right side..dr. said probably cyst ruptured..but
>no big deal. Then in June started bleeding (spotting) seven or more
>days before period started. July to August started having pain "during"
>intercourse. Each month it keeps getting worse. Had colpo and
>endometrial biopsy in August due to bad pap. The exam hurt so bad. Had
>ultrasound early Nov. Having a full bladder was just about the most
>painful thing I've experienced in long time. Pain in back was horrible.
>Had another pap on Nov 9..having the speculum (or whatever it's called)
>inserted was so painful. Cervix bled as soon as touched. Dr. did
>another colpo on Nov 18 to biopsy the spot that wanted to bleed..was
>still bleeding. Anyway, the exam on the 18 was the worse yet. I was
>nearly in tears during the whole time. Shouldn't that much pain be a
>"clue" to a dr that something is wrong? Anyway, she is suppose to refer
>to one of her partners to do a lap. Sorry to be so long...just wanted
>to get some ideas. I have terrible back pain a few days before my
>period. The past couple of months I've had it at other times too. Also,
>during the time that I'm spotting before my period, when I strain with a
>bm I have vaginal bleeding worse. I can deal with irregular bleeding,
>and back pain, but I can't deal with pain of intercourse...I've got to
>find out what is causing this. Thanks for reading.
>
>--
>Melody
>



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