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Re: Endo and first Lapro at 38
From: K (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Jan 26 19:29:19 2005
Thank you Stacy for the reply! I went to the surgeon today and he
examined me (almost went through the roof) and he said i have colon pain
and my uterus is swollen which indicates most likely endo there also. I
have a choice to make; either remove my cyst on ovary and seach for endo
to remove or have hysterectomy. My hub and i agree my health is the
best but a hysto might be drastic until he does the lapro and tells us
what is all in there and how bad. But he won't guantee no more pain
afterwards, said i have moderate endo from what he can feel during the
exam. I am so confused, i don't think i can go through surgery and have
the same pain after, or have a complete hysto and go into meno at 38.
What a decision....
At Wed, 26 Jan 2005, Stacy wrote:
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>>From your description, I would think you have endo in the cul-de-sac,
>which is a common place for endo to be found, but a bit tricky for doc
>to remove. You need to make sure your doctor is skilled enough with lap
>surgery that he can and will remove all endo, no matter where it's
>located.
>I was put on lupron after my first lap, and it is not an experience I
>would wish on my worst enemy. No, it didn't help, as a matter of fact,
>my endo got worse while on Lupron. Some women do have good results from
>taking Lupron, but they are usually the same ones who have had success
>using birth control pills, and their endo is not to such an advanced
>stage as mine was. It is my opinion that doc put me on lupron only
>because he wasn't able and did not even attempt to remove all my endo.
>If I were you, I'd seek a second opinion from a doc a little more
>confident in his ability to remove/excize all the endo. Good luck!!
>
>At Tue, 25 Jan 2005, K wrote:
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>>Hi all, reading all of your messages i know i am not alone in this and
>>THAT makes me feel better! I have had horrible periods from the start
>>just like all the rest~ but in the last year it has really taken a toll
>>on me. I have been to the ER with abdominal pain can't walk, worse than
>>having a baby pain and i got sent home with ovarian cysts. I have had
>>sonograms and the cyst has goten bigger (5cm)over 4 months and is
>>determined to be Endometrioma? so i need to have surgery. I have no
>>problem with that, but i have back pain, IBS, gas tired all the time and
>>moody as heck! I will have to be on Lupron afterwards. Has anybody had
>>Lapro here and been on Lupron afterwards? I just wanted to see if it
>>helped and should i just tell the Dr. to take the whole thing out if it
>>is bad! I have one beautiful son that is 6 and if that is all i am
>>supposed to have then fine. I just don't want to be in pain anymore!
>>Thanks for your comments....
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>--
>Stacy F
>
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