Re: Hystorectomy?
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Thu Jan 27 18:37:47 2005
Dear Jeni
You are not alone I read your story and I couldn't believe that I was
hearing a complete stranger telling my story. Don't give up hope I too
am 28 years old no children and after 15 years of uphill battles I have
finally found an OBGYN who is willing to help. His name is F john
bourgeois M D His email is jbourgeois@adelphia.net His phone # is
540-886-7224. He is an absolute angel. As far as I am concerned he can
walk on water. He is the first OBGYN who has not looked at me like I
have antenna's comming out of my head he is sensitive to your feelings
and he is a wonderful dr. I don't know where you are located but he is
in Staunton Virginia in the united states. Good luck
At Sun, 12 Oct 2003, Jeni wrote:
>
>Hi. I am 28 years old, and have been suffering from endo symptoms for
>18 years. I am considered to have moderate to severe endo. I was
>fortunate enough to have 2 children, but do not wish to have any more.
>My endo continues to progress depite the fact that I have tried birth
>control therapy, continuous birth control therapy (no week of placebos
>for period), numerous rounds of depo-provera, 2 rounds of lupron, and 3
>laparoscopies. I feel like I have been there, done that, tried it all.
>The birth control pills with estrogen made me severely nauseated, and
>also caused migraines and vomitting. I can successfully take the
>progesterone only ones, but had trouble remembering to take them on
>time. I did have some success with the depo-provera for awhile, but
>eventually that stopped working too. The lupron made me severely manic
>depressive, and suicidal among other harsh side effects. After the 2nd
>round of it (I swore the first time it was so horrible I would never
>take it again, but I was desperate for relief), the manic depression or
>bi-polar didnt go away after stopping the shots. I refuse to try the
>danazol due to the severity of the side effects. I had little to no
>relief after my last surgery. I feel like there is nothing left for me
>to try. I am seriously contemplating surgery. I know that it doesn't
>stop the enod in every single case, but what do I have left to try. Most
>everyone I have talked to say they feel a world better afterwards. I am
>also having a problem finding a doc who will consider it do to my "young
>age," even though I know it has been done in younger patients. In one
>breath they say mine is so severe, but in the other they refuse to help.
>They say hysorectomy would put me in menopause (duh), and that may not
>necessarily be the answer, while in the same breath they try to convince
>me to try the menopause drug(lupron) again. If anyone has any imput on
>endo and hystorectomy, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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