ENDO Messages for March, 2005: Re: Is it endo & should I have lap??

Re: Is it endo & should I have lap??

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Mar 28 16:08:46 2005

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I think you should wait until after you have talked with your doctor about the ultrasound results and see what the doctor suggests. Your symptoms that you describe don't necessarily point to endometriosis so it is quite possible that there is something else going on.

Has your doctor tried having you work with a nutrionist to determine if your problems are digestive tract/bowel focused? You could simply have an enzyme disorder or a physical cause that inteferes with your digestion which would account for the enlarged bowels, constipation, and pain and pressure you feel in your back and abdomen. The added pressure of being bloated and the contractions of the uterus during your period are probably exaggerated by and exaggerating the cramping in your bowels.

The whole "your body is producing more blood than your body can get rid of" theory is a load of hooey. Your body produces it, it is held in a central location in preparation for pregnancy, it is gotten rid of when there is no pregnancy, rinse and repeat 24 to 42 days later. Yeah, some sneaks out and goes elsewhere and that is what endometriosis implants are... but that alone would not account for what you said was seen on your ultrasound and the symptoms you describe. Doesn't mean that there is no endometriosis, just that I don't think endo is the only answer here.

Good luck and let us know.

At Mon, 28 Mar 2005, Belinda wrote: >
>Hi everyone. I go tomorrow to get results from my ultrasound. I have
>had such lower back pain all weekend. It feels like there is so much
>pressure. It's even making my hips and legs hurt. It almost feels
>flu-like. I have noticed that the past few months that my cycles have
>gotten heavier with more clots. The dr says my body is producing more
>blood than I can get rid of. I have also noticed that my b.m. have
>seemed to stop. The only way I have a b.m. is to take a laxative and
>then that makes my stomach cramp so bad and I know that it's not good on
>my body. Last week when the technician did my ultrasound the only thing
>that she could see was my bowels. She tried to move them out of the way
>but they wouldn't budge. Makes me wonder if I have adhesions. I know
>the only way for the dr to 100% diagnose me w/endo is to do the lap. I
>have been wondering if I should get back on the patch to help with
>ovulation pains and try to find something that will make my b.m.
>regular. I am at a loss as to what to do!! I just don't want to have
>any unnecessary surgeries. Is this something that anyone else is going
>through? I only have cramps/pains for about 10-12 days a month. So
>right now I'm not in excruciating pain....it's just aggrivating. Any
>info. would help so much!!
>Thanks!
>
>--
>Bea
>

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