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To: Franca Re: Possible adenomyosisFrom: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed Apr 27 00:40:19 2005
Franca are you the person who had adenomyosis and offered to talk by email? Im not the person who originaly wrote but I would love to be able to ask you a few questions if you dont mind--and if youre that person (sorry this forum setup confuses me a little) At Tue, 26 Apr 2005, lt wrote: > >I to believe I will be a success story, are you taking hrt, I am opting >to stay on a product called RELIV have you heard of you. > >I to belive I will be a succes storAt Sun, 20 Jun 1999, Franca wrote: >> >>Hi, Barb! >> >>Has your doctor told you that you may have adenomyosis? Do you have >>endo? >> >>I had adenomyosis in addition to endometriosis. Adenomyosis is similar >>to endo, but the endometrial tissue is in the uterine wall, rather than >>just the lining where it is supposed to be. Adenomyosis is very painful >>and tends not to respond well to some of the nonsurgical treatments that >>help with endo pain for some women. Although I had both adeno and endo, >>I now suspect that my worst pain was from the adeno, judging from the >>location of the pain and the fact that it was mostly centered in the 10 >>to 14 days around my period. I had random pains between periods which >>were probably endo pains, and also fibroid pains (I had those, too, >>lucky me!), but the worst ones were during my period. >> >>Like endo, adeno cannot be diagnosed without surgery, and in fact it is >>more difficult to diagnose than endo because you can't see it where it's >>located in the uterine tissue. Most women don't find out they had adeno >>until they have a hysterectomy. That's how I found out I had it. It >>just confirmed for me that I made the right decision about my >>hysterectomy! Both my doctors told me that as yet there are no reliable >>nonsurgical treatments for adenomyosis, and unfortunately the only >>surgical treatment is removal of the uterus. Too drastic, of course, >>for anyone who wants to try to get pregnant! But I was 40 at the time of >>my surgery with no plans to get pregnant so hysterectomy was absolutely >>the right choice for me. I have been completely painfree since >>recovering from my surgery last May. >> >>I would never push anyone towards hysterectomy, but I do like to provide >>hope for those who have tried the other options and feel they are ready >>for the last resort. I am definitely a hysterectomy success story, and >>am happy to answer any questions anyone might have about the surgery or >>anything else! You are more than welcome to e-mail me if you like. >> >>Best of luck dealing with these dreadful diseases, and I hope you are >>not in too much pain right now! >> >>Hugs, >> >>-- >>Franca >> >>-- >>Franca >>Aptos, California >>
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