ENDO Messages for May, 2005: Re: disappointed in doctors

Re: disappointed in doctors

From: Jessica (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue May 31 21:33:46 2005

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I'am 19 and was diagnosed last year after having severe cramping even when I wasnt on my period. It got so bad that I would visit the E.R. once or twice a month. I have always had a problem with my right lower quadren and thought it might be my appendix. I called my physicain this afternoon, and even know I have all the symptoms of appendicitis she told me to go see my gyno. He knows about my history with the right side and how it is in constant pain. I went to a dr. last year for this reason and since my white blood count was so off she rushed me in to get a ct. Afetr calling and making an appt with my current obgyn today he called me back and told me there was nothing he could do for me.(he wouldnt even draw blood to see where my white cell count was) He said I was only looking for pain relief and that my pelvic pain was being exaggerated. He said that due to the fact he was not the dr. that preformed my Laproscopy back in july of 2004 he was not sure and did not think I have Endo. He has seen my records and pictures and still doesnt beleive me. The only reason I switched gynos is becaue my insurance changed. My first visit with him in NOV 2004 he told me that he was prescribiing a 25 yr old woman percocet every two weeks for her pain, and proceeded to tell me that when she got pregnant it stopped. He told me my best hope was to become pregnant. I'am 19 what dr. tells you that your not in pain, and if you really are you should have a baby to get rid of it. He also said the three surgeries, two lupron shots, and 2 steriod epidurals was all a ploy to get pain medication. I'am so sick of people judging my by my age. I didnt ask for this, I didnt ask to be in pain. Who goes through all those procedures to get pain medication. I'am sincerely worried about my health and the only thing he is worried about is his reputaion, and his licencse. I can not find a goood dr. They all see a young looking girl who they think is faking her pain. I might not be 45 but I feel like it. I've had to grow up quick, and I deal with pain everyday. Okay I'll stop now I jsut had to get that out of my system. I feel like a dr. is suppose to care about his or her patients and I havent found one yet. All i really want is my life back. To be normal. To be able to get up in the morning withouth crying. I really think that people who have a disease and are in pain need to take it upon themselves to get help. I don't beleive there are many dr.s out there that you can rely on to beleive you and help treat you. Im so disgusted by my DR. and most Dr.s

At Tue, 31 May 2005, Eileen wrote: >
>Its Eileen again. Thank you all for your support and sharing your
>stories with me. The thing is it seems like I need to find another
>doctor ...a better one who can do another lap. It turns out they had
>checked for endo when they took out my appendix but maybe didnt look
>every where. I have had so many tests done with in this past months its
>been crazy. They only thing they told me was I keep getting ovarian
>cysts. Im still on the birth control and they wont do anything until a
>couple months hoping to see the difference with it. Before my surgery I
>had an MRI done. I thought the doctors would have looked over it before
>the surgery and my doctors all should have gotten a copy of the results.
>Well it seems like they got all my ultra sound results of the ovarian
>cysts, but no one got the results of my MRI! It was done in March and my
>doctor just now called the hospital up for the results. It turns out I
>have cysts on my filopian tubes that no one looked at. It explains why
>my hips has been given me alot of trouble but what is causing all
>this....why do I keep getting all these cysts? It seems like no one can
>figure it out! Im getting sick of pain!

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