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Re: To abigail
From: Abigail (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Jul 25 20:03:57 2005
Wow, you are a fighter & have done so much on your own. It sounds as if
your new doc knows what he is doing. That is a lot of surgery & a long
time for endo. It will take your body awhile to heal... You may come
away pain free. Make sure you do let yourself heal completely from the
surgeries. Your body has been thru a lot.
Best wishes to you,
Abigail
At Mon, 25 Jul 2005, Lis wrote:
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>Hi Abigail,
>It actually is very depressing when people don't believe you. I'm at
>the point where i give up. If you don't believe me the the heck with
>you. I know that may be harsh but i'm tired of crying. I have enough
>to deal with right now. I am a senior in college, trying to plan my
>wedding which may have to be pushed back a lil due to me being out of
>work for 2 and a half months and am sooooo scared to go back, i can
>hardly function for more then 2 hours at home i can't even think about
>working! My fiance is in the police academy right now and is supporting
>us. I am truely blessed to have him in my life. Anyways as for my four
>laps. My first doctor was a jerk and i don't know how he became a gyno!
>My first surgery was an emergency surgery i had a cyst on my ovary the
>size of a grapefruit and almost lost my ovary. I was 18 and thought he
>was wonderful! Oh how wrong i was! He did my second surgery and that's
>when i knew how awful he was. That surgery was a nightmare to say the
>least. I'm so glad i trusted my instincts and found a new dr. My dr
>now is the most wonderful man! He did my 3rd lap and excised the endo
>and also saved my life as i look at it. My appendix was attacked by the
>endo and ready to explode so he called in a surgen and had it removed.
>That surgery was a blessing in disguise because if it exploded i would
>of just thought it was my endo pain and ignored it. My 4th surgery was
>the removal of my gallbladder it was only functioning 13% and was
>excatly 3 weeks from my third surgery to the day!!! My wonderful gyno
>visited me in the hosp (even though it wasnt a gyno matter) he also
>assisted in the surgery to make sure the endo didn't grow back, which it
>didnt thank god.
>Now i am just dealing with painful adhesions, healing from the removal
>of 2 organs, and cysts that keep rupturing. I had 2 in the last month
>grow to a fairly large size then rupture...very painful!! Anyways i'm
>sorry this was so long...thanks for letting me vent. I hope you and
>your daughter are well. Thinking of you both! <3 Lis
>--Oh here's an idea. You might want to get this for your daughter. My
>fiance got this for me and he had it engraved Lis ENDO FIGHTER. He told
>me that i am a fighter and we will beat this diease together. It meant
>the world to me! I wear it on my pocketbook everyday. Maybe it will
>cheer her up as it did for me. :)
>http://www.personalizedcause.com/shop/collections/personalized/index.html
>
>At Mon, 25 Jul 2005, Abigail wrote:
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>>Ahhh, Lis, Thank you, You need to take care of yourself. This is an
>>insidious disease. 4 laps! Are they excising the endo? I am learning
>>that means, have you gone to an endo doctor? It is Unbelievable that the
>>drs. don't even know enough to refer a patient. On top of educating
>>family, friends, You may as well put Drs. on the list.
>>Not being believed is the absolute worst feeling you can be met with,
>>when you are asking for help.
>>You are in my prayers, for a pain free future & happy marriage.
>>((hugs)) to you.
>>Abigail
>>
>>At Mon, 25 Jul 2005, Lis wrote:
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>>>Hi Abigail,
>>>
>>>My name is Lis i am 21 and have been through alot with my endo. I have
>>>been reading your posts and i just wanted to tell you that i think you
>>>are an absolute wonderful mother!! Your daughter is truely lucky to have
>>>a mom like you. This diease makes you feel so alone, i feel like no one
>>>understands or even cares (with the exception of my wonderful fiance
>>>which i do not know what i'd do without and this forum) I have been
>>>through alot lately in the last 2 months i have had 2 more laps (four
>>>altogether) my appendix which was attacked by the endo and my
>>>gallbladder removed i was in the hosp for 2 weeks, i am now recovering
>>>and all my mom can do is tell me that i'm dwelling on the pain. She
>>>says she understands but she doesnt. She says that i'm allowing myself
>>>to be in pain everyday and that i should fight it and not think about
>>>it. Which i am trying to i am fighting this diease with everything i've
>>>got but i'm just not winning. I'm at the point where i just don't want
>>>to talk to my mom and that kills me. Anyway i just wanted to tell you
>>>to keep it up your daughter needs you more then anything and she may not
>>>show it but trust me we all need our moms or family members during our
>>>bad days. I wish my mom was as supportive and caring as you. Lots of
>>>love to you and your daughter! You both are in my thoughts and prayers.
>>><3 Lis
>>>
>>>--
>>><3 Lis
>>>
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><3 Lis
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