ENDO Messages for August, 2005: Re: Post surgery

Re: Post surgery

From: Alyson (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Aug 23 15:43:29 2005

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Nawi, I am so very moved by your love and concern for your wife and what she is going through- and really you are going through it too. Maybe you can make her some meals ahead of time and keep them in the fridge/freezer so she doesn't have to worry about that during the day. Make sure she has all of the medicine/pain medication she needs so she doesn't run out. My husband set up a tray next to the bed with water, medicine, tissues, some magazines, the telephone and the television remote- just anything he thought I would need so I didn't have to get up too much. I had my first period on time about 2 weeks after my surgery. If you look through some of these postings and research on endo web sites, you'll see there are alot of treatments doctors use to try to slow endo growth, such as: birth control pills, Lupron and other GnRH inhibitors which essentially turn off the ovaries while you are taking them and are meant to shrink the endo, Danazol is another drug sometimes prescribed (I'm not very familiar with it), anti inflamatory medications to try to lessen the irritation caused by implants and adhesions, and sometimes additional surgeries. There is alot of information on the web and the ladies on this forum are very helpful- I've learned alot from them in the last month. Just try to familiarize yourself with as many of these treatment options as possible before you see her doctor, that way you will be able to ask any questions and voice any concerns you have. Keep up the good work- I can tell you from experience that I am sure your wife appreciates your support more than you know. Good luck to you both. Alyson

At Tue, 23 Aug 2005, Nawi wrote: >
>My wife had an endo surgery (open) two weeks ago. She is doing well
>considering the pain after the surgery and she is home and walking
>around the house. I took my 2 weeks off and cared for her ( I am a
>better cook now :)) and she is pretty much on Motrin an a daily basis (3
>times/day). Since, we could not see her OBGYn until next month, I was
>wondering what can I do before I go back to work and had to leave her
>all alone in the house. She is not suppose to do any housework and
>driving for 4 weeks. Also, I am told by the surgeon that the endo will
>have to be managed so that it will not comeback before she comes to a
>menopause stage. Can anyone tell me what did your ObGyn gave you to
>keep the endo from coming back, and how long does it take until you get
>back into your regular cycle (period)?. We are infertile due to this
>endometriosis cysts that my wife had. We did have 2 miscarriaged in the
>last 4 years. Does anybody have the same experience with us?. I jsut
>want to know what to expect and how you all are doing?. Because I can
>not bear to see her in pain every months and I could not do anything to
>take the pain away.

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