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Re: how many had a laparoscopy with no pain relief ? to m
From: Alyson (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Oct 13 07:55:27 2005
I wanted to mention real quick that I think the reason my endo pain did
not go away and the endo continued to grow is that the doc that did my
first lap cauterized the endo rather than removing it. My new doc says
that is virtually ineffective, just takes off the top of the implant. He
did a CO2 laser lap which apparently allows him to get deeper into the
tissue to remove as much of the implant as possible. I did have endo
grow in new locations since the first lap though. Just thought I would
pass that along. It has only been one week since my surgery, but I am
not feeling "endo pain" this time, just feel like my insides have been
beat up. Good luck with your treatment!
Alyson
At Wed, 12 Oct 2005, m wrote:
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>alyson,
>
>thanks for writing. thats crazy how much endo developed since your last
>lap. i was hoping that once my endo was out it was for good but i know
>most people say it comes ack and youre proof of that. i hope this time
>you will be better and stay better fora long time. im still trying to
>tell myself that i might get better and maybe im taking really long to
>heal but so far the pain feels the same as it used tof or the most
>part...we'll see. ill write an update here when if anythign changes.
>good luck!
>
>At Wed, 12 Oct 2005, Alyson wrote:
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>>M-
>>I see that you've had several responses, but I thought I'd throw my hat
>>in the ring. I had a lap in August of '04 to diagnose endo. I called
>>my doctor days afterward and told her that I still felt the endo pain.
>>She told me it was normal and might take up to a month to subside. I
>>waited....no relief- ever. For the past year I have had escalating
>>pelvic, back, urination, bowel movement, period pain, cramping,
>>stabbing...and on and on to the point that it got to be a daily thing
>>and for the past few months was down right debilitating at times. I
>>saught a second opinion finally. He suggested another lap. I didn't
>>think he'd find anything...my last doc kept saying that there was no way
>>anything would have grown back yet and another surgery was a moot point.
>>Well...I went in last Thursday with the new doc for lap #2. He found
>>endo EVERYWHERE, large implants including a ball of endo and scar tissue
>>the size of an orange attached to my pelvic wall.
>>I say this not to scare you, but to let you know that it is possible to
>>still have "that" pain. You know your body better than anyone, you've
>>been living with what endo feels like, you can distinsguish it from
>>other pain, and if you are still having that pain you have a valid
>>reason to investigate further. It may require some meds, different
>>birth control pills, whatever. I haven't been given a straight answer
>>about why/how this happens. If you have any questions, I'll answer as
>>best I can. Good luck to you.
>>Alyson
>>
>>At Tue, 11 Oct 2005, m wrote:
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>>>I think the title of my post explains my situation. Have others had
>>>this too? If all endo was removed (mine supposedly was), what could be
>>>causing me to have the exact same pain I had before?
>>>
>>>thanks!
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