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Re: continous birth control or laproscopy???
From: Alli (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Oct 25 21:28:18 2005
I believe you should get the surgery because then you will know for 100%
if you are suffering from ENDO or not. Once you know, you can then find
the right choice of medical help that will work best for you. I have
been through it all myself and having the surgery was the best thing for
me because then I knew that I did infact have endo. I went through
taking continuous BC Pills, Depo-Provera and heavy duty pain medication
and nothing worked for me. I had a presacral neurectomy this past june
and that was the greatest plan of attack for me because it has had the
best results. The best thing is, I am not taking 6 pills a day to help
manage my symptoms, I hope this helps and I wish you luck.
At Tue, 25 Oct 2005, Diana wrote:
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>Hi Hareem,
>
>I am in a very similar situation - it acts like endo, hurts like endo,
>but I haven't gotten an "official diagnosis" or in other words have not
>had a laparoscopy! I have read in many places that birth control pills
>help a lot of women. My doctor had me try continuous birth control
>pills, and after almost four months I'm not convinced that they have
>helped, so I'm trying a different type. (I don't have insurance so my
>treatment proceeds very conservatively.)
>
>She has had me on Ortho TriCyclen-Lo, but now I'm changing to Nordette.
>The difference is that a pack of TriCyclen contains three different
>doses of estrogen and progestin, while Nordette has the same levels of
>hormones in every pill. For me, the TriCyclen seems to cause a sort of
>a cycle (as the name would imply) - by the third week of the pack I feel
>just like I'm about to start my period any minute. But of course when
>I'm done with the pack, I start the next one and that feeling slowly
>goes away (more or less) over the first week only to return by week 3...
>
>I don't know if the Nordette will help any more with my pain, but I'm
>looking forward to at least stopping this weird fake cycle I've been on
>these past few months.
>
>I agree with you about the Lupron, and excision, too. I'm trying oral
>contraceptives for a while longer, but I'm also looking for a good
>doctor to handle the laparoscopy I've likely got coming. Until then, at
>least taking the OC's helps me feel like I'm doing *something* - even if
>I'm not sure it is doing any good.
>
>I hope this helps.
>
>All the best,
>Diana
>
>At Tue, 25 Oct 2005, har wrote:
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>>Hello everyone,
>>
>>I am in a dillema now as all my medical tests are clear and my endo
>>pains continues to grow -- in light of this my gyne thinks I most likely
>>have endo. She gave me three options: continous birth control, Lupron
>>or surgery.
>>
>>I know I do not want Lupron. I know I want excision surgery. The
>>question is should I try a mild continous birth control before going to
>>an endo specialist for a laproscopy?
>>
>>Does the continous birth control pill help with the pain? I know it is
>>suppose to only suppress the growth of endo and not cure it. I would do
>>it because I know the surgery itself can cause adhesions etc. I want to
>>be able to have kids in couple of years so maybe I should go with the
>>continous birth control untill we are ready to have kids??? Or should I
>>just get the laproscopy done from a specialist then if it is endo it is
>>taken care of for few years? Maybe I can still have kids??
>>
>>Can I get my quality of life back with either of the option? I would
>>like to hear everyone's experience and opinion on the matter.
>>
>>Thank you so much. Very furstrated and disturbed,
>>Hareem
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