Re: Endometriosis trouble
From: Alexis (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Jan 12 07:37:54 2006
Danielle,
If you would like, e-mail me at alexisconrad@gmail.com and we can talk.
I have been through everything that yo uare going through, and dealt
with in while I was in university.
I hope to hear from you,
--
Alexis.
Wed, 11 Jan 2006, Danielle wrote:
>
>Im a 22 yr old college student and just wanted to know how someone with
>more experience with this disease has learned to cope with it. I was
>diagnosed with stage IV Endometriosis when I was 17 years old. While in
>high school I missed alot of school due to pain and heavy bleeding and
>ended up having to be home schooled for a considerable amount of time.
>When i was 17 I had the Lap where i received my definitive diagnosis and
>shortly after the procedure was place on Lupron. After 6 months of
>Lupon my bone density test came back positive for osteopena making me
>ineligable to continue the treatment. When i was 18 i had major surgery
>in which my right ovary/fallopian tube/ appendix were removed due to
>excessive scarring and pain causing me to miss out on alot of my
>freshman yr of college. I have just found out today that i am
>apparently covered in cysts and i am going to have to undergo another
>lap. I feel like im getting to the point where i don't know how to
>cope. On top of it being a struggle half the time to go to classes and
>function normally on a day to day basis it really is a bummer to never
>know if its going to be a good day or a bad one. Also i am so worried
>all the time that i won't be able to have children which is obviously
>something that most girls my age are not thinking about. i also worry
>that after all the work i have put into my degree that i will not be
>able to keep a job b/c of my illness. it seem like everytime i start to
>think things are getting better i get hit with something like this that
>just sets me back that much more. I know there are women that have been
>dealing me this much longer than i have and i really need some advice as
>to how you do it. Thanks, Danielle
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