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Re: Please read, I am almost desperate.(For Mere)
From: Steph (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Jan 30 11:44:37 2006
Hi Mere- First I would like to say thank you for being in Iraq and
protecting us! I don't think people can say that enough! I believe your
problem is serious and you should probably come back to the U.S. to
receive the type of medical care you need. My uncle was a medic in the
military and basically as long as your not dying, you'll live. No, you
may not die from this but you sure feel like it which is equally as bad.
If I were you, I would seek some sort of leave or something to get this
problem fixed and then go back. Also for temporary relief, I am on
Lupron... maybe they can get you a dose of that, it will cause some
temporary side effects but it is not as severe as what your going
through now. I wish you all the best. Take care, Steph... feel free
to email me direct.. steph5015@yahoo.com if you need someone to talk
too!
At Mon, 30 Jan 2006, mere wrote:
>
>This may be long, but I really need some advice.
>
>I am in the military and currently in Iraq.
>
>Earlier this month I started having really bad cramping, and pressure on
>my abdomen plus a nasty discharge. It felt like Icy-Hot. On the
>outside my skin was buring but inside it felt icy. I went to the medic
>and I was sent to see an OBGYN but none were available so I saw a nurse
>practioner.
>
>A ultra-sound showed several cysts in my left ovary and one large one in
>my right ovary. Also, my right ovary was larger than normal. My last
>pap came back abnormal, but the only licensed person to do the colpo had
>left the day before I came to the clinic so I was told to come back in a
>month. They found a bacteria and gave me a shot of antibiotics-cleared
>up the discharge within a day. They said the cysts could be painful and
>I had endometritis(not endometriosis). Take IB profen(the military's
>cure all) and come back in 8 weeks for a follow-up. They barely gave me
>20 minutes of their time and treated me terribly.
>
>I couldn't wait 8 weeks, the pain got worse. My dr. here suggested
>endometriosis, but since I had an IUD in there was really nothing to do.
>I called my mother and she said that she has endo and had a lot of
>complications with it when she was in her early 20's.
>
>I have also had pain in my hips, lower back, and pain radiating down the
>front of my legs for over three years. I wasn't in any kind of
>accident, it just started one day. I have had MRI, bone scans, and
>X-rays done on them several times and they found no stress fractures or
>slipped disks. Some days I can barely walk, but I am expected to run
>daily. Most nights I cry from the pain and not being able to sleep.
>
>I tried a different medic, and I found someone who will listen and take
>the time to care. He wanted to rule out IBS and slipped disk, but it
>came back to endometriosis. He sent me to a clinic (which requires a
>helicopter ride over a combat zone and days of waiting around) where the
>OBGYN talked to me and did an exam for 15 minutes. He said he was too
>busy to read the 5 pages the kind medic had written and didn't have time
>to perform all the labs that the medic had asked for. He removed my IUD
>because it was upside down, looked and found no cysts in my ovaries and
>prescribed antidepressants because "I have a low tollerance for pain."
>He mentioned endo, and a lapro in passing but nothing more. He said it
>was up to my medic how this would impact my ability to do my job and
>continue the deployment- but I was sent to him to make that decision!! I
>just keep getting passed over because I'm not dying or bleeding. I
>understand that people here are injured, but I'm in pain too. Then I
>was referred to Psych-because "this may all be in my head."
>
>I am no longer able to go to the medic who helped me because they are in
>a different branch than myself (army vs. navy).
>
>I know I'm not crazy. I am in pain every day. I have done research and
>read your threads. I have theses symtoms- so did my mother. When she
>had her lapro they said it looked like someone poured glue inside, it
>was a mess.
>
>What can I do? Is this something that needs to be diganoised and treated
>in the US, or do I have to continue to be in pain and suffer in Iraq? I
>am married and worried how this will effect my abiltiy to have children.
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