Re: Help - Who Do I Speak to Next????
From: Dena (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Jan 31 08:18:14 2006
Hi Sian,
I wish I had some really good advice for you because I can understand
your frustration. I've been in that situation myself. Everyone always
told me "the squeeky wheel always gets oiled".
If you keep on your doctors and make sure they understand that you
haven't been helped and that you are in so much pain that you just can't
function normally, maybe they will try to help more. Doctors seem to
take notice when you mention that your quality of life is poor.
If that doesn't work, as it didn't for me in certain instances, move on
as quickly as possible to find a doctor that is more educated in endo
and more willing to help you as much as he or she possibly can. Do as
much reasearch on the computer as possible and make some phone calls to
other physicians offices and ask if they can refer you to a specialist
that they may know of.
I hope you find someone to help you soon.
Best wishes to you!
At Tue, 31 Jan 2006, Siān wrote:
>
>Hi
>
>I had my 2nd laparoscopy on the 8th December, that was following 6
>months of Zoladex which started in June. My first lap was in March.
>
>I was told by my gynaecologist that I would be 100% fine and not have
>endo or any symptoms following the Zoladex injections and the 2nd lap.
>
>I went back onto the pill a week or so after the 2nd laparoscopy which
>was around mid December. All was fine until new years day when I
>started bleeding and getting low abdominal pains.
>
>I saw my gynaecologist a week or so later who told me to grin and bear
>it, both should calm down and believed it was down to the pill getting
>itself sorted in my system. Also, I hadn't really had a normal period
>after the Zoladex had finished.
>
>A week after that I was still bleeding so again, after speaking to my
>gynaecologist and on her recommendations, I stopped taking the pill. It
>was fairly heavy bleeding for 23 days.
>
>I have now stopped bleeding but am still in quite alot of pain, almost
>constantly - it is around the area of my left ovary and sometimes on the
>right hand side. I get a stabbing pain in those area's but sometimes
>get an aching across the lower abdomen.
>
>All my GP is doing is giving me painkillers which don't generally take
>the pain away and I feel like I am being passed between pillar to post.
>My male GP told me to visit the female GP at the practice as 'she would
>know more about it'.
>
>The pain is getting so bad that I am unable to do the things that I want
>to do and sex can be quite painful aswell.
>
>I feel cheated coz my gynaecologist seemed so adamant that I would be ok
>after the treatment and 2nd lap and when I have questioned her on it as
>I am not, it feels like she has washed her hands of me.
>
>I just don't know what to do next or who to speak to next. The pain is
>actually worse than is was a year ago before I started.
>
>Sorry that this is so long but I woudl appreciate your help and advises.
>
>Thank you
>
>Siān.
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Dena
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