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Re: Help!!! Should i have the lap???
From: Alyson (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Feb 28 13:45:39 2006
I would definately start by seeing a different doctor. You said that
your plder sister has endo...does she live near you and does she have a
good doctor? Also, there are some other birth control pills you can try.
Some people on this site have had good luck with Yasmin and/or
Seasonale. With Seasonale you have 4 periods a year, which is nicer
than every month! So, maybe see if you can find a doctor that is willing
to listen, try some other treatment methods and see how that goes.
Here are a couple of web sites where you can look for a doctor in your
area.
http://www.geocities.com/endovictims/endodocs.html
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/EndoDocs/
Good luck,
Alyson
At Tue, 28 Feb 2006, Rees wrote:
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>Ok, can someone help me please? I am 16 and have always had horrible
>menstrual cramps. it feels like im being stabbed with a knife and they
>are usually the worst when im lying down. The only thing i can do is
>wait till it goes away and lie completely still and not breath. It
>hurts so much! I normally start getting cramps a week or sometimes two
>before i get my period and i also have them when im on it as well. Also,
>i get pain in my lower back that just aches. In october i went to the
>gyno because i had an irregular period (it lasted 3 months! blah!) She
>prescribed me ortho-evra tricyclen lo. It hasnt helped me with my
>cramps at all. Also she prescribed prescription ibuprofen and it doesnt
>help at all either. Lately my stomach is just in a constant state of
>pain. I went to the gyno last week and suggested maybe having endo and
>she pretty much ignored me, she didnt even make a diagnosis! This doctor
>was horrible! When she gave the pelvic exam she was pretty rough with me
>and i later found tried blood in my vagina. My older sister and my
>grandmother have both had endo and ovarian cysts and i know that it
>makes me 6 times more likely to get it. My doc said that if i wanted to
>look into it further that i could have the laparoscopy done. I have
>read a lot about it and i think thats what i should do. I told my mom
>and she said i was making a bad decision and should look for
>alternatives and that i was being rational? What do you think?????
>Please help!!! Should i have the lap???
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