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Re: Help!!! Should i have the lap???
From: Tara (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Feb 28 22:00:44 2006
Rees, get the lap! It is the only definitive diagnosis for
endometriosis. It is often missed on CT scans and other tests. The
benefits of knowing what you have vs. not knowing are incredible. It
is essentially safe. Almost all of us in here have had one!
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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