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Re: Help!!! Should i have the lap???
From: Alexis (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Mar 3 09:22:25 2006
The problem with just medicating, and not figuring out what is wrong, is
that you might have more of a problem than you think. Endo, when left
untreated, can at times get quite out of hand. If you want to preserve
your ability ot have kids I would have a lap!
At Thu, 2 Mar 2006, Jessica wrote:
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>Rees If you would like to try Naproxen because it worked for Laura, you
>can get it over the counter. It's basically a little stronger than
>Advil. If these things don't work then you should consider more drastic
>treatment.
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>--
>Jessica
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>At Wed, 1 Mar 2006, Laura wrote:
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>>Hey there,
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>>I just thought I'd let u know, I'm 18 (i'll be 19 soon), and I've had
>>similar symptoms. I've also got a family history. I posted basically
>>the same message on here in January asking about if I should get
>>tested... here's what I decided:
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>>What will they do for you if you do have it? First bet is they'd put u
>>on the pill and/or give u more pain meds. That's all stuff u can do
>>without a lap, and the idea of a lap kinda scared me, so I decided to
>>just kinda chill with it and wait til I'm older to look into it further.
>>Lucky thing is I found a pain med that works for the most part...
>>naproxen. So maybe if you just tell ur gyno that u want different pain
>>meds, u can get help in that way. Best of luck... don't stress out too
>>much. I think that can sometimes be just as damaging as the pain!
>>
>>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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