Re: An endometriosis story to share with you all....Jocee
From: JoCee27 (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Mar 27 04:21:46 2006
Kristy
Not saying that I disagree with you here, but from what I've found via
the internet and Mandy's paperwork, endo can show up in a barium x-ray.
My website clearly shows it in a photograph. Also, the IVF Georgia
Reproductive Specialists http://www.ivf.com/galendo.html show it here in
this link. PDR Health also agrees that it can be shown. Holistic-Online
also verifies that it can be shown. E-Medicine For Professionals also
says the same. Perhaps only if the bowel is not obstructed by endo or
if endo is not that advanced would it not show up. In Mandy's case, the
area's were seen, they were not a blockage, and the surgery confirmed
it. If endo was not obstructing the bowel, then no it would not show
endo elsewhere, but apparently science has proven that it will show up
with a barium x-ray....or should I say BARIUM X-RAY ENEMA.
At Mon, 27 Mar 2006, Kristy wrote:
>
>JoCee,
>
>Endo is not thick enough to see on a barium x-ray. It would be thick
>enough to see with colonoscopy if the endo has eaten thru all the layers
>of the colon. This is the same reason why ultraound can not be used as
>a diagnostic tool for endo lesions. Endometriomas may show up on
>ultrasounds but that is not indicative of a diagnosis of endo.
>
>There are a number of drs still out there that don't know that you can't
>diagnose endo on ultrasound.
>
>And it is true that we women with endo are prone to other cancers as
>well as other health issues such as RA and Lupus and even fibro (for
>some they get it b/c of the Lupron).
>
>Sdsuey, I've read some info that says it is the lining of the uterus
>that goes outside the uterus and in to the other areas but as of late
>what I've read has said that it is like the lining of the uterus.
>
>I think this is one other reason why we still don't understand what
>causes endo.
>
>I recommend everyone check out the book Endometriosis: The Complete
>Reference for Taking Charge of Your Health by Mary Lou Ballweg and EA.
>
>There's a ton of interesting info in there. It was in part b/c of this
>book that I learned that endo isn't just a gyn disorder as I had thought
>for such a long time.
>
>--
>=====
>Kristy :)
>
>http://www.geocities.com/sokokl/Kristysstory.html
>
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