ENDO Messages for June, 2006: Re: Back from surgery

Re: Back from surgery

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Sat Jun 10 20:34:41 2006

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At Sat, 10 Jun 2006, Melissa wrote: >
>Aloha Ladies...It's Melissa from Hawaii...
>
>The last time I wrote to this forum was the day before my vaginal
>hysterectomy that was to be done on June 2.
>
>Finally am able to comprehend and let you know what's going on. Well, I
>had the surgery. It took 3 hours instead of 1 hour and a half. The
>doctors told me that everything went well. I spent 3 days in the
>hospital. Came home not feeling any pain because of all the medication
>which was a relief.
>
>Medication started wearing off the next day and I started getting
>excruciating pain on the left side of my groin area going down my leg to
>past my knee. My leg would feel like it was burning and then go numb.
>Not able to put any pressure on it. Couldn't even get out of bed.
>Husband drove me back to hospital to see obgyn. Doctor says that the
>everything looks in place and things should be getting better with no
>bleeding. Doctor ups my pain medication dosage and has me see a
>neurologist.
>
>Went to see the neurologist yesterday. His diagnosis for me now is that
>I have a pinch nerve in my groin area to my back that has caused me to
>have arthritis in both my back and left leg. He has scheduled for me to
>go to physical therapy once a week for five months. Gives me more
>antibiotics and medication for my migraines. He also tells me that if
>the physical therapy doesn't give me back any feeling in my leg and
>relieve the pain in my back, then he wants to run more tests on my
>nerves in my back and leg. If the situation does not get better over
>time, he wants me to have another surgery...this time for my back.
>Knowing this I am in shock. I know that a back surgery is more serious
>than a hysterectomy because if anything goes wrong, I could be paralyzed
>for life.
>
>As I sit here writing this out and thinking to myself all last night, if
>it ain't one thing, it is another. I remembered all the encouraging
>letters that you women on this forum have written to me, I have decided
>to get another opinion and even change my obgyn. I just went in for
>hysterectomy to take care of my uterine bleeding, ovarian cysts, and
>endometriosis and now I am looking at having back surgery and walking
>with a limp for the next five months.
>
>Now, I am definitely not able to go back to work because I am not able
>to stand for long periods of time or put any pressure on my left leg and
>I could fall because it does go numb. Just more pressure for my husband
>to work and take care of me.
>
>Is there any hope out there? I am holding on to any hope out there that
>things will get better in time.
>
>--
>Melissa
>

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MELISSA, I'M NEW TO THIS SITE AND I AM CONTEPLATING A FULL HYSTERECTOMY TO HOPEFULLY SOLVE MY PROBLEMS I HAVE W/ ENDO.  I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD TELL ME HOW YOU ARE DOING W/ THAT AND DID IT HELP YOU WITH YOUR ENDO?  I KNOW YOU ARE NOW SUFFERING W/ THE LEG/BACK PAIN BUT JUST WANTED TO SEE IF I COULD GET ANY ADVICE/SUPPORT W/ ENDO?  I'VE WENT THRU 2 LAPRISCOPY SURGERIES AND ONE ROUND OF A 3 MONTH SUPPLY OF LUPRON SHOTS WHICH I DID NOT DO TOO WELL WITH.. ANYWAY APPRECIATE ANY FEED BACK YOU CAN GIVE ME?  THANK YOU -SHERRI

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