Re: ANYONE ELSE OUT THERE WITH BLADDER & INTESTINAL ISSUES? TO: ANGIE
From: PAMELA (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Jul 19 16:43:33 2006
Angie,
I have been off and on. But I have had this itching before many times
(it comes & goes) & I thought maybe it was some medicines that I was
taking but that time I had the itching too for about a month & was not
taking any medicines at all. I have tried everything. I thought maybe
I was allergic to spandex, washing detergent, etc. But, I can't figure
out what it is. It seems to get worse when all my problems get worse. I
am not sure if it is related or not.
Thanks,
Pamela
At Wed, 19 Jul 2006, Angie wrote:
>
>Are you taking a narcotic for the pain because some of the symptoms you
>are talking about, specifically itching, can be a side effect of
>hydrocodiene and the like.
>
>At Tue, 18 Jul 2006, PAMELA wrote:
>>
>>To anyone who will listen,
>>
>>I just had Laser Ablation for Stage II Endometriosis. The only thing
>>that the surgery got rid of was my pain in my pelvic region. However,
>>all of the problems that I was having before my surgery are still here.
>>They are actually worse. I could have dealt with the pain. It is all
>>these problems together that I just have a hard time dealing with. Has
>>anyone out there found that they are having alot of other issues & they
>>think it might be related to the Endometriosis & that they may have it
>>in other areas of the body? Do you think that if you already have Endo
>>in one place isn't it very likely that it is somewhere else if you start
>>having other problems? My Reproductive Endocrinologist did not even
>>check anywhere else in my body when he did the surgery. He said that
>>Endo is only in the Reproductive region. How do I know that I may not
>>have it in the bladder or the intestines? I have been having alot of
>>abdominal pain (of which no one can tell me the cause) & urinary
>>problems (alot of urine retention with urinalysis that shows blood cells
>>but negative urine cultures). The past 3 days I have been having
>>horrible middle back pain that radiates into my chest (just below my rib
>>region). The pain is pretty bad & I do not know what is causing that. I
>>just had an Endoscopy & Colonoscopy & they did a Biopsy on both with
>>showed nothing at all wrong with me. Everything was completely normal.
>>They did have to Dilate my Esophagus. It had a stricture & they could
>>not tell me why I had a stricture (They said it was normal for my
>>age---I am only 32 years old---how is that normal). Of course I also
>>have the severe fatigue. I also have pretty severe hot flashes at times
>>& my hair has been falling out pretty bad for the past 5 years or so. At
>>times I have severe nausea & dizziness (I have not had that as much
>>though since I had the surgery). I also get this itching all over my
>>body. It is not in any specific area. I just itch & itch & cannot stop
>>itching. I have no idea what causes that. I have been told 2 times
>>that I have a cyst on my ovary (about 3.0 cm) but everytime the CT is
>>done in the ER they tell me it is not causing my pain. Of course, I
>>have the pain too. My pelvic pain is gone since I had the surgery. Now,
>>I am still having pain in my belly button. Sometimes I have sharp pains
>>that shoot through my sides too. Does anyone else have any or some of
>>these symptoms? Was it Endo? If not, what was it? I am just feeling so
>>bad all the time & I want some answers (I am in the process of maybe
>>going to the CEC to get surgery, but right now I do not have the money
>>or the time saved up from work so I am just having to sit around & live
>>with this for the time being).
>>
>>Thank god for this forum:)
>>Pamela
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