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New diagnosis of Endometriosos.From: Katherina (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sun Jul 30 15:58:22 2006
I had a laparoscopy done on two days ago. I expected my surgeon to remove a dermoid cyst from my left ovary which had shown up on a previous ultrasound scan but instead he didnt remove the cyct and found I have severe endometreosis. He burned off the live disease but said I have significant scarring and adhesions. I have always (20 years) had severe pain which was put down to IBS - now I know differently as the endometriosis extends over to my bowel. My first difficulty is recovering from the laparoscopy. I have four incisions and they are quite sore. However I have severe pain in my right ribs and up to my right shoulder and down my right arm to my fingers. Nursing staff say my surgeon is known for the amount of gas he pumps in and that it will take 4-5 days to be absorbed. Any suggestions for how I can speed this up? Also why wasnt this mentioned as a possible problem? I will next see my surgeon in six weeks where I have to decide what treatment to opt for. I am 40 and my husband and I are definite we wont have any more children. I need to know where to go for objective information about having a hysterectomy at my age. I live in Dublin, Ireland. Having read alot in the last few days about medical amd surgical options it seems that the medical options are only temporary and have significant side effects which makes a hysterectomy less of an absolute no no. Either way I will be waiting for as long as I can to see if the laparoscopy itself will relieve the pain that I have been suffering from. I would welcome your views on what my best choices might be or where I should go in Dublin (or anywhere in Ireland)for the best treatment.
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