Re: Endo cycts size
From: Tina (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Aug 22 05:10:18 2006
thankx for your reply and i want to do the lap cuz im tired of all the
treatments.most people say that i will do the lap cuz all the treatments
didn't stop the cyct from getting biger .
i hope the dr. will agree to do the lap but do i have to take treatment
after tha lap cuz tha last time i did the lap they gave me zoladex
ingections.i hope they don't give me Lupron cuz i read bad things about
it and every body complains from it's side effects.
im a college student in my senioe your and i don't want tha treatment to
prevent me from graduating cuz last time i had to leave college for a
year and i feel so bad and depressed .
thanx for your reply and i hope you get well .
At Tue, 22 Aug 2006, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>I wouldn't think there is a size restriction. Now mine were too big for
>lap but I think if it is 5cm or smaller they do a lap. My Dr. inserted
>the laproscope and my 2 cysts (over 10cm) burst and he had to make a
>csection type incision to get in there and clean it all out. Very
>disappointing b/c the recovery is longer and much more difficult. I am
>also taking Lupron now to get the rest of the endo he could not remove.
>My first OB put me on BC but it only made the cysts grow. Estrogen
>"feeds" endo. I suggest trying the lap first. BC pills don't really
>help. It made mine double in size in the one month I used NuvaRing!!!
>Scary!
>
>Good luck and keep us posted on your progress!
>
>~Mollie :)
>
>At Mon, 21 Aug 2006, Tina wrote:
>>
>>thank you dear for your reply and im going on 30 of August to meet with
>>my doctor and talk about my options to remove the cyct
>>
>>At Mon, 21 Aug 2006, Megan wrote:
>>>
>>>I am not a doctor, but it has been my experience that Endometrimas are
>>>always removed with a lap regardless of their size.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Megan
>>>
>>>At Mon, 21 Aug 2006, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>>>>
>>>>At Sun, 20 Aug 2006, Megan wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>If you do have an cyst caused by Endometriosis (usually referred to as
>>>>>an Endometrioma or chocolate cyst), it needs to be be removed with a
>>>>>lap. I have heard of some alternative treatments that can remove cysts
>>>>>without surgery, but do not know much about them.
>>>>>
>>>>>Before you consider having surgery, I would make sure that the cyst is,
>>>>>in fact, an Endometrioma. If it is a simple cyst, those usually go away
>>>>>on their own without any surgery.
>>>>>
>>>>>--thanx for your reply my dear and yes it is an endo cyct and i have tried every type of treatment but it kept growing . my question is this size big enough to be removed by lap ?
>>>>
>>>>>Megan
>>>>>
>>>>>At Sun, 20 Aug 2006, Tina wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>hi
>>>>>>
>>>>>>im 25 and i have been diagnosed with endometriosis 2 years ago and i had
>>>>>>surgery and zoladix for 6 months and after that birth control pills for
>>>>>>6 months but now i have endo cyct with the size 3.7 to 4 cm what do i do
>>>>>>now? will i have to do surgery or take medications?
>>>>>
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