Re: Insensitive People
From: Aimee (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Aug 28 10:48:40 2006
Hello Sarah, and Jennifer and all the rest of our members....
Sarah...I want to tell you that getting pregnant is not impossible. Much
of it has to do with how advanced and how extensive the endo is. In any
event, just remember that there are many good doctors out there who can
work with you when the time comes that you feel ready to have children.
There are many different options available when trying to conceive. Keep
hope and know that God's plan for each of us has a particular place and
reason in this world. You are special and loved and whatever is meant
to be will be. Hope you have a great week.
~Hugs~
Aimee
At Sun, 27 Aug 2006, Sarah wrote:
>
>Hi Jennifer and every one, I am Sarah and I am only 19. I have been
>diagnoised with endo 2 years ago. My docotor didnt believe I could have
>it since I was so young. All the proof was infront of him after I had
>the surgery and he still pushed it to the side. I completely understand
>where you are coming from. My friends would get mad at me for not
>coming out with them. They started to think I was faking the whole
>thing. I coudlnt believe this. Here I am in horrible pain driving off
>to the hospital because I have no way of making the pain go away, and my
>best friends are getting mad at me. Its hard to describe to people who
>do not have endo how it feels and how much it effects your life. I had
>the shot for two years and thats when i finally got my relife. I had no
>side effects with it.
>Has anyone found getting pregnant difficult? I am very scared I will not
>be able to have children. Thanks for listening and I'm so glad I can
>finally talk to people who understand where I'm coming from.
>Sarah
>
>At Sat, 26 Aug 2006, Jennifer wrote:
>>
>>Hello Everyone,
>>
>>So here is the thing. I went for my follow up on Wednesday for my
>>laparoscopy and the endo is worse than was actually told to my mother
>>and husband. My doctor knew that I wouldn't concentrate on getting
>>better if I knew the extent of it. Also, in May they found i had 5
>>ulcers in my stomach so she didn't want me to worry. I have endo on my
>>fallopian tubes, both ovaries, the complete back of my uterus and my
>>colon is binded to the side of uterus with endo covering it. So we (my
>>doctor and I) decided that I should go on Lupon Depot since they
>>couldn't remove the endo from my tubes or colon. So now three weeks
>>after surgery I am facing my first shot on Friday. My sister has been
>>trying to conceive for 2 years and is unable to. So I was on the phone
>>with her earlier and said something about my shot being on Friday and
>>that I wasn't looking forward to all of the side effects. And she said,
>>"I don't want to hear it. You are choosing to do this to yourself." I
>>was FLOORED. I could not believe my own sister said that to me. In my
>>mind I am thing F*** OFF!! No one understands how extremely painful this
>>whole thing is and it is just frustrating. I told my mom and she was
>>like "OH NO!" I am so upset. I cannot believe she told me I was doing
>>this to myself. Do I have a choice? Yes, deal with the pain or take a
>>shot that could put my endo into remission for a blissful 1 and 1/2
>>years. Which would you guys choose?? I am only 26 (in two weeks) and I
>>cannot believe I am facing infertility. Has anyone faced this kind of
>>"prejudice" from family members?? I am not sure if they think I am
>>faking the pain or what. I also played with my Boxer last night and
>>hurt my incision, which I know is my fault but I couldn't resist. Any
>>advice on how to deal with these people?? I just need a shoulder I
>>guess. It is so hard to convey the pain and the problems that we have
>>to someone. I had sex the other night and cried since it didn't hurt.
>>It was the first time it has NEVER hurt me. I was just so happy.
>>Anyways, I will quit rambling!!
>>
>>Thanks for listening,
>>
>>Jennifer
>>
>>I hope you all have pain free days ahead :)
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