Re: second guessing my decision
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Fri Oct 27 23:04:40 2006
Doctors often don't agree...esp about endo related stuff, I'm afraid.
Has your doctor had good outcomes treating women with similiar
situations? If you don't know, ask. If not, you might want to find
someone who has. You can always send in your records to get an opinion
from a widely recognized endo specislist, most will do record reviews
and give you their opinion for free. GYNs have very variable levels of
skill and confidance with laproscopy, so what one doctor thinks needs a
lapartomy may not require one in another's eyes. I have no idea what
your situation is like, but always get at least two opinions.
What every you decide, I wish you the best of luck!
Jenn
there's a list of endo specialists by state at
http://www.geocities.com/endovictims/endodocs.html
t Fri, 27 Oct 2006, Mary wrote:
>
>I am scheduled for a laparotomy on 11/15 and I am so scared. I have a
>chocolate cyst that hasn't gone away (i've been dealing with this for
>about 3 years now). I have tried all different drugs/hormones, and
>couldn't tolerate them. The hormones seemed to make my symptoms worse.
>
>I had an emergency laparotomy in the past for a ruptured chocolate cyst
>on the left ovary - and part of the ovary had to be removed. Now, I'm
>faced with the same situation, but this time it's on my right ovary. My
>doc seems to think a laparotomy is the best answer - because I've had a
>C-section and an emergency laparotomy in the past.
>
>Any advice? Is it possible he could do a laprascopy instead? Doc seems
>to think it would be difficult, considering my history. My previous
>ob/gyn didn't want to do surgery at all- said to try a GI doc instead
>for my symptoms - have a colonoscopy. Why would one doctor want to do
>surgery, and another not?? I am very confused and hoping that I am
>making the right decision.
>
>Please give me advice. I have 2 weeks to get everything together and I
>am very afraid.
>
>--
>Mary
>
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