ENDO Messages for October, 2006: Re: second guessing my decision

Re: second guessing my decision

From: Debbie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Oct 28 10:34:42 2006

Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ]
Next message: Angie: "Re: smoking and endo---natasha"
Previous message: Debbie: "Re: Does this ever go away? - for Jenn"
In reply to: Mary: "second guessing my decision"

Hi Mary,

Sorry that you're having such a difficult time. All I can suggest is that the reason they want to do a laparotomy instead of a laparoscopy is because you already have scars from previous surgeries, therefore they would excise through the old scar and resect it instead of making new scars. Seeing as your disease is so extensive it will allow them better access. Gather all the iformation you can and make your decision absed on those facts, and then tell the doctors what you want to do. If they can't oblige then go to another doctor.

Hope it works out for you

--
Debbie
=+=+=+
At 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
>

Next message: Angie: "Re: smoking and endo---natasha"
Previous message: Debbie: "Re: Does this ever go away? - for Jenn"
In reply to: Mary: "second guessing my decision"

use when must restrict search to only the endometriosis forum...
Enter search keywords:
	Returns per screen: Require all keywords: