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Re: advise on a second Laparoscopy
From: Tara (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Nov 27 09:30:13 2006
It sounds like repetitive laps are just to keep up with any new endo and
some old... but it sounds as if you never really can remove it all? so
some women go all their lives having numerous Laps? Is there ever a
point where it is just not worth it? I dont understand how women can
afford this... even with insurance I found myself having to take out
loans to pay off my last one. Thank you for the info though... i guess
its just really frustrating.
At Mon, 27 Nov 2006, anonymous wrote:
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>Go to one of the endo specialists. There is a yahoo group
>http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/EndoDocs/
>
>you can ask there for doctor suggestions, and search previous posts.
>Your doctor is right, and you are lucky that she admits that you need a
>specialist - most specialists are "out of network" so having your
>doctor's backing helps with the insurance.
>
>There is definitely good reason to have another lap - provided it is
>with a competent doctor who will excise all of your endo. Most women
>who have numerous repeated surgeries are having their endo burned off
>with a laser, also called "ablation". It can burn healthy flesh, and
>leave carbon deposits, and the doctor often leaves endo behind because
>they can't tell how deep it goes. Also, most laser surgeons will not
>remove endo from bladder, bowels, or other difficult areas.
>
>In other words, all laparoscopies are not equal! You need to find a
>skilled excision surgeon. Good luck!
>
>At Mon, 27 Nov 2006, Tara wrote:
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>>I'm just looking for some advise...
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>>I was diagnosed with Endo three years ago with my current Doctor through
>>a laparoscopy... at that time she was able to remove only a small
>>amount of my endo. Directly after my surgery my DR suggested Lupron for
>>6 months, which I did and though the pain subsided for 4 of those months
>>they returned almost immediately after my injections stopped. For the
>>past two years pain meds have done nothing to help... and my Dr is out
>>of suggestions. She thinks I should see a new specialist. She informed
>>me that the new doc will probably want to perform another Lap to make
>>their own diagnosis. I see many of you have had NUMEROUS laps and was
>>just wondering if they were only able to see and remove a tiny amount
>>the first time, is there any real point in going through that again?
>>Have any of you had better success on your second, third...etc? Or do
>>you have any other suggestions as to another treatment I should talk to
>>my Dr. about? A big factor right now is that my husband and I are
>>trying to get pregnant... will that be an issue?
>>
>>Thanks for any suggestions, advise you can give.
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