ENDO Messages for December, 2006: Re: could I have endo?

Re: could I have endo?

From: Alyson (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Dec 4 11:48:25 2006

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Christy, Your symptoms certainly sound like endo...but so do some other pelvic issues. It is entirely possible that endo is the cause, and a lap is really the only way to confirm that. You need to talk to your doctor about what she plans to do if she finds endo during the proceedure. I.e. is she performing the lap purely for diagnostic purposes, or does she plan to remove endo while she's in there if she finds it. If she does plan to remove it I would ask what method she uses. Many of us have found electro cautery to be about useless, while laser ablation tends to be more effective, but still not as effective as excision. Also find out what her surgical experience is in removing endo. If this is not something that she has alot of experience with, I would ask her to refer you to a specialist for the laproscopy. Otherwise if you do have endo there is a chance she could miss some or miss diagnose you if she is unfamiliar with what to look for. As far as the lap recovery... I was out for about a week with both of mine. The first 3-4 days are the toughest. The rest of the week I was just exhausted and not quite ready to be active at all. I would stick close to home for those first few days in case you experience any complications from surgery. Otherwise, if the trip is soon after just take it easy and be sure to get plenty of rest. Alyson

At Sun, 3 Dec 2006, Christy wrote: >
>Hi. I am new here and am looking for information. Sorry this is going
>to be very long!! Within the past 6 months I have been experiencing
>quite alot of pelvic pain. I have felt like my ob/gyn doesn't think
>that the pain is as bad as I have been describing. It all started when
>I was having pain in the upper and lower abdomen. I suspected
>gallbladder for the upper pain, but test didn't show stones so I went to
>my ob/gyn to check on other causes. She found a rather large cyst on my
>ovary, which actually ruptured while she was examining me. Further
>tests showed that my gallbladder was the cause of the upper pain and I
>had it removed. I have since had 2 more cysts on my ovary. The pelvic
>pain has only gotten worse over time. It starts mid-cycle and ranges
>from mild to really severe menstrual cramps. I also have lots and lots
>of rectal pressure (to the point that it hurts to sit). My bladder also
>hurts when it is full, along with hip and leg pain and intense lower
>back pain. I pretty much hurt from ovulation to the end of my period. 3
>months ago my dr. talked me into getting an IUD because I have always
>had heavy periods. It has not changed my pain - maybe made it worse.
>Since then, my periods have been about 15 days. I called the dr. last
>week because the pain was so bad. I got in to see the n.p., who talked
>to the dr. They have scheduled me for a lap in a couple of weeks.
>Please give me any advice you have on what to do. I want to have the
>lap if I need it before the end of year (have already met all insurance
>ded), but I am scheduled to go on a big family trip to fla. over
>christmas and don't know how long it will take me to recover from the
>lap. But I don't think I can enjoy the trip as I am now anyway. Sorry
>to vent!!

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