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Re: advice
From: Samar (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Jan 17 02:59:36 2007
Thanks for advice D :-)
I'll speak to my doctor about this and try to find a specialist in my
area...
At Tue, 16 Jan 2007, D wrote:
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>What method did your doctor use to remove your endo? The best way is
>excision - it is cut out. Many obgyns use lasers, which remove the endo
>by burning, also called "ablation". This tends to leave endo behind as
>the doctors cannot tell how deep they need to go, and often don't go
>deep enough. It's also possible that your doctor doesn't know all of
>the manifestations of endo and left some behind because she didn't
>recognize it as endo at surgery.
>
>If you had laser ablation (or even if you didn't!) you may want to find
>an endo excision specialist to give you a second opinion. If you can't
>find a specialist near you, many of them will do record reviews. There's
>a link to the endodocs group at the bottom of this email - it's a good
>place to find an endo specialist.
>
>Hope this helps!
>
>At Tue, 16 Jan 2007, Samar wrote:
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>>I have had bad menstrual cramps for as long as I remember, but they seem
>>to have gotten worse recently (intense lower back pain & pain in the
>>thighs, and occasional spurts of pain in the stomach). Accordingly, I
>>went to see a gyno about 4 months ago and was diagnosed with
>>endometriosis. I had the laparoscopic surgery within that week, after
>>which I was given a clean bill of health. But, due to the nature of
>>endometriosis (i.e. unknown why or when it could return) I was told by
>>my doctor that if I wanted to have children (which me and my husband
>>defiantly want), we need to start trying asap. We have taken the
>>doctor’s advice and have been trying to conceive for the last 4 months
>>but have not yet been successful. Also, I feel like my menstrual cramps
>>have gone back to normal (i.e. the month after surgery, I had minimal
>>pain when I got my period, but since then it has been a steady increase
>>of pain and now I’m at the point where it is just as intense as before
>>the surgery).
>>I have two concerns: (1) Could the endometriosis be back already? (2)
>>Could my not getting pregnant be related to it?
>>I have an appointment with my doctor in a couple of weeks, but I just
>>wanted to see if anyone out there has gone through something similar and
>>if so, what advice/tips/comments you could give me.
>>Thanks.
>
>--
>Find an endo specialist in the ERC's EndoDocs group:
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EndoDocs/
>
>Try an excellent endo support group:
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/erc/
>
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