Re: painful intercourse
From: har (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Jan 30 23:43:33 2007
I agree with Alyson. I went to an endo specialist for my first lap. He
did not support Lupron and was experienced in excision of endo. As far
as I remember I since I got periods I have had excrutiating pain.
I had pain with sex, which got worse towards the end of it before I had
surgery. My doctor excised endo and showed me why deep penetration was
causing the pain. I can attest, that at least in my case, for the first
time after the surgery, I am able to have almost pain free intercourse.
PLEASE though listen to Alyson. Having a bad surgery has ruined many
people's quality of life, be it be laser or excision. If you can afford
it please get yourself an experienced endo doctor or a specialist. If
you cannot afford it then at least consult with an endo specialist and
research on the web before you make any decisions.
Hoping you will find relief soon enough.
At Fri, 26 Jan 2007, Alyson wrote:
>
>Hi Ladies,
>Just wanted to mention to be careful about asking your current doctor
>about excision. You really want to be sure you are seeing a very
>experienced surgeon for that, especially if you have endo in difficult
>areas like the bowel or bladder. The thing that sets your average
>surgeon apart from one of the few specialists is the specialist's
>advanced training in recognizing endo in all of its forms as well as
>having the skill to deal with delicate areas. My regular gyno claims to
>have excised my endo during my last lap, but I have not had any relief.
>So, I would just be sure that if you talk to your doctor about it that
>he/she is VERY experienced, if not ask them to recommend you to a
>specialist or seek one out yourself.
>Alyson
>
>At Fri, 26 Jan 2007, Tamara wrote:
>>
>>At Fri, 26 Jan 2007, susan wrote:
>>>Hi Susan,
>>
>>I too have very painful intercourse and it seems as though it is only
>>getting worse not better. I am sore for days afterwards. It hurts to
>>sit, walk, bend over - my insides are all sore. However, my bowel
>>movements have not been bad and I have never bleed. I am sorry to say
>>but my doctors have chalked up the painful intercourse with endo say
>>just that my only options are LUPRON or HYSTERECTOMY.
>>
>>I have read alot about LUPRON on this site and have decided not to take
>>it. I have had two previous Laps with no success. However, some women
>>on this site have mentioned Lap with excision and they have had great
>>results. I am going to check with my doctor regarding this process you
>>may want to do the same.
>>
>>I wish you good luck in your journey. If you find more information out,
>>please keep me posted! I will do the same for you.
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>
>>--
>>Tamara
>>>i
>>>i was diagnosed with endo 17 years ago. It seems to have got a lot
>>>worse in the last few months - most recently during sex i sometimes have
>>>extreme pain then afterwards painful bowelmotions and blood from the
>>>bowels for a few hours afterwards. i can't get in to see my dr for a
>>>couple of weeks and can't wait til then
>>>thanks
>>>susan
>>
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