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Re: How could he have got it so wrong?
From: Alyson (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Feb 12 08:20:47 2007
I think you hit the nail on the head! It is so easy to assume that
because this disease affects so many women that our gynecologists would
be up to date and proficient in dealing with it. It has taken me
several doctors and a couple of surgeries to figure that one out!
Alyson
At Mon, 12 Feb 2007, Debbie wrote:
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>I had my first lap in December, not two months ago. I requested that it
>be diagnostic only so I could plan what I was going to do, and was told
>by my surgeon that I only had Stage I Endo and that my ovary was
>slightly adhered to my pelvic wall. On follow up he told me there
>wasn't much they could offer me except maybe some lazer removal and some
>hormones which I refused. I told him about the pain I was experiencing
>and he said he coudn't see anything that would cause pain like that and
>referred me to an Endo/pelvic specialist who I saw last week. Here's
>the clincher....my original ultrasound was negative but the specialist
>decided to do one anyway, and I also had the pictures from my lap for
>him to look at. THIS doctor tells me I have Stage III Endo,
>Adenomyoisis, an Endometrioma and dense adhesions attaching my uterus to
>my tailbone, distorting my anatomy. All this and he hasn't even done a
>lap himself yet! How is it this guy can diagnose all this and yet the
>doctor who was actually inside me not TWO MONTHS AGO could not see any
>of this? I find this incredible! How could he have missed all this? I am
>so lucky and grateful that I found this new doctor, who is not only a
>pelvic Endo specialist but an Endocrinologist and excision specialist
>too. My second lap is booked for May. This is a very good example why
>women with Endo should seek out a specialist and not settle for a
>regular old gynaecologist!
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