Re: (1997) Hysterectomy and Endo
From: D (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Feb 20 07:14:46 2007
I don't understand why they want to do a bowel resection when they found
nothing on any of the GI tests? They removed your uterus and ovaries,
but that didn't work so now they want to remove part of your apparently
healthy colon? It sounds like you may have endo on your bowel - the good
endo specialists can often excise endo from the bowel without needing to
do a resection. I would definitely go for the lap first, but IMHO you
need to see a specialist. Most OBGYNs don't have the skills to deal
with endo on the intestines - there's a link at the bottom of this to
the "endodocs" yahoo group and it's a good place to find a good doc.
Here's a link about intestinal endo:
http://www.endometriosistreatment.org/html/reprint15.html
At Tue, 20 Feb 2007, Tawnia wrote:
>
>Hi K, Yo are better off having them do the Laporoscopy first. This is
>exactly what my mom faced. Have the go in and see exactly where the
>endo is and see if they can be sure it's only on the bowel. The first
>dr that did your hyst probably missed the endo.......
>
>Hope this helps. I know I rather have a map made first before they do
>something extreme and have to go back in!
>
>At Tue, 20 Feb 2007, KL wrote:
>>
>>Hi I know this may be redundant although its a lot to search through.
>>
>>I had a total hyst. everything including cervix removed in 1997. When
>>I originally was diag. with endo it was because I kepy having bowel
>>problems. When the Dr did the hyst. he didn't think to prep me for the
>>bowels. He said there would be a 10% chance I would end up with endo. I
>>believed I still had endo after 7 months of the hyst. He said there was
>>no way.
>>
>>Now I have had many bowel problems. Diarrhea since Sept. painfull sex,
>>and cramping. I've been poked and prodded for everything pertaining to
>>bowels. I've had a colonoscopy, endoscopy, bowel xrays, and they found
>>nothing.
>>
>>So it dawned on me could it be the endo, so I went to a GYN she told me
>>its possible but to stop the hrt and get a lupron shot and see if the
>>diarrhea stops. The diarrhea has been off and on now for a month. Its
>>getting soooo old. I don't know what to do but I still believe that its
>>the endo.
>>
>>The Dr. said she would have a Gen surgeon do a bowel resection if
>>things get better. Should I just have them do a lap first? I feel
>>better having a look rather than going extreme.
>>
>>Any ideas?
>>
>>Thank you!
>>K.
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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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