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Re: Stage IV/Frozen Pelvis
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Apr 27 16:35:43 2007
Were they able to do the surgery laparoscopically or open? Since my
tubes were blocked I can't conceive on my own. I just can't decide
whether to go with the IVF or try to contain the endo first. I am
afraid the IVF drugs will make it dramatically worse.
At Fri, 27 Apr 2007, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>I don't know if you saw an endo specialist, but I also have stage 4 endo
>and had a frozen pelvis. I just had surgery wednesday and they were
>able to seperate everything and think that I have a good chance of
>concieving on my own. I also had a cyst removed off of each ovary. If
>I were you I would see someone that regularly treats difficcult endo
>cases, my first surgeon (the one that diagnosed me) didn't feel
>comfortable doing anything either. I was treated by Dr. Camran Nezhat
>at Stanford and he was able to treat me laparoscopically and get
>everything cleaned up and put back into normal position.
>
>I hope you can have the same success.
>
>Laura
>
>At Fri, 27 Apr 2007, anonymous wrote:
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>>I was diagnosed after my lap this week as having Stage IV endo with a
>>frozen pelvis. Since fertility was the goal, my surgeon did not try to
>>separate my organs due to fear of causing more damage. Is it safe to
>>move on to IVF now or should I have another surgery to clean things up
>>more? Will the fertility meds cause the endo/adhesions to worsen?
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