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Re: Titled UterusFrom: anonymous@obgyn.netSat Apr 28 19:53:33 2007
At Tue, 3 Apr 2007, jes wrote: > >Yeah- when to go in for a lap is really troubling for me because I would >like a diagnosis but even if it is endo and they get some of it out I >have heard a lot what you have said--- that more laps are required. I >am more specifically concerned about not letting anything get bad enough >to permanently affect my fertility- I just got married a couple months >ago and having kids is really important to us but for various reasons >(school, finances, etc) we aren't ready now and probably won't be for >six-eight years. >Have drs been less-then-aggresive in getting your endo out during laps >or has it just returned really quickly? > >Good luck to you--- I can't wait to get home to my heating pads either >jes > >At Tue, 3 Apr 2007, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >> >>Hi, Jes, >> >>I wouldn't be surprised if Endo and a tipped uterus are related. It >>seems that every time I turn around endo is being related to many other >>health issues as well. It is commonly thought to be an autoimmune >>disorder, so that makes some sense to me. >> >>I understand the pain in the lower back and pelvis as well. I'm going >>to have to leave work early today to get home to my heating pads. >> >>I think it's a good idea for the docs to let you make your own decisions >>regarding surgery. I can tell you that I had my first lap done at 21 >>and have had two more since then. I seem to be going in for laps every >>two or three years. As I said before, I don't like the cycle, but I'm >>not sure what other options I really do have at this point. If you >>choose to go in for a lap, (and I think it's probably a good idea for a >>solid diagnosis), it's probably a good idea to ask the surgeon how he >>plans to handle what he finds. >> >>Good luck to you! I hope you find the answers you are looking for, and >>are able to get some relief from your pain. >> >>Julie >> >>At Tue, 3 Apr 2007, jes wrote: >>> >>>The diet thing is very interesting... I don't have the bowel problems >>>--- the worst of my symptoms is a lot of pain in my low back+pelvis all >>>the time along with worsening + added symptoms around my periods (even >>>on continuous birth control). >>>When I started having symptoms a few years ago the drs pretty much ruled >>>out everything they could without doing a lap and told me to let them >>>know when I was ready for a lap b/c they said the most likely thing was >>>that it was endo. >>> >>>I think its very possible that most people with tilted uterus' problaby >>>are "made" that way-- but perhaps having this anatomical difference >>>creates a greater likelihood of developing endo >>>On the other hand, there are probably also a portion of women with >>>titled uterus' whose uterus' has been pulled by endo scar tissue... >>> >>>I have read that about 20% of all women have tilted uterus'--- while >>>almost 50% of women with endometriosis have tilted uterus--- so while a >>>lot of women with tilted uterus don't have endo it seems that it has a >>>somewhat strong correlation--- >>> >>>I'm glad to hear the diet thing is working for you though but good luck >>>with the pain in your side + getting back into surgery. >>>thanks for responding, >>> >>>At Tue, 3 Apr 2007, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >>>> >>>>Hello, Ladies, >>>> >>>>I, too, have a "tipped" or tilted uterus. I never thought much of it >>>>until recently. My OB/GYN has been reviewing my last lap report (2 >>>>years ago), and he told me that my uterus is tipped enough that it's >>>>laying very close to, or on top of my bowel. I have always had >>>>diahrreah and constipation, especially around my period, so it never >>>>occurred to me that this was an abnormal thing. He looked at my chart >>>>and realized that I had been complaining of the bowel problems for ten >>>>years, and put me on Levbid(antispasmodic) and told me to stop eating >>>>gluten and diary. (That's been interesting). BUT, the medication and >>>>diet change have helped with the bowel problems. >>>> >>>>Unfortunately, the pain in my left side has been there for six weeks, >>>>every day, and will continue to get worse until I end up in surgery >>>>again. I'm a little frustrated with the cycle, but I don't have the >>>>money to drop on an endo specialist, and my current doc managed to >>>>control my pain for more than two years, which is better than anyone >>>>before him has done. (I've only been with him for two years, so I'm >>>>giving him a pass on the whole "tipped uterus" thing.) As has been said, >>>>many women have a tipped or tilted uterus, and it doesn't always cause >>>>problems. >>>> >>>>I have never had to change my diet in my life, so it's an interesting >>>>struggle. I've had enough salad the past six weeks to last me a >>>>lifetime! :) BUT, if you are having the same kinds of problems I had, >>>>and your uterus is tilted, then perhaps try to cut the gluten and dairy >>>>out? >>>> >>>>I do not have any idea about why my uterus is tilted, though. I was >>>>always under the impression that this was how I was "made." Try not to >>>>jump to any conclusions at this point. Do you have bowel problems or is >>>>it other pain that you are trying to diagnose? >>>> >>>>Julie >>>> >>>>At Mon, 2 Apr 2007, moon wrote: >>>>> >>>>>At Mon, 2 Apr 2007, jes wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>I am not diagnosed yet 21 year old who has had symptoms since I was 17. >>>>>>When I was 18 I went to have an ultrasound because of my symptoms and >>>>>>they said everything was normal and casually noted I had a 'tilted >>>>>>uterus'. As I have started doing more research about endo, which the >>>>>>drs. have suspected for the past few years, I have now discovered that >>>>>>a titled uterus can be the result of the endometriosis pushing up behind >>>>>>it. >>>>>>This makes me a lot more concerned about it being more likely that I >>>>>>have endo + that the endo might be worse if it was already titled by the >>>>>>time I was 18. >>>>>>Has anyone else come across this? >>>>>>I'm not sure if it is more likely that a titled uterus can lead to endo >>>>>>or if it is more likely that endo scaring would titlt the uterus? Any >>>>>>ideas, experiences? >>>>>> >>>>>>-- >>>>>>21 years old. >>>>>>Not diagnosed yet; symptoms since 17. >>>>>> >>>>>Endo can be associated with tilted uterus do to many reasons! but it >>>>>rearely causes harm ,mine causes problems do to endo causeiing it to be >>>>>enlarged and swollen and pushing on my rectum area but that is rare. i >>>>>would get a good dr that listens to you to see what he wants to to. >>>>>hugs >>>>>moon
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