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Re: Uterine AblationFrom: andrea (anonymous@obgyn.net)Tue May 15 16:29:34 2007
At Mon, 14 May 2007, D wrote: >Thank you for your input. All the doctors I have been to want me to get on the Mirena IUD, or Lupron after Endo surgery to stop my periods, but I am not willing to put those harmful drugs in my body. I just thought it would be healthier, although permanent to have uterine ablation with endo surgery as well so my periods would stop. I don't know if uterine ablation helps with cramps, which is all I care about getting rid of. My heavy bleeding does not bother me. I get severe cramps whether my bleeding is light or heavy. I would like to talk to someone who has had it to see if it just stops bleeding or/and cramps. That would be awesome! Thank you again. >Uterine ablation doesn't do anything for endometriosis - it removes >tissue from inside the uterus only. Endometriosis is when uterine-type >tissue grows outside the uterus, usually in the pelvic cavity, but it's >been found in other places, too - even the brain. > >If you have problems with really heavy periods and uterine cramps, the >ablation may help that. Any endometriosis you may have, however, must >be removed during the lap. > >The best way to have the endo removed is by excision, meaning the doctor >cuts it out. Many women who have to have repeat surgeries had their >endo burned off (coagulation, fulgeration, and ablation are all methods >to burn it). There are two main reasons this doesn't work as well as >excision - one is that endo can't be burnt off of sensitive tissues like >the bowels and bladder, the doctor has to leave it unless they have the >skills to excise it, or if they have a bowel surgeon/urologist assist >and they can remove it. The other big problem with burning it off is >that they don't always go deep enough and sometimes only the tops of the >lesions are burned away, leaving active disease. > >There is no 100% cure for endo, but recurrence rates for excision with a >specialist are less than 20% after five years. Sometimes when it's >burned off the pain never even goes away! Sorry I don't know much about >the uterine ablation and how that works, but I hope this helps! > >At Mon, 14 May 2007, andrea wrote: >> >>I was wondering if anyone has had the uterus ablation surgery? It burns >>away the lining of the uterus that makes your period and makes the endo >>grow. I don't have children, am 36, don't even know if I want kids, but >>I am at my wits end with all this pain I have to keep going through. >>(Bad periods every 2 weeks) Most women it seems have to keep having >>laporscopy done over and over. I only want to have it done ONCE and be >>done with it! If I do lap in combination with the ablation I think I >>would have a better chance of the endo not reoccuring. I can hardly >>find any info on it or testimonials from anyone who has had it done, >>however. It is a new procedure and I'm afraid to have it, & maybe still >>having pain afterwards and sacrificing my ability to have kids. If the >>procedures got rid of the pain 100% forever though, I would be willing >>to give up having kids. Someone, PLEASE give me some advice!! By the >>way, I am going to Dr. DeLumba in Denton, TX. Thanks. > >-- >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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