Re: Help with enlarged inguinal nodes - ectopic endometriosis
From: am-curious (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Jun 4 10:03:24 2007
Thank you, Laura, for your response. No, I do not get fever, and I have
not had antibiotics. I managed to request an order for a blood test.
Should I wait to get my blood drawn when the pain reoccurs? Right now,
the pain is absent until my next period.
New to California, I am still searching for a good internist in the
Oakland/East Bay area. Learned from this forum to began my search with
a local support groups. I appreciate the tip.
My best wishes to all of you ladies going through so much suffering!
At Fri, 1 Jun 2007, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>That is too long. If they thought it was infection have they tried
>antibiotics? If so, did it help? Do you have a fever? Have they run
>blood tests? checked your white blood cell count?
>I would see your internist and push for more tests to be done. It is
>not necessarily GYN related an internist might look at a bigger picture.
>Don't let them tell you it is nothing, something that lasts that long
>should be looked into.
>
>Let us know what you find out.
>
>laura
>
>At Fri, 1 Jun 2007, am-curious wrote:
>>
>>I am hoping to gain more professional information than what was posted
>>in 1999 by Lara and response to her message.
>>
>> I have not been diagnosed with endo.
>>
>>I have an enlarged lymph node in the right groin area for the last 6
>>months. 20mm, almost round solid mass. It gets very tender some months
>>starting on 5th day of my period, and gets very painful for 3 and lately
>>more days. I get mild throbbing in the node during some ovulations. I
>>have been aware of the node enlarging for over two years (while off the
>>pill). It used to go completely away, so I accepted my OBGyn conclusion
>>that it's due to an infection from trimming my pubic hair and shaving
>>legs. Over the last 6 months the pain tends to go away, but solid mass
>>remains all the time. I got new ObGyn and she also dismissed the node
>>as from skin infection. I stopped shaving.
>>What would be the reasonable time for the infection to clear and the
>>node get normal?
>>After reading about ectopic endometriosis (Tarada, 2006), where cells
>>grow outside of the uterus along the uterine round ligament into the
>>groin I would feel more comfortable getting the enlarged lymph node
>>checked out. How do I find a specialist in Oakland, CA. So far I only
>>had success finding ObGyn doctors under the Signa network that prescribe
>>ibeprofen and will not refer me to a specialist.
>>
>>I am in my early 40's, married, no children, had been on the pill many
>>years, off for the last 3. My periods have very heavy bleeding with
>>cramps, but tolerable on 800 mg of ibeprofen ordered by the ObGyn.
>>Otherwise no pains, I live and feel healthy.
>>
>>At Fri, 17 Sep 1999, Lara wrote:
>>>
>>>Dear ladies
>>>
>>>I have been searching the web for days and days to see if i can find
>>>anyone out there, either sufferer or doctor who has heard of endo in the
>>>lymph nodes in the groin - they are called the inguinal nodes in med
>>>jargon. Mine are getting worse ....
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