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Re: Could I have Endo?
From: andrea (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Jun 12 14:48:56 2007
Sounds like you have the same symptoms that I have always had! Read my
message on June 4th that says THIS COULD HELP EVERYONE, I think it will
give you some hope and some answers. I have been dealing with this crap
for 20 years too, and am just starting to find some things that have
really helped. Take care, Andrea :)
At Tue, 12 Jun 2007, D wrote:
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>It's possible, but the only way to know for sure is to have a
>laparoscopy. Yes, you have to have surgery to be diagnosed.
>
>It was probably never suggested because there is a huge amount of
>ignorance about endo out there and many people think that painful
>menstrual periods are somehow "normal" and because even obgyn's spend
>very little time on the disease in medical school.
>
>If you can, seeing an endo specialist will probably give you the answers
>you seek the fastest. Trying to find an obgyn who knows anything about
>the disease and has the skills to excise it thoroughly can be a long and
>frustrating process - there are not many of them out there, but there
>are a lot of doctors who will be willing to put you through treatments
>that are only temporary like Lupron or BCPs, or they'll do a lap and
>burn the tops off a few lesions, or both.
>
>There are some links at the bottom of this post that may help - I hope
>you will check them out!
>
>At Tue, 12 Jun 2007, Jaymie wrote:
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>>OK, here is my history in a nutshell...
>>I got my first period when I was 11, I was put on the pill when I was 14
>>for painful periods (I missed too much school.) I almost always have
>>either diarrhea or constipation during my cycle as well as back cramps
>>and fatigue. I also suffer from vaginal pain during the first couple of
>>days. I had fertility issues with my first child. Why is it no-one has
>>ever mentioned this possibility to me?
>>
>>--
>>20 years of painful periods.
>>
>--
>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/
>
>Info on pain management:
>http://www.painfoundation.org/
>
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