Reply to anonymous@obgyn.net
From: mdustin (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Jun 29 08:34:06 2007
Firstly, I am bloated, but I replied to the protruding abdomen post
because of my right side. It has been like that, like I said, since I
had my daughter. And has always been the focal point of my pain.
Yes, my mother wants me to get the test to check for ovarian cancer. The
reasons: She had cancer (breast) at a young age, her sister (my aunt)
died from cancer at a young age (bone marrow). And since she worries,
she told me to tell her my symptoms....constant bloating with a relief
for a couple of days a month; gaseous; fatigue; very frequent and urgant
urination (without infection); I am either always constipated or I have
diarrhea; nausea; and before I was diagnosed with 'very slight endo' I
bled nearly everyday of the month, usually during the day and not at
night, for three years, after I had my daughter.
I am aware that the test would show higher because I have Endo. And for
that reason, I have not asked for the test. And I know that many, if
not all of my symptoms can be related to that of Endo and of taking
Lupron. And I'm sure that's what it is. I just think it's rediculous,
having very 'slight Endo' could cause this much trouble. Over 4 months
ago (before diagnosis), yes, I was tired and hurting and bleeding and
bloated, but not to the extent that I am now (well, not bleeding, as I
am on Lupron). Why would my pain come back while on Lupron, when I had
such 'slight' Endo? I really don't get it. I wish I could extract the
Lupron from my system and stay off of any medications and just be. All
of this has effected my life so much and I just want to cry all of the
time. I don't understand it, so I keep researching anything that I can
think of. I wish I could figure this out enough so that I could be able
to take care of my home and family like I used to. Is there nothing I
can do except wait?
At Thu, 28 Jun 2007, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>Does your mom want you to get the CA-125 test to check for cancer? It
>shows up positive with endo, so I don't think that test would give you
>any answer to your bloating.
>
>At Thu, 28 Jun 2007, mdustin wrote:
>>
>>I have had this problem since I had my daughter via c-section, 3 years
>>ago. Directly after my c-section, while coming out of the meds that
>>numb your lower half of your body, I realized that I was coming out of
>>this numbing pain, but my right side was killing me. I kept quietly
>>screaming, anyone who has done this, knows what I'm talking about. I
>>wanted to scream aloud but afraid to. Since then, my right side is
>>always larger, puffier than my left side. My pain that I feel from my
>>Endo is mostly on my right. My doctor always thinks that maybe it's my
>>appendix, but it's not. My appendix would have burst by now. My Endo,
>>however, was found on my left side, my left ovary. But even after my
>>surgery, my pain is still mostly located on my right. They call it
>>'referred pain'. But I still think that is ridiculous. My right side
>>is always puffy and sometimes when I press on it, it's hard to the
>>touch, harder than my left side atleast. I also get bloated to the
>>point of looking pregnant, and I cannot get rid of it. I've taken water
>>pills, however they have stopped working.
>>The birth control that I think you mean is called Yaz. (Yasmin is a
>>different type of birth control pill.) The Yaz has a different hormone
>>in it. I was going to try it as it was the only birth control that I
>>haven't yet, but right before I was going to switch, is when my doctor
>>did my lap surgery. So, I cannot tell you if it helps Endo. I have
>>been wondering about that as well. Due to my excessive bloating and
>>urinary frequency and urgancy, my mother wants me to get the CA-125 test
>>done. I have not yet, but I hopefully will get up the courage in the
>>near future to do so. I would ask your gyn about Yaz. Good luck and
>>let us know how it works out!
>>~Maggie
>>
>>At Thu, 28 Jun 2007, Linda wrote:
>>>
>>>I heard mention someone that she is small framed, although she always
>>>looks pregnant with a protruding abdomen (even not on menses). I have a
>>>very similar situation. Is this common with endometriosis and why?
>>>Thank You for the response. Also, Does anyone if Yasmin birth control
>>>is an effective b.c for endometriosis because it is on made of one
>>>hormone? Is that one hormone the correct one in order to help alleviate
>>>pain?
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