ENDO Messages for July, 2007: Re: can anyone help with ultrasound pic?

Re: can anyone help with ultrasound pic?

From: Katy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Jul 18 02:38:57 2007

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Hi Dawnriser I know that Endo doesn't come up on an ultra sound, thats why they do the Lap to see if it's there and then remove it, the only reason that they do the ultra sound is to see if theres an obstruction, ie cyst. because if they don't do an ultra sound and just jump straight in to surgery theres a huge chance that if there is cyst that they might hit it and it will burst, which is not good. So doing an ultra sound before any impending / proposed surgery is the only sure way that the doctors know that they are not going to cut anything that they shouldn't. With regards to the white mass that you saw, I would just take a deep breath and just wait for the report off the doctor, as there is no point in stressing yourself out when you may not need to, beside's endo pain gets worse with stress. So Until you have a definate answer for what you saw, I wouldn't even think about it, (I know easier said than done, but you will probably make yourself ill just worrying) I myself has been both unlucky and lucky with endo, for a year I was put on a continuous drug called Deprovera, and then after that I was given an implant in my arm, which last 3 years, and since that day I have never been better, the implant is called implanon, and it's just amazing. I'm aiming to go drug free by the end of the year and try for a family, but I wouldn't have been able to do it without the implant. good luck with the doctor and I hope that everything turns out alright and I hope that my message helped in some way

At Tue, 17 Jul 2007, dawnriser wrote: >
>Hello all my endo sisters.....I have been suffering with endo for many
>years now and have had 3 laps for removal of endo from just about every
>abdominal structure I possess. I've been on lupron, then Femara on and
>off for about a year.
>
>My symptoms improved for a while but now, since I stopped the Femara,
>they seem to be creeping back with a vengance.
>
>I had an ultrasound today - both regular and transvaginal. My usual
>technician would have told me if she saw a cyst but the one I had today
>refused to let me see the screen or disclose what she saw. I know she
>isn't supposed to tell me as she is not a radiologist but she kept
>shaking her head in a puzzling way the whole time and would not show me
>the screen. When I got up from the table, I was able to see one screen
>shot with what looked like a big, solid white mass on the left side on
>or near the ovary.
>
>Does anyone know if that is what it is supposed to look like? Do cysts
>and endo show up as white or dark patches on the transvaginal
>ultrasound?
>
>I have an appointment for the results but I am just curious to see if
>anyone had any idea since most have been through many, many, many of
>these exams.
>
>I was also wondering if anyone has had luck with Femara for their endo.
>I tried it after the Lupron caused severe bone pain but after a month on
>the femara, the bone pain returned more severely that with the lupron.
>Does anyonen know if this is a side effect of the drug or of being in
>menopause?
>
>I tell you, if menopause causes that kind of bone pain, I'm going to
>have a very difficult time of it!
>
>I don't use this board often but I hope that everyone is trying to find
>some peace and comfort in any way they can with this disease. The toll
>it can take on life is sometimes very difficult to bear - but we can all
>get through it when we have support and this board has been kind to me
>over the years.
>
>If anyone has any answers for my questions, I'd greatly appreciate your
>input.
>
>Thanks all,
>Hang in there!

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