Re: Has anyone had a presacral neurectomy?
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Aug 29 15:18:10 2007
yes, it does really depend on what's going on with you
but the endo itself has to be excised, a doctor has to know how to do
that
At Wed, 29 Aug 2007, Erica wrote:
>
>I had surgery with Dr. Redwine 4 weeks ago and he added the Presacral
>Neurectomy. He didn't discuss specific side effects related to that
>procedure and said it wouldn't hurt to do it since I've been in chronic
>pain for 3 years. I was up for anything being that Redwine is pretty
>much the specialist to see. So far I haven't had any side effects
>related to it.
>
>--
>Erica
>
>At Wed, 29 Aug 2007, deirdre wrote:
>>
>>I asked my doctor about this, because I didn't want it, and he pretty
>>much said 'it's old school'
>>
>>if you look on the CEC's site and redwine's site, I think they don't do
>>it often
>>
>>It seems like your doctor isn't up on everything?
>>
>>Have you checked these sites?
>>
>>excellent sites
>>
>>http://www.endometriosistreatment.org
>>
>>endoexcision.com
>>
>>http://www.centerforendo.com/
>>
>>http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/EndoDocs/
>>
>>http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/erc/
>>
>>At Tue, 28 Aug 2007, Melissa wrote:
>>>
>>>Hello all
>>>
>>>I am trying to find some information on presacral neurectomy. My gyno
>>>is pretty certain I have endo, and has suggested that since he will need
>>>to perform laparoscopic diagnosis he may as well also do the neurectomy
>>>at the same time. He has provided me with a lot of information on it,
>>>but I am still a bit hesitant. The possible side effects worry me, and
>>>all my gyno can tell me is that he has performed over 100 of them and
>>>the women have yet to report one side effect.
>>>
>>>Right now I am going to schedule the laparoscopic surgery with him, and
>>>he said I have up until the surgery day to decide on the neurectomy.
>>>
>>>It is a bit frustrating because it seems this is not a common thing and
>>>I have not been able to find any other women who have had it done.
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance to all those who respond.
>
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