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Re: Diagnosed and depressed...
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Aug 31 16:26:09 2007
If she lives near Victoria, Dr. Lei might be too far - he's in Toronto.
At Fri, 31 Aug 2007, anonymous wrote:
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>endo does NOT equal infertility!
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>with the right doc, you can get help
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>are you near dr lei in canada?
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>a good surgeon can help you, do not despair!
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>this site has some info re: reducing pain for now
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>endo-resolved.com
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>excellent sites
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>http://www.endometriosistreatment.org
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>endoexcision.com
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>http://www.centerforendo.com/
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>http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/EndoDocs/
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>http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/erc/
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>At Fri, 31 Aug 2007, Jackie wrote:
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>>I have just been officially diagnosed with severe endometriosis and I'm
>>only 23 years old. I had my lap last week and was informed that my left
>>ovary and fallopian tube is completely covered in scar tissue (&
>>lesions) and it could not be repaired during the procedure. Now I have
>>to see a fertility specialist in Victoria to see if HE can repair the
>>damage, and if not I could be looking at the removal of the ovary and
>>tube. I'm trying to come to terms with the possible worst case
>>scenario, but it all seems so surreal to me... I don't have any
>>children yet, and I defenitely want them, but now I don't know how
>>possible that's going to be for me. I'm scared. I want to be able to
>>live the life I always dreamed of, with the husband, children and happy
>>home... but now it's like everything I ever wished for is being waved
>>in front of my face and I have no way of grasping it. My heart is
>>breaking at the thought of not being able to have children of my own,
>>everyone I know around me is pregnant, or has kids already... I'm so
>>jealous and angry I could shout it from my rooftop and spit in my
>>friends' faces for complaining about how their kids take up all their
>>time etc. They have no idea how lucky they are... I'm sitting here
>>recovering from my 1st surgery's pain, I know there will be more, and
>>the pain of childbirth could be the one I'll never know.
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>>--
>>-alone on my island-
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