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Re: Diagnosed and depressed...
From: Jackie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Aug 31 17:02:54 2007
I know it doesn't mean infertility defenitely... but just the fact that
it's a possibility scares the hell out of me. I've been trying to sort
everything out in my head and that fear just keeps jumping out at me.
I'm nowhere near Toronto unfortunately, but thank you for the thought.
I'm on Vancouver Island on the west coast of Canada. The surgeon who's
been suggested is Dr. Hudson in Victoria. Heard of him??
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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-alone on my island-
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