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Re: GI verses Endo?? to ada
From: ada (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Oct 23 13:21:33 2007
I am thinking good thoughts for you! Keep us updated. Ada
At Tue, 23 Oct 2007, Jen wrote:
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>Hello,
>
>I just wanted to say that I completely know what you are going through
>when it comes to the GI verses Endo problem. I was diagnosed five years
>ago with Endo and was constantly have pain and ruptured cysts. For
>awhile the disease and pain was managable but over the past two years
>things have gotten a lot worse. I am in horrible pain everyday, I get
>sharp shooting pains in my abdomen and lower back and my stomach is so
>messed up. I always thought it had to be the endo spreading that was
>causing all these problems. One month ago I went for my second
>laparoscopy and they said they found now new endo to burn out only old
>scar tissue from my first surgery. They told me it wasnt the disease
>causing the problem and they couldnt help me and I should go see a GI
>guy. The thing is I have been to see a GI and i have even had a
>colonoscopy which didnt show anything either. I dont know what to do
>anymore every doctor just sends me off to someone else and i go back and
>forth with no solution whatsoever. Things just keep getting worse,
>sometimes i think im losing my mind.
>
>Thanks
>Jen
>
>At Tue, 23 Oct 2007, mdustin wrote:
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>>I have not yet. My mother had breast cancer and I asked her what I
>>should do. She told me to wait a month to see if it changes or goes
>>away with my menses. So, it's been two weeks now and the only change
>>that I noticed is that I have more and more lumps daily, but those are
>>fatty tissue and the small ones are still there. So, I'm watching it
>>for a couple more weeks...I have an appointment right around that time
>>anyhow for a follow up with my gyn. So, I will have him check them at
>>that point.
>>
>>At Mon, 22 Oct 2007, ada wrote:
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>>>Have you made an appointment to have the lump in your breast and neck
>>>examined?
>>>
>>>At Mon, 22 Oct 2007, mdustin wrote:
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>>>>I'm going to see a GI doctor on Wednesday and I'm still very skeptical
>>>>and slightly annoyed at going. My appointment isn't untill 5:15pm and
>>>>it just so happens to be a day that my husband needs to work late, so
>>>>his parent(s) have to drive out to stay with my children so I can go to
>>>>this appointment. It just seems like an awful hassle. I really don't
>>>>see how my symptoms could be due to GI problems and not gyn. Maybe it's
>>>>because I've never been to a GI doctor before. I really don't know what
>>>>to expect.
>>>>
>>>>I'm more ept to think my symptoms are due to a ovarian cyst or
>>>>something. I have all of the classic symptoms and before I was
>>>>diagnosed with Endo, I used to get cysts and ruptured cysts nearly every
>>>>month with my period.
>>>>
>>>>On top of all of this, I have very cystic breasts just recently. I've
>>>>had cysts on my breasts before, but one of the lumps is nothing like I
>>>>have ever had before. Normally, the 'bumps' are fatty like tissue and
>>>>are fairly large. I have one on my Left that is about the size of a
>>>>pea...hard as a rock and doesn't hurt. I'm keeping an eye on it for a
>>>>month...I haven't had cysts on my breasts for a little whle now and I
>>>>also have a pea sized lump on my neck...don't know what that is all
>>>>about either.
>>>>
>>>>Sorry to vent here...I'm just a little annoyed and uneasy at the moment.
>>>>Thanks for reading...
>>>
>>>--
>>>Ada
>>>
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Ada
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