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Re: See a specialist!!!!
From: Bennerebe (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Oct 25 13:55:47 2007
I was just wondering what kind of specialist you saw?
At Thu, 25 Oct 2007, Lisa S. wrote:
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>I am sure this is all common knowledge for the majority of you reading
>this, but if you are diagnosed with Endo...see a specialist!!!
>
>I was diagnosed with Endo less than two months ago. I was having
>surgery for what they thought to be an infection that turned out to be
>severe endo. At my post-op appointment my doctor (who I loved...thought
>she was great) told me that I have endo and that I need to get pregnant
>before I turn 30 if I ever want to have children and that I will
>probably need to have a hysterectomy in my mid 30ies. I am 26 years
>old, not married and not ready to have children just yet but definitely
>want a family someday.
>
>I scheduled a specialist appointment after my aunt suggested I get more
>information and a "second opinion". My aunt said that women are more
>likely to get a second opinion on their cars than they are on
>themselves. We are too trusting and don't want to hurt our doctor's
>feelings. Sounds so ridiculous writing that. THIS IS MY BODY NOT HERS.
>
>I had my specialist appointment Monday. I gave my new doctor my records
>and surgery photos. He gave me soo much information and mentioned how
>irresponsible it was for my previous doctor to give me dates and times.
>Nobody can say for sure when I will or won't be able to have children.
>He did notice that she didn't remove all of my endo and told me that I
>have stage 4 and need to take aggresive action in order to preserve my
>fertility. He also kept assuring me that I NEVER had an infection and
>that this was not my fault. I could not have prevented this and
>probably have had it since I was a teenager and misdiagnosed my whole
>life.
>
>Anyway, he thinks I have some endo in my left tube (they removed my
>right tube during my surgery) and some behind my uterus and possibly
>some on my rectum...He told me that he is going to work with me to make
>sure that the medication I am on effectively suppresses any further
>growth of endo and is willing to try new things and change meds if what
>I am on does not work. I will also probably need another surgery in
>less than six months and that will be determined by what he sees in a
>sonogram/ultrasound in 2 months.
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>I can't explain how nice it is having a doctor answer all my questions
>and care about tackling my situation as aggresively as possible. I left
>my post-op feeling confused and bewildered by my new diagnosis and now I
>am still scared and sad but I know that I have a doctor who will take
>care of me and cares about my wellbeing.
>
>--
>Lisa
>
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~Rebecca
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