ENDO Messages for December, 2007: Re: How do you decide when to go with a hysterectomy???

Re: How do you decide when to go with a hysterectomy???

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From: Sherri (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Dec 4 21:07:57 2007

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Nikki,

I am so sorry to hear that you are in so much pain! I truly understand the frustration, hurt, anger, fear, etc. that endo and infertility to cause! I wish I could tell you what the answer for you is. I know the heartbreak of infertility. It sounds like you have just been going through hell with all of this. 8 rounds of clomid? I've never taken that, but I can imagine the hormonal side effects it may cause. Add that to the crazy hormones you already have due to endo, bc pills, lupron, all those "treatments" and the pain and stress from endo, you must be wanting to pull your hair out! I know I am!! I know the feeling of not knowing if what you do next is gonna even work....or if it's gonna get worse. I don't know what you should do. You have to really search your heart and soul, and try to decide what the best choice for now is.

I did have a hysterctomy and it did NOT make anything any better! I know we've talked before, and I'm sure I told you, but it is important and try to keep this in mind also....Due to my hysterctomy, (and all the other surgeries) I now have permanent nerve damage that causes severe constant daily pain, along with the pain and problems from the endo that is still in my body!! I chose the hyst. after much debate and years of trying to conceive b/c I honestly believed that it would help....to my horro is did NOT! In addition to the physical pain and all that I'm in, I also have to live forever with these "medical mistakes", and knowing that I CHOSE it! It's enough to drive me crazy all by itself! I decided to do these surgeries based on what my doctors said, and all that I researched. I was so desperate for pain relief (still am!) that I let them castrate me. I wish I had never done it!!

I do know how hard all this is, and for me, this time of year tends to make it worse. Please, just try to hang in there, keep researching and asking questions, and please don't decide on a hyst. out of desperation like I did. Make absoloutely sure that you could live with any complications that could arise from a hyst. and deal with the menopausal symptoms from mow on. I think these I have now are way worse than Lupron can cause....and for me, this is forever. I did the best I could at the time, but oh how I wish I had not!!

Hugs to you, Nikki!

At Tue, 4 Dec 2007, niki wrote: >
>I started today. my first menses since my lupron shot. Im miserable
>and in tears it is so painful. I have also been diagnosed with the
>inflammatory arthritis. Which between the 2 is it really worth putting
>my body through trying to get pregnant? this month marks 3 years we have
>tried. I dont know how much more i can possibly put my body thru. so
>when do you call it quits? should i try the clomid yet again? we had 8
>unsuccessful rounds. ive only done 50 and 100 mg of it. i just dont
>know what to do...

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