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Re: painful sex a year & a half after hysterectomy
From: Lori (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Mar 24 18:53:59 2008
To Cohl,
Please, Please do a candida spit test and on online candida test(dr.
crook). I can point you where to go if you cannot find them. A history
of antibiotics, IC, yeast infections.. really points to "systemic
candida" like I have. It may cause endometriosis. Not sure, but at
least if you get rid of it, your endo should get better as it happens
frequently.
Lori
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http://www.theendoclub.com
At Mon, 24 Mar 2008, Cohl wrote:
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>Thank you both for your replies.I was seeing a urologist,he told he I
>have a urethral stricture (narrowing of the urethral tube) which did
>help explain the recurrent (monthly)UTI's,bladder infections,& yeast
>infections. I've also been hospitalized for kidney infections. He did
>suspect IC, I was supposed to have that test,not sure what happened,I
>think probably just too many drs and I was very frustrated. Still am! I
>took lots of antibiotics. I think that being on them for a long time
>could possibly weaken one's immune system. Just my opinion, but I have
>been dx'd with alot of things & several are autoimmune diseases. So I
>think you are prone to other things once you have endo.I've never heard
>of taking an antihistimine for pain. I too have pain for a couple days
>after.
>
>At Fri, 21 Mar 2008, anonymous wrote:
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>>I had a partial hysterectomy as well for endo and adeno. I do not have
>>pain with intercourse BUT after intercourse for 24-48 hours. The
>>doctors now believe I have IC (which I found out is often reffered to as
>>the evil twin of endo, many women have both). I have seen a new
>>gyno-urologist and have had some test and have the cystoscope
>>schedule(to look inside my bladder) She gave me an antihistime to take
>>before sex to help with the pain afterwards(and it has helped)
>>I am by no means saying you have IC it is just something else to think
>>about. My regular doc never even brought up the possiblity. It was my
>>PCP who said "I think you may have IC" and sent me to the
>>gyno-urologist. Good luck!
>>At Fri, 21 Mar 2008, Sherri wrote:
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>>>Cohl,
>>>
>>>Hi there! I don't really have any answers for you as far as what to do
>>>about the painful sex, but I wanted to let you know that I also
>>>experience that. I had a total abdominal hyst. in 2004, with removal
>>>of everything, ovaries, cervix, etc. and I have continued to have a LOT
>>>of pain with sex. My hyst. also did not solve any of my problems,
>>>other than no longer having a period. The doctor that did my hyst. was
>>>not incompetent, and was a really good ob-gyn, but was not a specialist.
>>>I also think that removing my cervix has contributed some to the painful
>>>sex. Of course, I did always have pain with sex before, but now, after
>>>the hyst. and not being on any hrt, the vaginal dryness, in my opinion,
>>>has a lot to do with the sex being so painful. The only way I am able
>>>to have intercourse at all these days is if I take a pain pill about an
>>>hour before, use lots of lubrication (which tends to give me yeast-type
>>>infections) and have my husband be VERY gentle with me. Which is hard
>>>sometimes, as he tends to get carried away! LOL! We have learned that
>>>sex does not necessarily mean intercourse, and have become quite
>>>creative with our sex life.
>>>
>>>I'm really sorry to hear that you have had such a bad experience with
>>>that doctor! I also know how that feels, as I learned after the fact,
>>>that one of my major laporatomies ended up being performed by a surgical
>>>student that was "assisting" that particular specialist at the time of
>>>my surgery. It was very frustrating to me! Especially, because after
>>>that surgery, I had a lot of complications that I don't think I would
>>>have had if the "real" specialist did the surgery himself. My surgical
>>>report said that Dr. X (the specialist) was scrubbed and in attendance
>>>throughout the operation. Whatever that means!?
>>>
>>>I wish I had some info or suggestions that could be helpful to you (and
>>>me), but I did want to let you know that you are not alone with this
>>>issue! Good luck to you!
>>>
>>>At Wed, 19 Mar 2008, Cohl wrote:
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>>>>Hello everybody,
>>>>I haven't posted in a long time. I had a partial hyst (kept ovaries) in
>>>>August 06 for stage IV endo & adenomyosis. I still have very painful
>>>>sex, and ovarian cysts. I wish I could've kept my cervix, I feel that
>>>>that is comtributing to the pain problem. I really did not want to have
>>>>a hyst, but after too many excision surgeries, Lupron, Danazol, and
>>>>every other "treatment" option that failed, I really couldn't function
>>>>because the pain was so bad. The dr that did it was incompetent. He
>>>>didn't even request my records from my previous dr, nor did he do an
>>>>exam, or any type of ultrasound. Then, when I'm about to get wheeled
>>>>into surgery, he comes up & introduces me to his associate, who "will be
>>>>assisting"! I was stunned. Turns out, the associate did most of the
>>>>surgery, because I got the records from the hospital, & the other dr was
>>>>the one who wrote the report, & it said he did most of the surgery. The
>>>>only thing that is better or different for me since having the hyst, is
>>>>that I don't have periods. Everything else is the same, actually worse,
>>>>2 months after hyst, I was dx'd with Fibromyalgia. I have numerous
>>>>other health problems, as I know alot of you do, so I won't get into
>>>>that now. I guess what I'm asking is if anyone else have painful sex
>>>>after hyst? And what do you do about it? thank you,Cohl
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Cohl
>>>>
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>Cohl
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