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Re: Moveable Cyst on Lower Back + Lupron + Colonoscopy...
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun Mar 30 19:51:47 2008
I'm so sorry you're having so many issues. I hope your doctors will be
able to discover the issue. Maybe they will perform a sonogram to see
the size of the mass and other characteristics. Hopefully it's not a
big deal. My heart goes out to you. I hope you will feel better soon.
Hang in there. Best Wishes.
At Sun, 30 Mar 2008, Endo wrote:
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>Hi ladies,
>
>I am 25 years old, diagnosed with endo almost five years ago. I think
>it's stage III or IV, depending on how much has come back after the lap
>in 2003 (it was all over my uterus, ovaries, bowel, bladder, and colon).
>Immediately after the lap, my Ob-Gyn (a fantastic woman who has treated
>me for five years) wanted to get me on the Lupron immediately. My
>insurance refused to cover it. Unfortunately, my doctor had no choice
>other than to treat me with continuous oral contraceptives. That worked
>okay for awhile, but over the past year, my situation has deteriorated
>steadily.
>
>I usually have upset stomachs and diarrhea whenever I get my period, or
>the week before. Two months ago, I had a period and it was like the
>stomach cramping and diarrhea just stuck around even after the period
>ended. After about three miserable weeks of that, I called my doctor.
>It seemed as though every single thing I ate made me sick, and the only
>time my stomach didn't hurt was when it was empty. I was exhausted
>because any food I ate went straight through me.
>
>My doctor did a full pelvic exam and pap, tested for H Pylori and Celiac
>(and, for good measure, a bladder infection which I get regularly thanks
>to interstitial cystitis). Everything came back negative. She said, "I
>think it's time we try to get you on the Lupron now." Fortunately,
>because the drug has been around for five years, my insurance company
>now covers it--provided I pay for it upfront and they reimburse me a few
>weeks later ($675 a shot! ouch!). I purchased the drug, brought it to
>my doctor, and she administered it. This was about 10 days ago. By
>this time, I was so sick to my stomach that I was barely eating, and
>what I did eat consisted mostly of crackers and other dry foods.
>
>My Ob-Gyn referred me to a wonderful G.I. doctor, who I saw on Friday.
>He asked a lot of questions, looked me over, decided he wanted to do a
>colonoscopy as soon as he could to rule out anything like Crohn's or
>colitis (which runs in my family) and then took an hour to answer all of
>my questions. The colonoscopy is set for Wednesday morning. I'm
>excited to get it over with, although we all feel the recent pain is a
>result of all the endo on my bowels.
>
>Yesterday, I noticed a meatball-sized lump in my lower back, just to the
>left of my spine and just above my pelvic bone. It feels like a cyst,
>and almost feels like I can move it around. There may be a smaller one
>right below it.
>
>I'm really scared, and Google searches for anything similar have been
>kind of fruitless. I intend to call my doctor about it tomorrow morning
>but I'm not sure which doctor to call. It does hurt if I push it hard.
>I had a massage therapist look at it yesterday, and she said she felt it
>was just a cyst. But I'm noticing soreness in the muscles around the
>bump.
>
>Does anyone know what this could be or has had anything similar? I'm
>just looking for someone I can relate to until I can talk to a doctor
>tomorrow.
>
>Thanks very much.
>
>Happiness and Health,
>
>--
>Endo in Chicago
>
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