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Re: Had Surgery but Have Pain Again?
From: deedee (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue May 27 19:48:53 2008
dr iris orbuch in ny takes insurance, as does dr m robbins in maine
endoexcision.com
At Tue, 27 May 2008, Nicole wrote:
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>Most specialists, except for a few doctors in the U.S. do not do the
>excision surgery. I would specifically ask- Do you use excision to take
>it out?
>
>A lot of doctors like to say they remove it "all" but in truth, it is
>just what they could see. There is a big lack of knowledge with OBGYN
>doctors about endo. Very few of them receive proper training in how to
>deal with the endo.
>
>Yes, you will have to continue to have surgery to remove the endo. I
>have had 3 surgeries in 2 1/2 years. I am working on trying to find a
>doctor who does the excision surgery that takes my insurance.
>
>I don't mean at all to sound negative, but please check with your doctor
>to see how it was removed. The best step in treating it is having it
>the surgery done the right way. If it wasn't for the advise of others
>on here, I wouldn't have known either.
>
>Wishing you a pain free day!
>
>At Sat, 24 May 2008, cmd wrote:
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>>Thanks for your replies. I don't think the surgeon is a specialist, but
>>he did come highly recommended. He did take pictures and removed all of
>>the endo (which is why he said it wouldn't come back.) Perhaps I'll make
>>another appt with him to check in.
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>>For those who endo keeps coming back, do you just keep having surgery?
>>It seems like one could conceivably be in constant surgery throughout a
>>year?
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>>At Thu, 22 May 2008, Nicole wrote:
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>>>No, three months is not too soon for the endo to come back. Mine came
>>>back in two months time as well. It completely depends on the person,
>>>but it will almost always come back unless an excision surgery is done
>>>to remove it. It doesn't just "stop." Did you have surgery with an Endo
>>>specialist or a regular OBGYN?
>>>
>>>At Thu, 22 May 2008, stacey wrote:
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>>>>hey there...i have had 3 surgeries so far for my endo. my 2nd one was
>>>>8/4/07, 3 months later on 10/4/07, i had to go in for another one. i
>>>>had severe pain and was living on norco. endo will more than likely
>>>>come back. they say it is "slow growing" but everyone is different. i
>>>>personally think it is weird that your doctor didn't remove all of it,
>>>>did he take pictures? i don't think you are worried over nothing. you
>>>>might want to stop the endo before it stops you.
>>>>
>>>>At Wed, 21 May 2008, cmd wrote:
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>>>>>Hi everyone,
>>>>>I had surgery to remove endo and fibroids in Feb. I still have a small
>>>>>fibroid in the uterus that the Dr said was minimal and should be left.
>>>>>For about the past month or so I have been having similar pains to those
>>>>>I had prior to the surgery. I have cramps weeks before my period and
>>>>>upset stomach often. My Dr. said the endo wouldn't return, but I'm
>>>>>worried that it is coming back. Could it come back and would 3 months
>>>>>be a bit to soon? Maybe I am just worried over nothing?
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