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Re: i would love your advice...please
From: Ally (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Jun 28 10:16:15 2008
My second surgery was with Dr. Koh in Milwaukee.
At Fri, 27 Jun 2008, summer wrote:
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>Ally, can I ask you who went to? thanks
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>At Fri, 27 Jun 2008, Ally wrote:
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>>Hi Mary,
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>>I am so sorry for the struggle that you're going through with nasty
>>endo. I can tell you that I had a bowel resection done in Dec. because
>>of endo. It was done laproscopically and I did not even need a
>>temporary colostomy. I experienced no complications and was out of the
>>hospital in 3 days.
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>>This was actually the second surgery I had in three months. The first
>>was more diagnostic and not much was done. It was after my diagnosis
>>that I sought out the help of a specialist and went through surgery all
>>over again. Frustrating, to say the least, but my employer and
>>co-workers were pretty supportive. All in all, I missed 4 weeks of work
>>due to my surgeries.
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>>I hope and pray that there is an answer to your problem without having
>>to have a permanent colostomy. I was lucky enough to have an endo
>>specialist within an hour of my home who my insurance covers. I know
>>not everyone has the same luck.
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>>--
>>Ally
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>>At Thu, 26 Jun 2008, Marydoll wrote:
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>>>Hi Ladies,
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>>>This is my first message on this support group.... although I read all
>>>your comments daily and take to heart all your problems and advice.
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>>>I am going into hospital next month to have my 4th surgery. This time
>>>the surgery is different, I am having part of my bowel, rectum, ovary
>>>and one of my tubes taken out. I will end up with a colostomy bag and I
>>>am very scared.
>>>
>>>At 26 this is all very hard to take in... I have not worked since July
>>>last year and lost that job due to the usual problems to many days off
>>>and being to sick when I was there to concentrate....
>>>
>>>I just wanted to know has anyone had surgery like this and how was it
>>>afterwards, with yourself, with your relationship, with your job....
>>>
>>>I feel like this is it, if I don’t get through this I will just give up,
>>>I have had enough....
>>>
>>>Mary (sorry about the moan)
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