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Re: 3rd lap 2 weeks ago, diagnosed with severe IC
From: niki (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Jul 4 00:41:15 2008
Im sure the urologist will have copies of your operative report/pics etc
if your gyn referred you. IC is common with women who have endo. Its
actually referred to as endos evil twin. It can be controlled with diet
and they will give you info on the diet as well. basically no caffiene,
no acidic foods/juices, no chocolate! The diet trully sucks but it will
help with the pain of ic. also there are several meds you can take to
help relieve the pain and condition of the bladder. a well known med is
elmiron. very scary side effects though. good luck and look up the
interstitial cystitis group. it will have alot of info on the meds,
diet, etc good luck and keep us posted!
At Thu, 3 Jul 2008, summer wrote:
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>You can ask your doctor for a copy of the op notes / report, if you
>haven't already
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>There's a patient review of Dr Payne here, looks good!
>
>http://www.ratemds.com/doctor-ratings/201155/CA/Palo-Alto/Payne
>
>At Thu, 3 Jul 2008, Christen99 wrote:
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>>I just had my 3rd lap a couple of weeks ago. They took out my appendix,
>>a benign tumor on my left ovary, some endo, and then found out I had
>>severe IC. I haven't been to my follow up appt. yet so I don't exactly
>>know where the endo was found other than in my back (that's a new
>>location for me) and honestly it's taken a backseat to the IC.
>>Thankfully it wasn't severe, just a few adhesions here and there. It
>>apparantly didn't bother my intestines this time (thank god!), but other
>>than that I'm still clueless as to the results of my lap. When I woke
>>up, dh told me that they did find a problem with my bladder and the
>>doctor told him it was a very severe case of IC. They inflated my
>>bladder a couple of times, but there were clots and ulcers everywhere.
>>This was the first lap that I wasn't placed on the pill beforehand, and
>>my cruddy period showed up 2 days before surgery. I was referred on to
>>a Urologist, and will meet with him the week before I meet with the
>>doctor who performed my lap. I'm not sure what to expect, I'm pretty
>>upset with my diagnosis. It hit me the other night that during my
>>period all the tissue that I was wiping away in the restroom was
>>actually the lining of my bladder. The clots that I have been passing
>>were most likely from the hemmoraging ulcers and it just made me sick to
>>my stomach.
>>
>>Has anyone had any experience with Christopher Payne? He's a urologist
>>at Stanford.
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