Re: 1st diagnosis and laproscopy 3 days b4 my wedding!!
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From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Aug 16 15:07:32 2008
Women sometimes have less pain during pregnancy and nursing. This is
when progesterone levels go up.
Using supplemental progesterone can help the same way.
At Sat, 16 Aug 2008, roxy wrote:
>
>yeh thanks anon. bt i never said the doc said it would cure endo. his
>reasoning is that because endo is caused by the hormones that control
>our monthly periods.. the most natural method of stopping further
>damage or recurrence of the disease is pregnancy. we all no theres no
>cure for it. anyway in my case because im stage 4 endo and my left
>ovary and tube was affected, he recommended preganancy because if the
>disease comes back one more time i may not be able to have kids at all.
>he basicly wants me to complete my family. we'r still deciding. i
>guess whatever happens happens. i'v got faith in god to help us and
>guide us to whatevers best. and hes the best doctor we'v got in south
>africa. cant fly to the usa every time i need a consult :)
>
>to jessica, thanks for the reply im glad to no sum1 out there around my
>age nos what im going thru! thanks for the advice 2 :) i gess im just
>going wit da flow atm. waiting for the zoladex to wear off and then see
>wat happens. im tired of planning.. it neva works out! lol.
>
>neways.. thanks guys
>cheers
>
>At Sun, 10 Aug 2008, anonymous wrote:
>>
>>The top doctors will tell you that pregnancy does not cure endo in any
>>way.
>>
>>There is no real cure, there is the possibility of removal through
>>excision.
>>
>>At Sat, 9 Aug 2008, Jessica wrote:
>>>
>>>First off, I must say that I'm sorry you're going through all of this.
>>>
>>>Secondly, I too have been told "you need to have a baby soon if you want
>>>it, otherwise it'll just get harder." I'm only 23, and with someone who
>>>hasn't formally asked to be my husband. We're definitely not ready for
>>>children. The best advice I can give regarding the situation is to
>>>ignore your doctor's statement of "get knocked up now or never." When
>>>YOU are ready to have a child, that's when you should start trying.
>>>I won't lie, there's a good chance that trying to conceive will be
>>>rather difficult. If you know that you will want a baby one day, start
>>>preparing now. Exercise regularly, take vitamins, especially a Folic
>>>Acid/B Complex vitamin (if you can.) Take good care of your private
>>>areas - no douching, use your judgment regarding intensity of sex, etc.
>>>Learn ways to reduce stress as much as possible. (I've found yoga is
>>>wonderful not only to reduce pain and anxiety, but reduce my stress. I
>>>love yoga.) Be discriminatory regarding drugs and alcohol. Just take
>>>good care of yourself.
>>>
>>>You're a strong woman for doing all of this during school and marriage
>>>(I can only attest to the school part.) Take time to figure out what you
>>>want regarding this situation, and that is the best bet.
>>>Good luck!
>>>
>>>At Fri, 18 Jul 2008, anonymous wrote:
>>>>
>>>>You're very welcome. Just putting the info out there that can possibly
>>>>help people.
>>>>
>>>>No, I don't know how long it takes to wear off :(
>>>>
>>>>At Fri, 18 Jul 2008, roxy wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>thanks for da web links.. that article about zoldex on the cec site did
>>>>>help! i've taken a nine month course of it.. anyone have any idea how
>>>>>long it takes to wear off?
>>>>>
>>>>>At Thu, 17 Jul 2008, anonymous wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>By the way, when you had that pain, I think a doctor should have done an
>>>>>>u/s, it might have found that cyst long before...also he should have
>>>>>>felt it when doing an exam
>>>>>>
>>>>>>i think!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>At Thu, 17 Jul 2008, roxy wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>hi, im a 20 year old 3rd year student... i was diagnosed with endo last
>>>>>>>year. i had excruciating period pain for a year beforehand, which i
>>>>>>>used to jokingly call "my ovary pain". my gp dismissed it as muscular
>>>>>>>pain. 3days before my wedding last year, out of the blue i had an
>>>>>>>immense amount of pain, i couldn't even walk upright. i saw my doctor
>>>>>>>the next day who decided i had a spastic colon, and sent me for an
>>>>>>>ultrasound "in case it was a cyst". well i had an 8cm cyst on my left
>>>>>>>ovary half of which had burst. i had emergency surgery that afternoon,
>>>>>>>during the surgery the gynae realised it was endo. i made it to my
>>>>>>>wedding hehe.. very painfully :) i then took a six month course of
>>>>>>>zoladex. at the end of the six months i visited another gynae for a
>>>>>>>second opinion as he is an endo speciliast and has teated my mums endo.
>>>>>>>he discovered that the previous doc only drained the cyst and didnt
>>>>>>>remove it and my endo progressed to stage 4. so i had my second
>>>>>>>laproscopy and hysteroscopy. i then took another dose of zoladex. and
>>>>>>>now here i am. confused! my doc advises that i have a baby otherwise i
>>>>>>>may not have a chance of having kids at all! im so scared.. i want
>>>>>>>kids.. but not ryt now!! i have a year left of my degree to finish..
>>>>>>>any ideas? i wanted to know more info about depo? what good/bad does it
>>>>>>>do? we'v accepted that having a baby now may be a reality and we're
>>>>>>>excited.. but im really scared... im only 20! i dunno if im ready for
>>>>>>>motherhood. and also.. how long does zoladex take to expire from your
>>>>>>>body? my last 3 month dose should have expired 2 months ago! but still
>>>>>>>no period..
>>>>>>>plz help
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