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Re: How long inbetween everyone's laps?
From: Clarissa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Aug 30 03:45:57 2008
I'm going to keep the right ovary...to help prevent being on HRT. We'll
see how it goes=)
At Sat, 30 Aug 2008, anonymous wrote:
>
>Good luck with your surgery. One thing though: try to keep at least one
>ovary or part of one ovary in. If you have both ovaries removed, they
>will put you on HRT and this will help any endo remaining flourish & you
>might end up back in pain. With no reproductive organs left, it will be
>hard to convince doctors
>that your pain is endo.
>
>At Fri, 29 Aug 2008, Clarissa wrote:
>>
>>My 1st surgery (lap) was May 08 and nothing went away...he was going in
>>just to remove a large cyst and found alot of endo (stage 2). Having
>>another surgery Sept 19th and actually having a Hyst b/c of increased
>>horrendous pain since last lap and removing left ovary too...b/c that
>>was the one that was completely covered and stuck to pelvic wall. So
>>this will be 1st major surgery for me, but definitely necessary! Who can
>>be in this much pain daily?!?
>>
>>At Thu, 28 Aug 2008, anonymous wrote:
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>>>>>No doctor should have to do the c-section for endo - that has to do with
>>>>>their skill.
>>>
>>>This is not necessarily true. I'm sure at times that there are some
>>>docs that do the laporatomies because they are not very skilled or
>>>haven't had as much experience in doing(belly-button)laps; however,
>>>there are plenty of endo patients (myself included) that HAVE to have
>>>the more major surgery. This can be the case for many reasons. My
>>>surgery to remove my right ovary was supposed to be the belly-button
>>>lap, but when the surgeon got inside, the ovary was so swollen that it
>>>would not be possible to take it through my navel or through the
>>>"natural opening" that all women have. Yes, it is a major surgery and
>>>can be hell to recover from. Of course none of us would ever choose the
>>>hardest route! Unfortunately, there are times that we just don't have a
>>>choice in the matter.
>>>
>>>At Sat, 16 Aug 2008, anonymous wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Again, sorry, didn't mean to pick or sound harsh, but I went out of my
>>>>way to ask some specialists how often they ''converted.'' Go from the
>>>>small incisions to the wide one. It is really rare for them to do it. I
>>>>was almost afraid to have surgery if they didn't tell me that, because
>>>>the one open incision ticked me off so much (for fibroids).
>>>>
>>>>At Fri, 15 Aug 2008, anonymous wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>No doctor should have to do the c-section for endo - that has to do with
>>>>>their skill. Have you sent your records to a specialist?
>>>>>
>>>>>That's too many too often, in my opinion, and shouldn't come back that
>>>>>way. Was it excised?
>>>>>
>>>>>There are other arguments to this, and always exceptions, but in what
>>>>>I've read and talked to people about, you are probably not going to the
>>>>>right doctors. C-sections are tough to heal from.
>>>>>
>>>>>At Fri, 15 Aug 2008, Maura wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>My most recent surgeries were both c-sections (laparotomies) one in
>>>>>>April and one in June.....it just keeps coming back right away and
>>>>>>severely
>>>>>>
>>>>>>At Fri, 15 Aug 2008, Endobaby29 wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>My first was Nov of 97, and second, the removal of endo was Oct of 01.
>>>>>>>been too long since the last one if you ask me.. lol
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>At Fri, 15 Aug 2008, Kathy wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Well, I got my first lap done in August of 2002. My next one came in
>>>>>>>>April of 2004. Then I had one in 05....can't remember the month. Then
>>>>>>>>I had one in July of 06 and my last one in July 07.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>At Fri, 15 Aug 2008, anonymous wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Just wanted to know how long some people have been between laps..
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>--
>>>>>>>Kim
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>--
>>>>>>Maura
>>>>>>25 and married
>>>>>>Severe Endo (5 surgeries so far)
>>>>>>Chronic Pelvic/Back Pain
>>>>>>right ovary removed...
>>>>>>
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