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Re: Colon problem - any thoughts?
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Sep 27 01:43:10 2008
Thanks for your reply and so sorry you too are having problems.Did they
sort your scar tissue? I am now 46 and I feel that due to my age they're
less interested in sorting problems as preserving fertiity is not an
issue.(I never did manage children) My surgeon is also an oncologist and
he has more important issues to deal with - and I agree ovarian cancer
is more pressing. Whilst I appreciate the risks of a lap I would like
to be a bit more comfortable if possible - the pinching pain wears thin
by evening... I argued with my husband yesterday - we never fight, it
was my fault, pain wearing me down and worry about CA125 results.
At Fri, 26 Sep 2008, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>I had problems with constant back pain and problems with going to the
>bathroom. I never imagined that it would be linked to endo. In fact, I
>really didn't think much about the issue with going to the bathroom. I
>had a lap done last year. My endo had caused scar tissue that as it
>grew, it was pushing my colon up and that is why I was having problems
>using the bathroom. It may not be a bad idea.
>
>At Fri, 26 Sep 2008, anonymous wrote:
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>>Sorry in advance - this is a bit upleasant if you are having your
>>breakfast. Ten years ago I had some spots of endo lasered and lysis on
>>a colon adhesion. The lysis (on ascending colon above appendix) gave me
>>masses of relief. This was a non surgical adhesion (ie: from endo) as
>>I'd not had surgery before. My periods are stopped from cerazette (joy)
>>for the last two years. Now I have a permanent pinching returned in
>>appendix area - and my stools (as before lysis) are a bit constipated at
>>one end. (whatever I eat or don't eat) I think maybe the adhesion has
>>tightened again - or perhaps I just have a couple of spots of endo? (I
>>did have an isolated episode of blood mucous and diarrhoea for 48 hours
>>then losse stools but this settled and gynae thinks that was just a
>>bug/infection -it didn't happen again) I am waiting for CA125 results
>>and hope they will be low. But I will have a huge dilemma - my GP
>>thinks the adhesion may end up growing around the colon (which will
>>leave me with an emergency possibly in unskilled hands) or do I ask for
>>a lap. with a skilled surgeon now - after all if this can give me 10
>>years again I will be happy. I still have no periods - but think
>>occasionally ovulate and have temporary cysts from the cerazette as I
>>sometimes get twinges there and bloating. Gynae pelvic exam fairly ok.
>>Don't know what to do. Sorry it is so long. Thank you for reading. p.s
>>apart from pinching which is tedious by the end of the day I feel ok.
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