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Re: After another day in the Emergency Room (only left me more afraid)
From: Jen (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Sep 29 10:43:02 2008
Hmm they must have discrimination down to a science. They won't touch
me either and thats cuz i'm a little OVER weight. It just sucks. It's
not like i'm a whale or anything.. so yea, I understand how helpless u
feel.
At Sun, 14 Sep 2008, heavenlygarcia wrote:
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>They won't do surgery because your under 100lbs? Thats freaking crazy.
>I'm under 100lbs and have had 2 laps and am due to have an ovary removed
>in about a month. Isn't that descrimination? Denying someone needed
>medical attention because of their size/weight seems ridiculous. As
>long as you are still in a healthy wieght range for your size and it's
>not that you may be too weak from being underwieght I don't see why they
>are treating you this way. If you have the time and money I would go to
>the CEC. I had surgery with them and I'm only 92lbs 4ft.11in. I'm in
>my wieght range and I'm freaking small and they never even said anything
>about my size being a problem. And they are damn good at what they do,
>so having it removed from your bladder won't be an issue for them, I
>would think. Good luck.
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>Sun, 14 Sep 2008, anonymous wrote:
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>>Stephanie -
>>I know exactly what you are going through right now - you are not alone!
>>I've had sooo many tests at this point, with no resolution to my pain
>>and dizziness, etc. I would stay away from the ER if you can - they are
>>not helpful and only add to your stress and anxiety. I'm speaking from
>>my own experiences here. I hope you are able to find some relief - and
>>remember, try to live in today and not worry so much about tomorrow if
>>you can. I am working on this as well.
>>
>>Best,
>>M
>>
>>At Sat, 13 Sep 2008, Stephanie wrote:
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>>>And after the many pokes and prods I received for my pelvic exam, my
>>>external ultrasound and the internal the doctors have noticed that my
>>>Endo has since spread to the inside of my uterus (it started on the back
>>>of everything outside) and that it is possibly on my bladder at this
>>>point due to the syptoms i have been experiencing. They feel that I
>>>have run into a brick wall and need to have surgery done at this point
>>>since all else has failed and it's obviously spreading it's way around
>>>but no doctor will touch me due to the fact that i'm a very small girl
>>>(under 100 lbs) and every doctor i have talked to about it says they are
>>>scared they will cause more damage or accidentally hit something else.
>>>i'm feeling very hopeless at this point, everyone keeps saying you have
>>>to be your own advocate but how can I be when no one wants to listen?
>>>I'm afraid at this point that while it may not make a difference if we
>>>wait a month, what happens if they wait another year, or 2 or 3?
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