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Re: lap questionFrom: annie (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed Nov 26 14:39:29 2008
thanks for your input. i just got about a gallon (it feels like) of blood drawn for lab testing. next will be the ink test (hsg)- semen analysis for my husband, repeat ultrasound of possible endometrioma. then a reconsult with the doctor at the end of december. please pray for me. i will keep all of you in my daily prayers. i never knew this disorder caused so much pain for so many people. i truly admire all of you- your stories are heroic. know that you have impacted my life and others in a positive way. there is always a leason learned or an impact on someones life in through someone elses exeriences. At Wed, 26 Nov 2008, Nikki wrote: > >Hi Annie, > >I think you should talk to your surgeon and discuss all of your options. >Surgeons all have different feelings on the matter. I spoke with a >surgeon who didn't want to do more than one surgery because he was >concerned about surgical scar tissue. BUT then I met with another >surgeon who wasn't as concerned about surgical scar tissue. So, each >surgeon has their own way of doing things. > >Talk with your doctor, but whatever you decide to do make sure that >you're clear on what you want. I went to a specialist (a top specialist >in my area no less!) and he was supposed to remove my endo lesions and >the two large cysts on my ovaries. I asked him if he was excising the >lesions and cysts. He answered, of course! > >I wake up from surgery and I find out he did not excise the cysts. He >merely drained them... hmmm... He also did not do a biopsy... which >he was supposed to do! > >Understandly, I was very upset. He did nothing that we discussed. > >So, just talk with your surgeon, and make sure everything is CLEAR >before hand. And do as much research as you can. If I were you I'd >google terms like "laparoscopy," "diagnostic laparoscopy," "surgical >scar tissue," "endometriosis surgery,"... anything you can think of. > >Good luck with everything! > >-- >Nikki > >At Sun, 23 Nov 2008, annie wrote: >> >>does the endo specialist usually do an excision of endo during the first >>lap procedure or is the first lap just for diagnosis purposes? i want to >>just get it all done at one time if needed. >
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