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Re: Seeing ob/gyn next wednesday!From: Megan (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri Jan 30 19:14:48 2009
Hey, My name is Megan, and I am 20 years old. I was diagnosed with endo two weeks ago through a laproscopy. Today I started lupron. I got my period as normal on the 30th of December. I always have really painful periods so I didn't think too much of it, but by New Year's Eve, I was hurting so bad that I went to the ER. Not thinking that anything was terribly wrong, they treated me for my pain and sent me home with meds. Two days later, I was laying on the floor of the ER crying my eyes out because I was in such horrific pain. They did an ultrasound, a transvaginal ultrasound, and a pelvic exam. The doctor came in, and told me that I had fluid that showed up on the ultrasound, which he said was from a ruptured cyst. He sent me home with more pain meds, said I'd feel better in a week or two, and told me to make an appointment with my gyno. That was Friday, January 2. Well, I called my gyno on Monday, and he was out of town, but I got an appointment with the doctor that was covering for him on that Thursday. I showed up that Thursday morning, and because of an insurance snafu, I was unable to see a gyno. I left the office practically hysterical, because I was hurting so bad, was so desperate to see a gyno, and I wanted to get to the bottom of this. I went back to the ER that same day, where they looked at my ultrasound results, told me the same thing as the last ER doc, and sent me home with pain meds. They gave me a referral for a new gyno, I called him, and got an appointment with him the following Tuesday, January 13. He spent almost an entire hour with me that Tuesday, and explained everything in great depth. I had never been so impressed and comfortable with a doctor before. He told me that they could go in and clean out the fluid and look around at everything, or that we could keep waiting for me to get better. After talking to my family, I decided to do the lap. The very next day, January 14, I had a laproscopy. It actually wasn't even all that bad. I was diagnosed with endo, so I didn't have a ruptured cyst after all. They made four cuts, I got my stitches out eight days later, and with the help of my doctor, decided to choose lupron as the next step. I have already been taking birth control for the last three years, specifically loestrin, because I can't take higher dose birth control, because I get migraines. I got the lupron shot this morning. I'm very worried about potential side effects, but I'm really trying to stay positive and optimistic. So far, I've had a bad headache for a few hours, and where they gave me the shot really hurts. You're correct that there is no way to diagnose endo unless they are in you (during surgery) looking at it, but the surgery really isn't too bad. So I wanted to let you know that I am now experiencing endo at a young age. If anyone has anything I can help with or just wants to talk or whatever, you can email me at megsly@gmail.com Hope I helped a little bit! -Megan
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