Re: Seeing ob/gyn next wednesday!
From: Cassie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Jan 30 23:17:50 2009
Megan,
Thanks for responding. It's unfortunate that these doctors weren't
taking your pain seriously. I've been lucky that as far as I know, this
is the first cyst to cause me terrible pain and that was because it
ruptured.
I hope the lupron goes well for you! My aunt has terrible periods and
has had cysts that cause her so much pain she almost passes out. The
E.R. and doctors tell her the same thing they all told you, that there
isn't anything that needs to be done. She thinks she has endo but won't
get a lap or treatment.
Where were your incisions for your laproscoptomy? And why did they use
stitches? When I went to the E.R. I had a laproscoptomy for my appendix
and I've only got 3 incisions. One about 3 inches below my belly
button, one on my belly button, and the other about and inch above it.
They are covered with bandages but no stitches. I just have to wait for
them to heal and go to the Dr. for a followup to make sure they are
healing ok. I thought all of the lap surgeries were performed the same
way.
--
Cassie
At Fri, 30 Jan 2009, Megan wrote:
>
>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
>
>>>Last Friday I went to the E.R. with pain in my side thinking it was my
>>>appendix. They did a CT scan and said there was "stranding" around my
>>>appendix and needed it removed via laproscoptomy. While in there the
>>>surgeon found a ovarian cyst. The biggest cyst he has ever seen. It's
>>>bigger than a baseball. It had ruptured and my appendix was sitting in
>>>a pool of fluid and blood from my cyst, the cause of the stranding. The
>>>surgeon called an OB/GYN and described the cyst. I have an appointment
>>>with the obgyn but the cyst is still there. I believe I could have
>>>endometriosis from my symptoms. The doctors said they would probably
>>>put me on birth control and I wouldn't need another surgery. Doesn't
>>>the surgery have to be performed in order to be diagnosed with endo? I
>>>don't have insurance and am not sure if I can handle another surgery,
>>>mentally. I am 21 years old and this is starting to wear on me, even
>>>though it is early. Hopefully I'm worrying for nothing but a cyst that
>>>big couldn't be for no reason! Has anyone had experience with endo at a
>>>young age?
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