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Re: Seeing ob/gyn next wednesday!
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Jan 31 00:54:13 2009
Please research lupron here and on google. It's BAD stuff.
At Sat, 31 Jan 2009, Cassie wrote:
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>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.
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>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
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>At Fri, 30 Jan 2009, Megan wrote:
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>>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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