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Re: Seeing ob/gyn next wednesday!
From: Cassie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat Jan 31 09:28:27 2009
I understand that lupron can cause a lot of problems but it has worked
for some women. I would hope that everyone could support each other no
matter what treatment they decide. I'm sure Megan doesn't need to know
it's "BAD stuff". This is scary enough, especially at a young age, and
I hope she has a good experience with her treatment.
At Sat, 31 Jan 2009, anonymous wrote:
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>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.
>>
>>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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