Re: 16 Days Post-Op Lap and No Good News to Report
From: Dina (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun Aug 30 17:30:00 1998
Chandra,
Sounds to me like you could have a kidney infection and not the return
of endo so soon. That is exactly the way i was feeling about 3 weeks
ago. I thought i had a cyst or something. Went to the ER and found out i
had a kidney infection from hell. Both kidneys involved.
Dina
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>Hi all:
>
>I am sitting here about to tear my hair out because I am so frustrated
>right now. I am only 16 days post-op lap and I am starting to feel my
>old symptoms creeping back up on me again.
>
>On 8/16, I had my first pain-free period in 5 years. There were
twinges
>of sharp pains, but not the same intensity as before. On 8/21, my
>husband and I had intercourse and it was pain-free for the first time
in
>2 years. It was great!! All last week, I was constantly feeling
>sharp, stabbing pains in my abdomen, just like before, but with less
>intensity. With these pains, I could still function. This past
Friday,
>8/28, my husband and I had intercourse again and THE PAIN WAS BACK!!!
I
>didn't tell him because he has really been looking forward to the time
>when I could finally get some enjoyment out of sex again, and I didn't
>want him to start worrying. After intercourse, I was in pain and it
>felt like my insides were going to come out. This pain lasted until
>Saturday afternoon. All day today, I have been suffering from
"phantom"
>menstrual cramps with back aches and it's driving me crazy.
>
>I consented to this surgery because I thought that it was going to help
>in the long run. Not help for one week and then everything eventually
>goes back to the way it was before. I am so upset over this. To add
>insult to injury, I have been having burning sensations during
>urination. So, not only is the Endo coming back 16 days post-op lap,
>but I've developed a lovely UTI in the process (yipeee!).
>
>I just want to murder my doctor. I know that it's not his fault, he
>removed all the Endo that he could see, I just want someone to take
this
>out on. I know he mentioned the possibily of me having "powder burns"
>and those are not very visible to the naked eye. He is singing the
>praises of Lupron, but because of all of the posts that I've read in
the
>forum, in addition to my own indepth research, I can't go that route.
>He refuses Danazol (even worse side effects, he says), he says Zoladex
>is the same as Lupron, as it stands right now, Depo-Provera or regular
>BCPs may be my only option.
>
>I am just about ready to tell him to just remove all of my female
organs
>regardless of the fact that I want kids so desperately that at times my
>heart aches. I don't want to deal with this. I don't want to believe
>that this is happening so soon after my lap. I'm trying to be strong
>and not go into a panic over this, but I just can't help but feel that
>something is not right. I have a consultation with him on 9/9, I don't
>think I can wait that long - I'm going to see if I can move it up.
>
>Has anyone else experienced anything like this so soon after a lap? I
>would really like to hear your comments on this. In the meantime, I
>will be drinking gallons of cranberry juice and taking lots of
Echenacia
>until I can get an appointment with my Internal Medicine physician for
>this possible UTI.
>
>Thanks for listening. I'm venting here because I don't want to tell my
>husband what's going on right now. It would crush him.
>
>God Bless.
>
>Chandra
>Manassas, VA
>mrscmartin@hotmail.com
>
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