Re: 16 Days Post-Op Lap and No Good News to Report
From: Chandra (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun Aug 30 18:29:28 1998
Dina:
I need that like I need another hole in my head! I tell you, with this
Endo, it's always something. I've been drinking a lot of cranberry
juice and taking Echenacia until my appointment tomorrow (Monday)
morning. I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks for the reply.
Peace and Blessings,
Chandra
Manassas, VA
mrscmartin@hotmail.com
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Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1998 17:31:06 -0500
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From: "Dina" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
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Subject: Re: 16 Days Post-Op Lap and No Good News to Report
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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