Re: 16 Days Post-Op Lap and No Good News to Report
From: M (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Aug 31 20:30:23 1998
Hi Chandra,
Sorry I got your nane wrong the first time! Glad to hear you are going
to pay your Doctor a visit. I'll pray s/he finds no funny stuff :o)!
At Mon, 31 Aug 1998, Chandra wrote:
>
>Mary,
>
>I'm glad to know that I am not the only one that has experienced this.
>In any event, I am still going to pay a visit to my Ob-Gyn just to make
>sure no funny stuff is going on. Thanks for your response.
>
>Have a blessed and pain free day!
>
>Chandra
>Manassas, VA
>mrscmartin@hotmail.com
>
>----Original Message Follows----
>Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1998 22:50:53 -0500
>Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (M)
>To: Multiple recipients of list <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>Subject: Re: 16 Days Post-Op Lap and No Good News to Report
>
>Ronna:
>
>Do not be dicouraged. Shortly after my first lap (3/98), the period
>that followed was EXCRUCIATING! I experienced very painful symptoms that
>I never had before and I too questioned whether it was worth it. It
>hurt to sit down and stand up. But, after a few cycles, I am now pain
>free. I think you just have to wait it out. It probably takes awhile
>for everything to heal. Good luck :o)!
>
>At Sun, 30 Aug 1998, Ronna wrote:
>>
>>At Sun, 30 Aug 1998, Chandra wrote:
>>>
>>>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
>>
>>sorry to hear how you are feeling..... I myself am now 11 days post
>>-op...... and still feeling well...... kinda scary to read about all
>>the pain you are in so soon... Was this your first lap? This was my
>>second. I do remeber the first taking much more time in healing and
>>feeling good.
>>Could the UTI be causing some of your pain? I hope you have called your
>>doctor and now taking a antibotic ...... if not , call now!
>>Definately let your doctor know how you are feeling!!!!I took the
>>lupron, it did help for 10 months, no pain! But it is only safely
>>approved to be use 1x for 6months, so I will not take it
>>again.......going to ride this out for as long as i can with no
>hormonal
>>meds for the endo .
>>If you can ,try to read about lupron with a open mind..... ask me any
>>questions if you like. It can help, for a time.
>>Thinking of you
>>
>>>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
>>
>>--
>>Ronna
>>
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