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Re: Pregnancy question
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Mon Nov 30 20:08:54 1998
Hello Kellie,
There are several posts today about having
children "before it's too late." Whatever your
choice, have a good support system for yourself.
If your husband wants to talk to my husband,
e-mail me. I think that, just as in pregnancy,
the complexity of this takes some men awhile to
think about. I had symptoms years before I was
diagnosed, so my husband wasn't that surprised.
Elizabeth
kdowling@apk.net
At 06:43 PM 11/30/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Hello, my name is Kellie and I'm 25 years old, just diagonised with Endo
>last Tues. They did a lap and a mini lab. to remove the cyst and 1/2 of my
>right ovary. I am currently recovering from surgery. My doctor told me to
>think about having a kid 1 year from now. Because I will have more
>difficulty if I wait. I've been married for 4 years, and we're both
>teachers, so you can imagine that we're are far from ready. I mentioned it
>to my husband, and he had no comment. (He isn't handling this very well,
>any suggestions on how to help him realize what I'm going through, please
>help!!!) I have had a lot of pain and discomfort. I am an active person,
>so this sitting down a lot is for the birds!!! I guess, I'm scared of the
>unknown. I've started looking at the literature and web sites. How long is
>it before you're back to "normal"? It is comforting to know that I'm not
>alone, although I feel like it right now. Anyways, thanks for listening.
>
>Kellie
>-----Original Message-----
>From: anonymous@obgyn.net <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>To: Multiple recipients of list <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>Date: Monday, November 30, 1998 6:40 PM
>Subject: Re: RE: Pregnancy question
>
>>Pregnancy is no cure for Endo! How well I know. I am 32 and was diagnosed
>at
>>21 with endo. I have had (in this order) 1 laparatomy for a cyst, 1 laser
>>laparoscopy, 6 months of danazol, 1 baby boy, 1 laser laparoscopy, 1 baby
>>girl, 1 laser laparoscopy, and 1 year of depo provera. Everytime I have a
>>baby the endo is back in full swing at the babies 2nd birthday. The doc
>says
>>no more surgeries. Birth control pills make me naseauted ( I've tried a
>ton).
>>So know I'm down to ... do I want a 3rd child and/or when is the pain to
>>unbearable and a hysterectomy is the last option.
>>
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