Re: New Year / New Doctor
From: Kristy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Dec 31 16:53:44 1998
Kathy,
I'm so glad that everything went well with the doctor, and that you feel
good about the visit. I'm sorry that you felt hurt seeing all those
women and their families going for ultrasounds. I can understand where
seeing something like that would make you want to cry. Endo can cause
so many feelings to build up both good and bad. Don't worry about
sounding like a broken record. You have come to the right place to cry,
and vent.
We aren't going to care if your posts are really long. Being in a new
place all by yourself can be very difficult as well, but maybe one of
the other things you might want to consider is joining a local endo
support group as well. The more people you have to talk to about it the
better. We'll all still be here for you, but we all need that physical
contact of someone who understands what we're feeling when we feel down
as well.
I've had my share of ups and downs and repeating myself a lot. The only
reason we do is because we are trying to work things out. We want to be
able to understand why it is that there are certain things that endo
won't let us do. We're so glad that you are here. Just hang in there,
and know that we're here for you. The purpose of this board is to be
here for each other.
If you want to talk privately, feel free to e-mail me at any time of the
day or night.
Warm wishes,
sokokl@yahoo.com
Kristy
At Thu, 31 Dec 1998, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>Hello Yenta, Kristy, Heidi, Kimmi and All
>
>Well the trip to the new doc, went pretty well yesterday.
>On a scale of one - ten, based on the first visit he rates a solid 7. (kinda
>like scoring at the Olympics)
>
>The best part to me was he did the intake himself in his office with the door
>closed prior to the physical exam.
>In the past the nurse has usually done this and I have had some bad
>experiences with them and some of the questions they ask.
>
>I told him what I currently deal with and my method of treatment.
>I am on Depo Provera - almost two years now.
>Premarin for any break through bleeding - as any presence of blood will
>immobilize me in pain.
>Naproxen for mild pain.
>ER visits when it is horrible pain.
>
>Also with my recent injury to my foot I tried Ultram for the pain and found
>mixed with the Naproxen that the mild/medium ongoing pain was reduced
>significantly - so he wrote me an ongoing script for that too.
>
>I asked him about the Fibro/Endo connection and his response was that there
>was no formal conclusion on this, BUT he did comment that they haven't come up
>with a cure for Endo so anything is possible. This comment made me
>comfortable with him because that means that he is open-minded.
>
>Then onto the physical exam portion, he did all the regular routine stuff, to
>include the pap ( I had an abnormal one back in April and this is was a follow
>up to that one - results in 10 days - not too worried - isn't the first and
>most likely won't be the last)
>He said everything felt and looked normal - though I did notice that when he
>did the internal checking around while pressing on my left side the pain was
>quite noticeably increased. Which makes me think that I have another cyst
>growing or an adhesion there. Time and pain level will tell.
>
>He agreed to continue the way I have been being treated and to come back if
>anything changes and they will let me know the test results.
>
>So basically it wasn't too bad. I would also like to share the emotional
>aspect of it all as well. As most of you know, I don't have kids thanks to
>Endo and lost three in the past. I can accept/handle it for the most part.
>BUT, sitting in the waiting room for a half hour watching all the prego's come
>in with their families to have their ultrasounds - just killed me -
>It took everything I had to fight back the tears. I was just sitting there
>thinking, here I am to have an exam to treat this B.S. while my sister is back
>home in Washington going to the doctor at the same time - to have her
>ultrasound (she's due 1/24/99). So I started to get a case of the pity-poos.
>By the time I checked out and settled my co-pay I was in tears. Went to my
>car and just cried for about 10 minutes. Had to go back in the office and
>after I got my mind back into my work things were better.
>
>I'm doing well today and back in good spirits. Thanks for listening to my
>long post. The hardest thing for me is that I moved to this new city all by
>myself and don't have anyone to talk to much about all this stuff. So this
>board really helps. And I hate repeating all the same stuff to my family and
>friends that understand - cuz when I feel down - I also feel like a broken
>record, and then get more down.
>
>Okay, I better get a move on my day and get some work done.
>Take care
>Kathy
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