ENDO Messages for July, 1999: Re: ????

Re: ????

From: Allan (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun Jul 11 17:30:25 1999

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Hi Elaine my sister had very heavy periods strting in her mid teens; with huge clots. She's bleed for days, sometimes weeks, on end. She had several D & C's, including a couple emergency ones cause the bleeding was so bad. Also had bad back pains, leg pains, severe abdo and leg cramps, fatigue, etc etc. Unrelated, but only had one working ovary and a cyst the size of a grapefruit. He husband had really low sperm count. She had to fight to get a hyst; doc didn't want to do it cause she was young and they had no kids. She had huge fibroids, one hanging from the top of her uterus that bled almost constantly, and her uterus was very enlarged because the fibroids kept growing.; one was 19 cm. She finally got a doc to agree to do the hyst just days after she turned 30. This was three years ago, and its made a HUGE difference to her quality of life. We joke that they've been able to do renovations on their house with all the money they saved not buying pads and tampons - cause she went throuh those like they were kleenex. Hope this helps some, and I hope you give your doc a piece of your mind!!!! I think its inexcusable to keep info like that from a patient. Take care, and let me know when you're available for the pain party!! :) luv, Amy

Elaine Nelson wrote: >
> Hi Amy
>
> Apparently my dr plans to do nothing about the fibroids. She never told
> me that I have them!!! I only found out that I have them because I got
> a copy of my records when I was there for my shot the other day. I have
> only had a few periods in the last 2 years but yes, they were very heavy
> with lots of clots even though I was on bcp's. From the research I have
> done so far I think they can only be removed by a hyst because they are
> intramural fibroids. What were some of the other problems your sister
> had with them?
>
> Thanks
> Elaine (NY)
> ===========
>
> Hi Elaine
> What's your doc planning to do with the fibroids? Or did he tel you
> anything about that? My older sister had lots of fibroids, everywhere.
> Doc put her on lupron to help shrink the fibroids but it didn't help.
> Did you have major bleeding with your periods? That was one of the many
> problems they caused her. Depending on where and how big the fibroids
> are they can be removed using different procedures like scraping and
> other fun stuff. Hope this helps some. luv, Amy
>
> Elaine Nelson wrote:
>
> Hi Tracy
> Thanks for the info. I don't know if an anteverted uterus is bad but it
> is probably not good. I found out that intramural fibriods are fibroids
> inside the wall of the uterus. As for your queston "Done with
> Lupron....", I think you should go back on bcp's. My dr tells me that it
> is very important to go back on bcp's after lupron in order to maintain
> any benifit you get from it. You might want to call the dr's office and
> ask. Hope you get some relief soon! ICQ me anytime, I added you to my
> list of freinds. Pain free wishes Elaine (NY)
>

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