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Re: Post Hyst Update - Long
From: JANET (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Sep 30 16:33:00 1999
Wendi,
Hi. I am so glad your doing so well and cna do anything you want now. I
hope it stays that way. Gotta go feed my kids and hubby. (wait, hes the
biggest kid of em all) haha Jan
-----Original Message-----
From: W <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list ENDO <anonymous@obgyn.net>
Date: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 10:31 PM
Subject: Post Hyst Update - Long
>Had to send this through this account since my hotmail addy is down. :-)
>
>Hi Ladies!
>I haven't posted in a while because I've been on the go. As many of you
>know I had a TAH/BSO in July for stage IV endo and adhesions. I got my
post
>op report that said I even had it on the ureters of my kidneys! This stuff
>was effecting every organ in my abdomen and I didn't even realize to what
>extent until now. This past weekend hubby and I went on a spontaneous
>weekend trip. It was so nice to not worry about where I was going to have
>to stop and go to the bathroom. Worrying about drinking too much and
having
>to pee every 10 miles. Getting those terrible bouts of IBS. I had let
this
>disease take over my life. Over the past 3 years I had become apprehensive
>about going on overnight stays or riding in a car for long because of the
>diarrhea and frequent urination.
>
>I am back to work full time (I actually went back that way you might say)
>and then some. Probably doing more than I should but I honestly feel so
>much better. Still no HRT. I was experiencing some pains with intercourse
>and felt like I had a bladder infection....caused by lack of estrogen. I'm
>now on 1 gram of Premarin vaginal cream. It has helped tremendously!!!!!
>Thanks to that and a little Astroglide...sex is so much better, NO PAIN!!!
>No wondering when that catch in your side would hit or when he is going to
>hit that certain pain "button". Many of you know what I mean!
>
>I still think about the fact that this disease has cheated me out of the
>chance to have a baby of my own. My husband was always very supportative
of
>the hyst. After learning about my endo we had about 8 years to deal with
>the fact that it may never happen. We tried to stay in the mind set that
if
>it happened, that would be great! and if it didn't then it just wasn't
meant
>to be.
>
>Preparing for my hyst mentally and emotionally was one of the hardest
things
>I have had to do but so far..........it's not a decision I regret.
>
>Geez, I didn't mean to ramble on but I thought I'd let you know how I'm
>feeling and what's it has been like.
>
>Hoping all of you are doing as well as life will let you! I switched to
the
>digest version b/c I cannot keep up. You can email me privately anytime...
>
>Wendi B., TAH/BSO, 7-16-99, Stg IV & Adhesions
>
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