Re: Other Possibilities?
From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 30 Aug 2001 21:31:43 -0500 (CDT)
At Thu, 30 Aug 2001, Marcelle wrote:
>
>Hi there,
>I do have an appt with a gyn who specializes in endometriosis and
>chronic pain as well as one with a radiologist coming up in two weeks.
Radiologist???????????
I
>have had severe pain for seven months. It started suddenly in the lower
>right quadrant. I had a lap where i recieved some relief. I was dx
>with mild endo.
Just looked or biopsied?????
3 months later pain returned and continued to get
>worse. I tried continuos bcp and depo provera and many nsaids no
>relief. I then had 2nd lap in May no relief this time and minimal endo
>mostly on the left where pain is on right. Pain got worse mid June
>hurts all the time with very bad pain on most days. I have no other
>symptoms. I have been told that during an internal the doc was pushing
>on the ovary when pain got worse. The pain is very low near the pubic
>hair line. I have not responded to most of the treatments so they are
>investigating for something other than endo my question is what do you
>think the other possibilities could be? Are there any disorders with the
>ovary that could be causing so much pain? I also have not had a period
>in seven months due to the depo. I had some small spotting in June when
>the pain worsened although the pain stayed and the spotting went away. I
>also have the pain all month long. Thanks for any information you can
>provide me. I just want to know what to expect. I have also had a
>stomach and lower bowel xray which showed nothing and the appendix
>filled well. Thank you Marcelle
All of the medical and hormonal treatments for endometriosis are just
palliative to allow time enough for a pregnancy to happen. The only
really definitive procedure that works is surgical excision of the
endometriosis.
--
R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG
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