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Re: i need to vent and ask questions
From: Chris (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 30 Nov 2000 06:43:35 +1000
Dear Angel,
I'll try to help you decipher your med records.
Firstly, a laparoscopy is unable to provide a definitive diagnosis of PCOS.
It can tell you if you have PCO, but NOT the syndrome. If this is the only
thing he has based your diagnosis on, it may be incorrect to think you have
PCOS.
He also hasn't given you a definite diagnosis of adenomyosis. Without doing
a hysteroscopy, he won't be able to. Endometriosis isn't quite the same as
adenomyosis. Both involve menstrual tissue being where it shouildn't be -
endometriosis is outside the uterus, adenomyosis is inside the muscle walls
of the uterus.
A uterine prolapse is when your uterus is sinking down through your pelvic
floor. You may find you can feel alump in your vagina, or that sometimes it
is hard to pee. With some cases of prolapse, it is enough to do your pelvic
floor (Kegel) exercises religiously and this will help.
Love Emma
>----- Original Message -----
From: Angel <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS <anonymous@obgyn.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 4:58 AM
Subject: i need to vent and ask questions
> I just got back from the doctor's office. i picked up my records from
> him in preparation of changing to a new doctor. my doctor had given me
> a laparoscopy to see what was causing my pain and he told me i had pcos.
> it was no big deal though. after researching pcos i found that it is a
> big deal! so i decided to switch. after reading my records, i've found
> that not only do i have polycystic ovaries but i also have
> endometriosis. he failed to inform me of that. can you believe it?
> Here are his findings: bilaterally, the ovaries were slightly enlarged
> with multiple cysts. The uterus itself was boggy and slightly enlarged
> consistent with probable adenomyosis. The patient had significant
> prolapse. does anyone know what that stuff means? it also says
> postoperative diagnosis: 1. undesired fertility 2. chronic pelvic pain
> of unkown origin. correct me if i'm wrong, but it sounds to me like he
> found where the pain was coming from. ovaries and endometriosis!
>
> I'm nervouse about going to my new doctor tomorrow. i have lost some
> faith in doctors, and i worry this doctor will not be any better. at
> least thanks to ya'll, i'm going there armed with a lot more
> information! Thanks for reading my venting! wish me luck!
>
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