|
Re: Abdominal Pain as a symptom of PCOS?
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Fri, 4 Jan 2002 10:23:20 -0500
Hi! I am sorry to hear that your daughter is suffering with this
kind of pain. I too have suffered. My OBGYN explained to me that
the corpoludial (Spelling?) cysts form every month as part of
ovulation. Sometimes they ruptur and it IS VERY PAINFUL. I too have
been to the emergency room. Since my OBGYN put me on birth control,
which prevents ovulation, I have not had a reoccurance. I would
suggest that your daughter's doctor be asked about birth control
pills. They really should come up with a more appropriate name - not
birth control! They help with so much more. For instance, Yasmin is
what I am taking. I contains Aldactone which also helps with acne
and has in my case lowered my high blood pressure and stopped my hair
loss. Good luck to your daughter. That kind of pain is worse than
child labor. I have had two children and it was not as painful as
the kind of pain a rupturing cysts can cause. GOD BLESS.
>---- Original Message ----
From: anonymous@obgyn.net (Del)
To: anonymous@obgyn.net,
Subject: Re: Abdominal Pain as a symptom of PCOS?
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2002 14:48:03 -0600
>I've read quite a few messages from women in this forum who
>experience
>some level of adominal pain. There seem to be many possiblities
>(endo,
>adhesions, gallbladder, pancrease, rupturing cysts, etc.) The strange
>thing is that with all the research I've done on PCOS, I've never
>seen
>admonimal pain listed as a symptom. Quite a few of the people in
>this
>forum experience excrutiating, unexplained pain at random intervals.
> It
>seems if it was that common, I'd see it listed with acne and male
>patterned baldness, neither of which seems as big of a deal as
>unremitting pain.
>
>Anyone out there know of research/studies looking at adominal pain?
>
>My daughter is 16 and was diagnosed with PCOS in September. We can
>live
>with most of the symptoms pretty easily, but she's been to the ER 3
>times in the past year with uncontrollable pain. It is breaking my
>heart, there appears to be nothing we can do for her, except pain
>medication. She is unable to stand up, walk or breath deeply. The
>pain
>seems to appear in the area of her gallbladder, appendix or uterus,
>and
>sometimes feels like it is putting pressure on her bowel. It is
>stabbing in nature and lasts for about 2 days. The area affected is
>very painful to touch.
>
>They rulled out everything above, except for rupturing cysts, but
>from
>what I've read, most PCOS people have very small cysts, the doctor
>described my daughters as peals wrapped around her ovaries. There
>were
>no really large cysts.
>
>She is on birth control pills, but nothing else, since her insulin
>blood
>work came back okay. I've read one post that said someone was
>experiencing pain until they were put on glucophage and then the
>pains
>stopped, has anyone else experienced this?
>
>One ER docter said that cysts, even small ones, can release blood or
>other fulids that might irritate near-by organs or the peretinium
>(sorry
>for the spelling) and cause localized unexplained pain. Has anyone
>ever
>heard of this?
>
>I'd appreciate any ideas or help you might have. This is an awful
>way
>to be a 16 year old.
>
>--
>Del Rae
>grosed@fes.com
>
|
|
![[ PCOS Discussion Forums ]](../../images/pcos_at_obgyn.gif)