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Re: Endometrial biopsyFrom: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sun, 28 Sep 2003 07:55:43 -0500 (CDT)
At Fri, 18 Oct 2002, Nif wrote: > >Amy R., >I just finished reading your post and I am so angry! Maybe I read it >wrong....Are you saying you had NO pain relief and nothing to numb you? >How could he do that? I'd bet if someone said to him "Ok, Doctor >Buttface, we're going to pull tight a small section of your scrotum and >then gently snip it off but MOST men do fine with it..." I think he >would sing a different tune. Out of curriosity, how did you approach >him afterwards and what was his response to you being upset? >--Nif > >At Fri, 18 Oct 2002, amyr wrote: >> >>Randi, >> >>I had an endometrial biopsy in 2000. It was sprung on me during a routine >>OB/GYN exam. My doctor asked me if I ever bled in between periods. I >>really had to give it some thought, because I didn't think I ever did. But >>then I thought that I did occasionally get a pink discharge around ovulation >>time, and I mentioned that. The next thing I knew, he was strongly >>suggesting that I get an endometrial biopsy, just to make sure nothing was >>amiss -- I remember he said, "you want to be healthy for your son, don't >>you?" And I thought, well, gees, yes. Maybe I better do this. >> >>I was experiencing fears very similar to yours as I was lying there. I >>asked the couple of questions that occurred to me; one of them was if it >>would hurt. He told me that most people do fine with it, that I might just >>experience a little cramping. I had no time to prepare myself, information >>wise, about the procedure, so I was totally at his mercy. I did basically >>like the doctor, he had actually been very helpful when I had my son. So, I >>just tried to relax, and I did the usual things I do to distract myself >>during a medical procedure...recited a few favorite poems and a historical >>listing of U.S. Presidents that I'd memorized in high school. >> >>The doctor was very cheery and led me to believe I would breeze through the >>procedure, but I knew something was up when I looked at the nurse's face. >>She looked at me with what was either sympathy or "deer caught in the >>headlights" eyes. To me it looked like she couldn't believe the doctor was >>actually going to do this. >> >>Randi, because I didn't want to add to your apprehension, I wasn't going to >>respond to your post or tell you that my experience with an endometrial >>biopsy was that it really hurt! But after I read TAZFAN101's post, I >>realized that perhaps, in this case, "forewarned is forearmed". I >>understand that some women have no problem with the biopsy, but for >>TAZFAN101, as well as for me, it really hurt. >> >>The physical pain consisted of a severe pinch and then waves of cramping. >>It was a severe enough pain to cause my legs to shake uncontrollably. >> But -- perhaps worse than the physical pain -- was the surprise, >>bewilderment and embarrassment of having being caught off guard. I felt so >>betrayed by my OB/GYN that I was choking back sobs when he asked me, oh so >>cheerfully, how I was doing. I literally couldn't answer. I sat in the car >>and sobbed for half an hour afterwards. Once I came to terms with what had >>happened, I took some deep breaths and tried to stabilize my shaking. My >>poor womb felt traumatized. >> >>I thought my reaction to the biopsy was as extreme as it was because I was >>caught off guard (and believe me when I say it took me a long, long time to >>forgive my OB....). But when I read TAZFAN101's post, I realized that it >>might be a more common reaction than I'd realized and maybe I should speak >>up about it to warn others. >> >>Just in case I ever need to undergo the procedure again, I am going to 1) >>prepare myself with some sort of anti-anxiety medication and a pain control >>medication, even if it's just Tylenol, and 2) bring someone with me to the >>appointment, if for nothing less than to drive me home in case I get another >>case of the shakes. >> >>On the bright side, experiences vary from person to person, just as >>childbirth experiences vary from woman to woman. Mental preparation, and >>knowing yourself in terms of what you need to manage pain, can make all the >>difference. That might include pain medication, a tranquilizer, or a >>sedative. Another bright point is that you will get pertinent information >>about your health from this biopsy. It really is a good test, and provided >>you have a plan, you will head off any unnecessary pain and trauma. >> >>Amy R.
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