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Re: current abd. pain-please save me from another procedure!

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 13 Sep 2000 23:19:55 -0500 (CDT)

At Wed, 13 Sep 2000, jennifer wrote: >
>i wish i had found this site a month ago- i hope someone has an answer
>for me:
>
>since november1999- i had noticed bloating, mood swings, headaches, and
>basically bad pms about 10 days before my period- my abdomen would swell
>considerablly- i have a 2 year old and have been "hormonal" since-
>
>believe it or not- i had a massage last may- and my abdomen swelled for
>a couple of days afterwards- my cycles are regular and i have always
>been able to "tell" when i ovulate- discharge and an "itchy" pain on my
>right side usually- since may however- i develop a pain on my right side
>8 days after my period- i have had this for 4 consecutive mnths now- it
>is sharper- but i am not doubling over- and my abdomen swells so it is
>uncomfortable to button my shorts- i went to my doctor and they looked
>for gallbladder stuff- did an xray and ultrasdand bloodwork- all
>negative- went to see my ob- and he said i looked good but i was tender
>on my right side- after my recurrent pain in august i went to er w/
>fever, diarrea, and the "pain"- he gave me antibiotics and said i either
>had cycstitis or gastroentitis- or both- had a laparascopy done the next
>week- found i had some small spots of endo on my culde sac and
>andometreosis and a 2 cm cyst on my right ovary- my left ovary was
>ovulationg at the time of surgery- my appendix was fine- so now after
>the surgery and an overdose of antibiotics due to my er visit and after
>surgery- here i am in september with the "same"pain- i should hit day 14
>on the 15- so i KNOW i am ovulating- and i also have antibiotic caused
>colitis- i am now on vancocin to get rid of the bacteria and toxins in
>my intestine - i should be done with that friday-
>
>i am not on bc pills and have not been since feb2000- i thought my pms
>was worse because of them and took myself off-
>
>i hope someone has any insight- my gyn is rechecking me in 2 mnths and i
>see the gastro guy next week for the colitis thing-
>
>--
>jennifer
>

Jennifer, Do you know if your doctor said that the cyst on the right ovary appeared to be endometriosis. The pain you describe sounds like ovulatory pain, but it has certainly changed character over the past months. If the cyst on your right ovary was indeed endo, it could explain the cyclic discomfort. One consideration would be to go back on the pills. This will prevent ovulation and thus suppress the pain from this source. At the same time, the pill should suppress any ovarian cyst. If the cyst on the right isn't suppressed by the pills, then it is likely an endometrioma and a possible source of pain... Lynn 

--
Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana


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