WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 2000: Re: please help

Re: please help

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 15 Nov 2000 17:11:38 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 15 Nov 2000, tabitha wrote: >
>Where to begin? Since early June, I have been experiencing intense
>pelvic pain. I have seen three separate doctors and visited the ER
>twice. I was given pain medicine - Darvocett and Torodol - that didn't
>help. I had an ultrasound that led to no diagnosis either. I was put
>on oral contraceptives to treat what my doctor said was "nothing more
>than a hormonal imbalance." I have a hard time walking and the pain has
>a tendency to radiate to my left side and my back. I have always (my
>entire life) had sever menstrual cramps and now the pain during my cycle
>is excrutiating. After sex, it gets worse as well. I've been trying to
>get pregnant with my husband for awhile and it seems like I'll never
>have a child. I have read up on endo and have asked my doctor if it
>would be beneficial to have a laparoscopy done, but he won't have one
>performed. He now thinks I should just go on Lupron therapy. Should I
>be looking for a second opinion and can anyone refer a good doc in the
>Columbus, Ohio area?

Tabitha, I would certainly seek a second opinion. First, the symptoms you describe sound a lot like endo. However, endo cannot be diagnosed without a laparoscopy at least. Therefore, if you doc is treating you with lupron for presumed endo, he is treating you without a diagnosis. Second, you have pelvic pain without a diagnosis. That is enough to proceed to scope... Lynn

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

**Note:  Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship.  This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.

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