WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for February, 2001: Re: laparoscopy

Re: laparoscopy

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 3 Feb 2001 17:52:38 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 2 Feb 2001, lita wrote: >
>1.due to go in for a laparoscopy for further investigation
>a)I am frightened of the risk factors
>b) Don`t understand the reason for it as I already had 2 scans and I
>know that I have;
>c)2 myomas mm.18x26 7 56x58 (intramural & some additional subserous)
>d) uterus length cm 13
>e) endometrium 11mm
>f) biopsy: negative
>g) sympthoms: light bleeding (every 3 months or when under stress)
>Age: 57yrs
>2. Could anyone give me an indication of what to expect?
>3. Would it be advisable to wait and see?
>4. is surgery (which one) the way forward?
>Many thanks
>lita

Lita

Better to ask your doc these questions. He knows your whole history and what all your sumptoms and studies show. He is best qualified to tell you why you need the surgery and where you go from there. Good Luck

--
William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.

*These comments are for educational purposes only.  They are
not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
health care provider.  They are not intended to be the start
of a physician-patient relationship.

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