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Re: ? For the Drs.From: anonymous@obgyn.netFri, 9 Feb 2001 21:52:51 -0600 (CST)
At Fri, 9 Feb 2001, M. Kelly Shanahan, MD wrote: > >At Fri, 9 Feb 2001, Peggy wrote: >> >>Hello I hope everyone is doing o:k this evening.I have a very >>complicated history and will try to make it as brief as possible.I >>started having pain in the LLQ around the area of the ovary about 5-6 >>years ago , mainly around ovulation. , It became so bad that I could >>barely walk. I also had heavy bleeding with my periods and expelled >>very large clots some I would say were bigger than golf balls. I had a >>D&C 2/98 but this failed to resolve either of the problems so I had a >>hysterectomy and LSO 4/98 . The left ovary was adhered to the bowel and >>abdominal wall and that was thought to be the cause of all the pain. >>Unfortunatly I developed a hematoma that had to be surgically drained 10 >>days later. THe pain returned about 6-8 weeks after having the surgery >>.I had another laporoscopy 4/98 and it was found that I had severe >>adhesions throughout the pelvic and abdominal area, all the adhesions >>were lysed and again I was feeling pretty good for abou 6 weeks and the >>same old pain returned I had another Laporoscopy 11/99, This time my Dr. >>was going to do a RSO and look for endo, He did find endo on the lower >>bowel and on the cul de sac but did not remove it. He ws going to >>withhold HRT for 3 months to allow the endo to die off.Well I have tried >>continuos BC, Lupron And am now on an Aromatase Inhibitor Treatment.When >>my hormone levels were checked a couple weeks ago they were FSH-8.5 >>Estradiol-140. >>I have so much pain both on the left and right side where the ovaries >>were and down into the vagina.When I first started this treatment and >>the levels started going down I saw a decrease in the pain, But with the >>levels going up my pain has increased quite a bit.My Dr. has doubled my >>dosage of the Arimidex(aromatase inhibitor) and he said if this doesn't >>help he doesn't know what else to do for me. I asked him if it would be >>senseless to do a CT Scan or Ultrsound and he said no. I have a CT Scan >>scheduled for Thursday. My question is, If I have an ovarian remnant >>would it possibly show up on the CT Scan? > >maybe > >He is also having them look at >>lymphnodes, What would this be for? I am totally frustrated and >>discouraged .I also have a slight rectocele that at first my Dr. said >>was caused by not enough estrogen and when that is resolved the >>rectocele should get better. I have enough Estrogen and I have for a >>while so what do I do about that? > >depends on if you are haivng symptoms or not -- if no symptoms, you >don't need to do anything > >I am taking 2,7.5/500 lortab 3-4 times >>a day for the pain which doesn't help with the bowel movements. My Dr. >>Mentioned sending me to either the Mayo Clinic Or a Clinic in Mass. for >>possible research??? Any Suggestions from the Drs. on here would be >>appreciated. Thank you,Sorry this was so long :0) >>Peggy > >have non-gyn possibilites for your pain been explored? especially >intestinal causes? have you had a colonoscopy? > >Dr. Shanahan,
thanks for our responce,Yes I have had 2 colonoscopies a barium and a
cystoscopy evrything came back normal.And as far as symptoms of the
rectocele, With taking the lortab I am haiving trouble expelling the
feces I have to place a finger in the vagina and push back to push it
out.
Peggy
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