WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for June, 2001: endometriosis, GI difficulty being diagnosed

endometriosis, GI difficulty being diagnosed

From: Melissa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 29 Jun 2001 23:37:04 -0500 (CDT)

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I'm a 29 year old, overweight, never been pregnant, female.

History: 1999, kidney stone. 2000, emergency gall bladder removal laproscopy. Family history of endometriosis, ovarian cysts. I have history of irregular menses (4-6 menses/year). Meds: Prilosec (1 of 3 months) Zyban (2 weeks).

In April, experienced bloody, explosive diarrhea followed by my mense. Pain grew more intense throughout the 10 days, diarrhea, no appetite, weight loss. Normal health returned following mense cesation. I attributed it to stress.

May's mense was more painful-bleeding was irregular-dark clots after heavier pain, diarrhea with blood streaks. Emergency room diagnosed esophigitis and told to follow up with my physician who referred me to a GI.

*the pain experienced in both menses- convulsions in lower abdomen, uncontrollable shakes, sweatting, cramping, nausea, fatigue.

GI thought Chrone's or Ulcerative Collitis, ordered a colonoscopy, CT scan and endoscopy. Colonoscopy - removed/biopsied one polyp (normal) and some sort of mass that appeared as a circular organ or mass on the outside of the cecum - biopsied (normal). CT scan had 2 radiologists stating the finding of some type of mass near my right ovary - 2 others disagreed. Endoscopy revealed gastritis and esophigitis - biopsies normal. GI referred to OBGYN.

(Mid-June)OBGYN believes endometriosis on the colon. Pap found inflammation -Metro-Gel for 5 days (normal labs-blood tests for poly-cystic ovarian syndrome returned borderline). 3rd day of Metro-Gel, had irregular blood -brown and red stringy substances, small clots. The symptons are back-not as painful as before-not yet. Ultra Sound is scheduled for July 12th and he's going to schedule the diagnostic/fix surgery (laproscopy).

I'd appreciate your professional guidance-are we going down the right path-or do you have experience of something else we need to explore?

Thank you, in advance, for your time.

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