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Re: ENDOMETRIOSIS: Lost on what to do next
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 4 Oct 2007 09:22:40 -0500 (CDT)
You are NOT being too dramatic. That is part of the disease. You start
to doubt yourself because doctors keep brushing you off. Fight for your
body. Fight for your health. Find a doctor who specializes in endo and
have surgery done. Either way, you need to know for sure what you are
facing.
At Thu, 4 Oct 2007, Rebecca Sword wrote:
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>I am getting increasingly worried about my health. I have had chronic
>pelvic pain and bleeding for the past two years. Every doctor I have
>been to has told me that it could be endometriosis but have ran no test
>or given me any advice on how to proceed. Only two of the 7 or 8
>doctors actually gave me a pelvic exam and pap smear. I was on birth
>control pills that helped for a few months but things quickly went back
>to "normal". Last week I had a pelvic exam and twenty minutes later I
>was in pain and now I can barely function. I am looking for some advice
>on what I should do next or if I am possibly being too dramatic. I am
>going to try some new birth control pills but is it okay not to get a
>clear diagnosis? I want to have children and I know endometriosis can
>effect fertility so will taking birth control pills be enough to control
>it if I do have it? If there is anybody who lives in Indiana that knows
>of a good OB or specialist any suggestions would be very much
>appreciated.
>
>--
>Rebecca Sword
>"Almost Normal"
>
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