Re: ADHESIONS: Post period/pre ovulation pain
From: Hope Waltman (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 5 Jun 2008 18:59:28 -0500 (CDT)
Photos about what Dr. Lyons mentioned - graphic in nature.
http://www.lapscope.com/endoscopy.htm
Regards, Hope Waltman, Fibroid Forum and WH Forum Moderator
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At Wed, 4 Jun 2008, AEKG wrote:
>
>I am 40 yrs old with a history of what was described after a lap as
>moderate to severe endo with adhesions. Fortunately, I do not have
>significant cramping or pain from my endo. I have 2 children by
>c-section in 2004 and 2006. For the past few months, I have noticed
>that about a week after my period, I get a dull, aching, fairly
>uncomfortable feeling in the area where my ovaries are (the same place
>my doc palpates during the internal exam). I presume that this week in
>my cycle is when the follicles are maturing and maybe the ovaries are
>increasing in size or swelling somewhat, but I am puzzled as to why my
>ovaries are hurting so much and I am wondering if they could be caught
>up in adhesions? I do get pretty intense sensations when I ovulate -
>kind of a build-up of pain and then a sharper pain, and then everything
>kind of goes back to "normal". I don't recall feeling this discomfort
>prior to ovulation in the past, so I'm wondering what is going on. My
>main guess is maybe adhesions are causing the problem? Would there be
>another explanation?
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