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Re: confused

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 23 Jul 2002 10:51:27 -0500 (CDT)


At Tue, 23 Jul 2002, curious wrote: >
>I am a 27 year old with three children. At the end of May, I had an
>endometrial ablation, a tubal ligation, D&C, hysterscopy and a
>laproscopy. Since the surgery I have had no period (which I was told I
>would not have anymore) but have gained 15lbs, had severe bloating (to
>the point that people think I am pregnant) and alot of cramping. My
>specialist said that I will probally have to have a hysterectomy now
>because of it all.
>My question is, now I am having discharge from my nipples which is
>exactly like when I was pregnant. It is clear, milky in colour and
>there is quite a bit of it. My breast feel very full and I get the "let
>down" feeling frequently. I am not breastfeeding (haven't for two
>years) and I was told that with the ablation and tubal, that I could not
>get pregnant.
>What are the chances that I am pregnant? (I seem to have pregnancy
>symptoms) Is this just hormonal or is something wrong? I have never
>heard of this happening before except when pregnant.....please help me,
>my doctor is on holidays again.

It would be very unlikely that you are pregnant, but it is not impossible, so a HPT might be good insurance. I might also suggest that a prolactin level is a good idea, given your nipple discharge, and other symptoms.

--
William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

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