At Thu, 21 Sep 2000, Stacey wrote:
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>Hi everyone, I have not posted for awhile because I have been in extreme
>pain for the past month. I have not been able to find a doctor who will
>listen to me, they all say that it is in my head, while I am suffering
>terribly. I have had problems with adhesions and endo for the past 9
>years now. I am 27 years old and have already had 5 surgeries, the last
>one a complete hysterectomy. I had the hysterectomy a year and half
>ago. I was okay during that time, I had spells from time to time, but
>they only lasted a few day and I just gritted my teeth and bared it. Now
>for the last month and half it is constant again and getting worse. I
>finally found a gynecologist that listened to me today. He examined me
>and found a mass on my right side, which he could also feel by just
>touching my abdomen. He also said that I was very tender during the
>entire pelvic examine which I knew already because I was crying
>afterward.
>He wants to perform a exploratory laparotomy as soon as possible to find
>out what the mass is. In fact he set me up for surgery today. I am
>just so afraid of what he may find in there. I know that the endo is
>back, and there is no doubt that there are adhesions present, I am
>worried more about the mass he found seeing I have no ovaries anymore. I
>am skeptical about the surgery, but I am in so much pain, I am about
>ready to just do it and get it over with. I am supposed to have surgery
>next month, But I am very afraid. Can anyone relate to a mass coming
>back after hysterectomy, and might know what this might be. Any
>feedback would be appreciated. Thank you Stacey
>
>--
>Stacey
>
-- Robin