I beg you to read everything posted here on the message board for at least the last two months, then read all the other information available, on the quilt, patients guide, FAQs EVERYTHING. Most of us wish WE DIDN"T have a hystorectomy, and felt that we did not receive enough information about what could happen.
Andy, my options could have been different if I had found this site BEFORE my hystorectomy last year. Honey you are soooo young, please don't give up yet, this is a very important decision that will impact on the rest of your life.
I hope that you are able to sit down with family and friends and discuss this, show them this site, it will help them understand the decision you have to make.
We are here to support and answer questions, I have a saying.......THE ONLY STUPID QUESTION IS AN UN ASKED QUESTION.
take care, hugs & cheers Jo
At Sun, 18 Mar 2001, andy wrote:
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>Well,
>
>I'm new to this site...
>I need advice....
>
>When I was 12 I had cysts on my ovaries and then when I was 14 had endo
>it had spread to my abdominal cavity, we did a lap and got rid of it. I
>then began the dopo shot and had no problems until last fall. I'm 21
>now and have no children. In october I was put in the hospital, for
>three days I was running a temp and the doctors didn't seem to know what
>was wrong. Finally they did a lap, and I had endo again, it was spread
>to my colon, abdominal cavity, it was everywhere. So they decided to
>put me on lupron after the surgery. At $420 these suicide shots have
>proven to be worthless to me. They cause severe depression, etc. Well
>I just had surgery again on Wednesday after three months of lupron i had
>endo again and my tubes and ovaries were covered in adhesions. They
>also did a cone on me because I have moderate dysplasia. I go in the
>office on wednesday to discuss new options. Is there anyone who has
>been through this and does not have children yet. I'm not sure what my
>options are other then a hysterectomy. HELP!!!
-- You will never never know.......if you don't give it a go :)