Re: My Daughter's Post Op diagnosis: Prayers for Erin

From: Millie (milliem@citlink.net)
Wed Jul 11 21:03:47 2001


Dear Ginny, I am glad that Erin got an answer to her problems. Thankfully it was caught in time. It's interesting to know what the medical profession thought twenty years ago. I wish you and Erin the very BEST!!! You both certainly deserve it!! Love, Millie

>----- Original Message -----
From: "Ginny Halpern" <gingin99@home.com> To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 8:51 PM Subject: My Daughter's Post Op diagnosis: Prayers for Erin

> For all my wonderfully supportive friends:
>
> Erin went into surgery with a pre op diagnosis of "unresolved bleeding
> and absominal pain" and came out with a post op Dx of "Endometriosis and
> adhesive disease".
>
> As terrifying as this was for me to hear, (Deja Vu-ing myself to tears)
> I was reassured that at age 19 Erin's chances of having a painfree,
> adhesion free life are greater than 80-90% and that she will absoultely
> heal from the endometriosis as it was caught in time.
>
> After cornering her doctor and asking him questions I found out that 20
> yrs ago, the medical society did not even consider looking into the
> belly of any woman under the age of 30, or before her first 2 children
> when endometriosis was suspected. Why??? Because the AMA felt that
> young women under 25 were not at risk of having endometriosis.
>
> I also found out that Erin is going to be placed in a continuous
> "pseudo-menopausal state" (ie: NO periods until she decides to have
> kids) by taking a combination of estrogen and progesterone for as long
> as she is not interested in having babies.
>
> HAD I BEEN GIVEN THE CHANCE TO CIRCUMVENT PAINFULL PERIODS, MISCARRIAGES
> AND 30 DAY BLEEDING CYCLES, I would have paid a King's ransom!
>
> Thanks to all of you for your heart felt prayers and pre op messages of
> love and concern.
>
> I love you all
>
> Gin
>


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