Dearest Julie
I believe a second opinion would be the right thing if you are at all
aprehensive. Having a Hyst. is a BIG step and you cannot take it back.
Where do you live?? Perhaps someone knows of a place where they take a
minimaly invasive approach. It would be a good foil to seek a second
opinion of a doc like this to help you better understand the
ramifications of your dission(God I wish there was a spell checker
here).
My personal experience was my doctor and I decided that hyst would be
difinative CURE for my endometriosis. Well it did not cure mine. It is
a common misconception docs have about my particular disease. Well for
me things are much worse after the HYST.
Do your home work on your condition. The internet is just loaded now
with most of the info you may need to help you make this discission. It
( the hyst) may be the best answer for you.
Love,
Dawn
At Wed, 13 Nov 2002, anonymous wrote:
> >At Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Colette wrote: >> >>At Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Julie wrote: >>> >>>Hello everyone its Julie again. I just got back from the doctor and she >>>suggested that I have a hysterectomy on the 26th of this month. My >>>doctor says I have adenomyosis and that is the cause of my pain. Now >>>can a vaginal hysterectomy cause adhesions? The doctor said she was >>>gonna put some type of wrap around my overies to keep them from getting >>>adhesions and put something to hold my overies up. Does that sound >>>right has anyone had this done and did it cause any relief? Im nervous I >>>really dont want to cause more problems but she said that this is the >>>only treatment for this problem. Thanks again. >>> >>>-- >>>Julie Morris >>> >>Dear Julie, >>Hi my name is colette! I had a hysterectomy last dec. I'm glad i had it >>done! I also had adenomyosis, i kept my overies and as far as that goes >>i'm doing fine i'm glad not to have my periods anymore! But i would >>really sit down and weigh your options before running into doing a >>hysterectomy it is major surgery and you can put yourself at risk for >>adhesions! I since my surgery have suffered from terrible bm problems >>i'm addicted to laxatives now and sleeping pills! I'm in pain on and off >>i know i have adhesions its not a picknic!! There is something called >>ablation of the uterus where they can go in there in clean it out! I do >>know you can prolong it but with adno your uterus will keep growing!! I >>think maybe you should seek a second opion! >>There is a web site called Hystersisters.com, they are a wonderful bunch >>of ladies that could help you in that decision! But please don't rush >>just because 1 dr told you thats what you need! >> best of luck to you! >> Love colette > >Hi Julie, i just got back from my doctor with excessive bleeding >problems when i menstruate and he suggested a procedure called ablation, >in which basically they scoop out the lining of your uterus which >reduces stops bleeding all together in about 70% of patients and in 25% >it reduces the bleeding dramatically and in 5% of the patients it did >nothing. But this procedure may help u as well and it isnt nearly as >invasive or drastic as a hysterectomy. Doesnt hurt to ask.