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04-11-2001, 04:20 PM
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Will Hyst Help Endo?
hI, I'M NEW HERE. I HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP ME. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I STARTED FEELING PAIN AND PRESSURE IN MY RIGHT SIDE. AN ULTRASOUND SHOWED A LARGE 7 CM CHOCOLATE CYST (SOUNDS YUMMY DOESN'T IT?) THE DR. SAID SURGERY WAS IN ORDER. I HAD AN ABDOMINAL SURGERY 8 DAYS AGO. HE REMOVED THE THE CYST AND THE RIGHT OVARY AND FALLOPIAN TUBE (DUE TO DAMAGE FROM THE CYST). HE WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THAT THE ENDO WAS VERY EXTENSIVE. IT WAS ALL OVER. HE WAS MOST CONCERNED BECAUSE IT WAS VERY DEEP INTO MY COLON. HE DID ALOT OF CAUTERIZING BUT BY WHAT I'VE READ IT'LL PROBABLY GROW BACK. NOW THAT I'VE LEARNED THAT ENDO CAN GO THROUGHOUT YOUR BODY AND INTO OTHER ORGANS I REALLY WANT TO PUT A STOP TO IT RIGHT NOW! ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THAT I ONLY HAVE ONE KIDNEY (I DONATED THE OTHER ONE TO MY SIS-IN-LAW). I'VE READ ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT PILLS (LUPRON AND DANAZOL) THAT THE DR. WANTED ME TO TRY AND AFTER READING THE SIDE AFFECTS AND AFTER SEEING THE "VICTOMS OF LUPRON" WEBSITE... THER'S NO WAY! THE ONLY DRAWBACK WITH A HYSTERECTOMY WHEN YOU HAVE ENDO IS THAT YOU CAN'T GO ON HRT AFTERWARDS. REMEMBER... ENDO IS FED BY ESTOGEN. SO WHAT WOULD I DO???? HOW WILL I FEEL??? HAS ANYBODY BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT????? I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE THAT COULD EDUCATE ME IN THIS AREA. MY NEXT APPT. IS FRIDAY AND THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT I WANT TO DO. H-E-L-P!!!! PLEASE!
AND THANKYOU!
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