Stacey

GOOD LUCK HONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!

I Believe in the Impossible!!!

BabsieGirl

Thanks Stacey

May 28th will be my last day at work and possibly last day online. I will be traveling back and forth to the Cleveland Clinic where I'll be under the care of an Endocrine/Endometrosis specialist for 6+ weeks.

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Stacey

I HATE ENDOMETRIOSIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This has been the absolute WORST 2 weeks of my LIFE

I Believe in the Impossible!!!

ms21vegas

I'm sorry Stacie!!! I hope you feel better! Are you on any medicine..pain killers? When I was on painkillers I took them so often my body got aimmuned to them. So all I could do was lay on the heating pad"HOT".

Mine has been ok for awhile until I started rode biking w/my dad & the next day I'm so sore..heating pad sore.

BabsieGirl

Stacey -- What's going on?

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Stacey

Thanks Ms21vegas!! yep I am immuned to all painpills --but he gave me Vioxx==which for me is my miracle drug.

Babsie-I had a cysts rupture (A big one) and the Doc found some other big cysts. I'm having sugery in 2-3 weeks. I have to get "Stents" put in. Do you know what that is??? UGGGG

(Oh read my journal for more info)

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ms21vegas

Stacey,
Good Luck on your surgery! I hope everything goes well!

Stacey

thanks girl!!!!! I'm not sure when the surgery is!??!

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BabsieGirl

Stacey - How are you doing????

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Stacey

Hey Babsie! I had my surgery on June 5th. I'm healing pretty good. Still have a light bruise around one incision but dr. said it's okay. I am working out again..and able to have sex. Although that is still sometimes painful. Sucks!!! We have 3 months to get pregnant doc said- then if I'm not in like 5 months I will need surgery again. Uggggg.

HOW ARE YOU???????

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BabsieGirl

Ugh, Stacey I'm sorry to learn this. Keep your chin up. Things will get better. My doctor is giving me 3 months also to get pregnant. We've been having alternative surgeries to get my husband and I by. We're taking Clomid to help our chances. Even with taking Clomid our chances are very slim. I have pollycystic ovaries (which was found during surgery in Cleveland.) This explains some facial hair and extra (natural) testosterone I produce because of my ovaries. Weird.

Anyway I think it's great you're back to the gym. Unfortunately, I have a prolapsed Uterus so NO gym for me for a while. I'm on a diet and love it. Seems to be working.

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Stacey

Good Luck Babsie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sending hugs to you

I Believe in the Impossible!!!

BabsieGirl

Fridays surgery went well with the exception of an allergic reaction to demoral. However you spell that. I have colitis, IBS and if my Endometriosis gets worse around my colon then I'll get a bowel obstruction. I barely remember everything because I was so loopy. When I go in for my follow up appt, I'm surely going to remember this time.

Monday is another surgery and I'll keep all posted.

Stacey, thanx for the hugs. Prayers, kisses and hugs as well, are being sent your way. Good luck hon and if you need to talk, you can call me anytime or send me PM.

Babs

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BabsieGirl

Okay. Mondays surgery went well. My tubes are open. So, our chances of conceiving are promising.

I received some news on the 19th though. I have colitis and am currently taking Asacol for that.

today I'm feel good. I'm on a nutrition program which seems to help. Will keep this updated.

Sign,
BabsieGirl

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gymbaby04

Babs, stacey you girls are going to be just fine. It is a hard decision to make. When i was 31 i had to have hysterctomy just a partial, dr said my cramping was just going to get worse with age. After the surgery and everything dr. said i had endo which i thought i should of been told before. i was in hospital 3 days due to fever but was up and walking around . Took a week off work and then went back. i just think it depends on the person and how well they heal.

Kelly

BabsieGirl

How much weight did you gain after?

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gymbaby04

actually i lost weight about 10lbs

Kelly

Hawkwind

WOW! I had a hyst/ooph/appendectomy four years ago due to stage IV endo. I also have fibromyalgia and my recovery was overlong due to needing two more surgeries and a run-in with lyme disease. Hugs to you. I understand the physical and emotional agony that goes along with endo. It knocked me down, but it didn't keep me down.

Amy

natalia88

i was diagonased with endo about 4 months ago im having a hard time with it im eating organic food now and quit smoking 10 days ago i kno your not suppose to put stress on your body but i figered out i wanted to quit do any of you smoke on here?i get problems with lower back pain and pressure on my bowels and ovaries my periods r so painful any advice would be appreated it makes me cry the pain i feel like such a wimp

natalia88

hi im new here i got endo and im having a hard time with it i quit smoking 10 days ago my period was worse than ever i really thought it mite help im on the endo diet to but sometimes slip i get alot of pain round my pelvis and lower back i think im in stage 3 or 4 paractomal dont help anymore and it constanly feels like something pressing on my bowels and bladder im taking b vitamins st johns wort for pmt and vitamin c and slippery elm for my bowels i also get stinging wen i go toilet any advice would be appreaited thanks

RenT

HI, I was daignosed with endometreosis just over two years ago. I started feeling the effects of having this horrible condition after I had my first and only child. I had the normal after childbirth bleeding which went away after a couple of weeks, then when it came time for my next menstrual cycle the bleeding lasted for a month and a half, by this time i was anemic and had been to the emergency room about seven times. They brushed me off and switched me from one BCP to the next about six times in the strongest prescription they could give me in pill form.....needless to say this still did not work. They booked me for ultrasounds and still nothing was found. Finally one doctor referred me to a gyno and soon after was in for a consult then a laproscopy. I was then diagnosed with endo, and was told that I more than likely have had this since my first menstrual period which was when i was 9. I often swell up so badly in my abdomen that i look really pregnant (like 7 or so months) which also accompanies severe sharp pains from my cervix to my belly button. I have on many occasions dropped to my knees in pain unable to move. Sortly after I was diagnosed with endo I was put on the depo-provera shot which i know is bad and i hate it but has so far seemed to be the only thing that keeps it from spreading any worse than it already has. At first this seemed to be somewhat affective for the pain, but slowly it faded. I now have to get the depo shot once every two months instead of the regular three. I have often been told by women who have endo as severe as mine not to bother with endometrial ablasions or other similar procedures, because by the time I heal from that it will be time for another. I have been told by many the only way to go is to get a hysterectomy. My problem now is that I am unsuccessful in finding a doctor that is good enough to replace the one i was seeing which is now retired. This has been a - what seems to me- hopeless adventure. I have so many questions to ask but have no trustworthy doctor to ask them of. If anyone has any suggestions as to a different medication i could take that is less harmful on your body and is also effective for pain relief. That would be great because I know depo-provera can't be the best answer....especially being that I have enough problems with my bones (I also have two types of scoliosis). I live in northern ontario so if anyone knows of a good gyno i could see please let me know.

RenT

OH and what is the endo diet?