Guest guest Posted November 11, 2001 Report Share Posted November 11, 2001 Pamela, For me, having a hysterectomy was the best thing I could have had done. Like you, we were long done having anymore kids, I was already going through the change (I was young for this, but was told that extreme emotional problems can push into that early. In my case, my Mom had been ill with emphysema, and then died a horrible death.), so for me, it there was only one question: why not? In my case, they don't know what, how or why my uterus did this, and as a matter of fact, my surgeon apologized all over the place for having to shred my abdominal muscles, because she couldn't tell where one began, and the other ended. She had never seen a case a severe as mine, so while it took longer to recover, it was worth it. As for crying jags that they swear you will have after having an hysterectomy, in my case, no one knows what happened, but I don't cry, I find the absolute dumbest thing, and it sets me off, and I can't stop laughing. The funny thing is, I can't make it happen, and when it's over, I can't continue it. Whatever set me off, isn't funny anymore! While my Dr. had not seen this before, she said it is a lot better than bawling all the time, which I wholeheartedly agree. The only other issue with it, is I also can't control when it will happen. Fortunately, I haven't been too embarrassed by the situation, but like I said, I just don't know what will set me off. My Mom was this way, so I suspect I just inherited the laughing gene! Carol Re: Endometriosis Ouch, sometimes I wish I could just have a hysterectomy. We are done having kids. I just get so nauseous from the hormones and don't know if this would be any better. Was your uterus binded to your abdominal wall from endo? I know that you said that they " thought " you had endo " until " but how would it stick like that? Sincerely, Pamela Rauch Endometriosis One of the things that I have been going to a specialist is the possibility of having Endometriosis. I have pain and extremely painful periods etc... The next step is Laproscopy exploratory surgery. I was wondering if any of you have had pain like this and if the pain was actually caused by fms or trigger points, rather than endo. I think it is possible that it is muscular pain and have thought that maybe this is now explained by fms. Sincerely, Pamela Rauch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2001 Report Share Posted November 11, 2001 Pamela, For me, having a hysterectomy was the best thing I could have had done. Like you, we were long done having anymore kids, I was already going through the change (I was young for this, but was told that extreme emotional problems can push into that early. In my case, my Mom had been ill with emphysema, and then died a horrible death.), so for me, it there was only one question: why not? In my case, they don't know what, how or why my uterus did this, and as a matter of fact, my surgeon apologized all over the place for having to shred my abdominal muscles, because she couldn't tell where one began, and the other ended. She had never seen a case a severe as mine, so while it took longer to recover, it was worth it. As for crying jags that they swear you will have after having an hysterectomy, in my case, no one knows what happened, but I don't cry, I find the absolute dumbest thing, and it sets me off, and I can't stop laughing. The funny thing is, I can't make it happen, and when it's over, I can't continue it. Whatever set me off, isn't funny anymore! While my Dr. had not seen this before, she said it is a lot better than bawling all the time, which I wholeheartedly agree. The only other issue with it, is I also can't control when it will happen. Fortunately, I haven't been too embarrassed by the situation, but like I said, I just don't know what will set me off. My Mom was this way, so I suspect I just inherited the laughing gene! Carol Re: Endometriosis Ouch, sometimes I wish I could just have a hysterectomy. We are done having kids. I just get so nauseous from the hormones and don't know if this would be any better. Was your uterus binded to your abdominal wall from endo? I know that you said that they " thought " you had endo " until " but how would it stick like that? Sincerely, Pamela Rauch Endometriosis One of the things that I have been going to a specialist is the possibility of having Endometriosis. I have pain and extremely painful periods etc... The next step is Laproscopy exploratory surgery. I was wondering if any of you have had pain like this and if the pain was actually caused by fms or trigger points, rather than endo. I think it is possible that it is muscular pain and have thought that maybe this is now explained by fms. Sincerely, Pamela Rauch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2001 Report Share Posted November 11, 2001 Pamela Rauch wrote: > > Was your uterus binded to your abdominal wall from endo? I know that you said that they " thought " you had endo " until " but how would it stick >like that? Adhesions could make your organs stick to each other. You can develop them from " nothing " or you can develop them because of surgery. That also could be your problem instead of endo. Darcy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2001 Report Share Posted November 11, 2001 Pamela Rauch wrote: > > Was your uterus binded to your abdominal wall from endo? I know that you said that they " thought " you had endo " until " but how would it stick >like that? Adhesions could make your organs stick to each other. You can develop them from " nothing " or you can develop them because of surgery. That also could be your problem instead of endo. Darcy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2001 Report Share Posted November 11, 2001 Pamela Rauch wrote: > > Was your uterus binded to your abdominal wall from endo? I know that you said that they " thought " you had endo " until " but how would it stick >like that? Adhesions could make your organs stick to each other. You can develop them from " nothing " or you can develop them because of surgery. That also could be your problem instead of endo. Darcy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2001 Report Share Posted November 11, 2001 Pamela Rauch wrote: > > This is what I was asking. I didn't have " more " pain during pregnancy that felt like endometriosis and in fact this pain has only really gotten bad in the past year (from when I was in highschool, which was very painful). I guess on time lines this doesn't make sense since you don't know me. I am almost 30 (urgh, did I just write that?) and my children are 5 and 2 1\2. So, this pain was there throughout highschool, and then started up again after I was done having kids and done being on birth >control. THis is often the kind of pattern endometriosis takes. It isn't uncommon for endo to completely go away during pregnancy and for some, it never returns, which is often why an incompetent doctor tells you " go get pregnant " as if having a child isn't a lasting decision with huge consequences. Fine if you want a kid, but if you don't or aren't ready for one yet, a big deal. Being on birth control will often slow down or keep the endo from growing. For me, it slows it down tremendously. Darcy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2001 Report Share Posted November 11, 2001 Pamela Rauch wrote: > > Darcy, Hmmmm, I have had 2 C-sections. Could this contribute? You could either have endo in the scarring from your c-sections if you have pain in that area or you could simply have adhesions from the surgery. Simply having a c-section though, doesn't cause endo to occur. Darcy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2001 Report Share Posted November 11, 2001 Pamela Rauch wrote: > > Darcy, Hmmmm, I have had 2 C-sections. Could this contribute? You could either have endo in the scarring from your c-sections if you have pain in that area or you could simply have adhesions from the surgery. Simply having a c-section though, doesn't cause endo to occur. Darcy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2001 Report Share Posted November 11, 2001 Pamela Rauch wrote: > > Darcy, Hmmmm, I have had 2 C-sections. Could this contribute? You could either have endo in the scarring from your c-sections if you have pain in that area or you could simply have adhesions from the surgery. Simply having a c-section though, doesn't cause endo to occur. Darcy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2001 Report Share Posted November 11, 2001 Carol, that sounds like a wonderful " problem " to have. Sincerely, Pamela Rauch Endometriosis One of the things that I have been going to a specialist is the possibility of having Endometriosis. I have pain and extremely painful periods etc... The next step is Laproscopy exploratory surgery. I was wondering if any of you have had pain like this and if the pain was actually caused by fms or trigger points, rather than endo. I think it is possible that it is muscular pain and have thought that maybe this is now explained by fms. Sincerely, Pamela Rauch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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