ovaries removal

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I would like to talk about this or with some woman that uses to deal with

menstrual problems.

I'm 38, no kids, no pills and I have had nasty times with hormonal imbalance

My cycles use to cause more pain, nausea, pancreatic attacks, diarrhea.

And hormones are no good for pancreas.

Apart of that I always have ovarian cysts and done a videolaparoscopy 9

years ago.

Today I saw my gyn and she said that it was time to do another to check if

there's no more problems as adesions, endometriosis, etc...

She said this to me, 4 years ago, but as I also had to do a fundo surgery, I

was a little bit afraid to do another surgery.

But now I'm suffering so much, pain all over the month, I can't wait no more

I also have had some hot flash and night sweat.

She asked for a lot of blood test, and pelvic US and said to me the

possibility to do a prevent ovaries removal.

My ovaries are causing me only troubles and I never think about kids.

By the way I'm little bit afraid about a radical decision and about a early

menopause.

Thanks in Advance,

Liane

[Guest guest]

Hi Liane,

I am probably not going to give you what you are looking for but I

want to acknowledge your post so you don't feel neglected (lol).

I am 43, no kids, married, no menstrual problems but have had

one ovary removed because of a burst cyst that caused the ovary

to twist. I cannot address the surgically induced menopause but

I can say that when I lost the one ovary I had hormonal problems

the first two years - very irregular cycles, hot flashes and mood

swings. Now I am more " normal " but probably going through

peri-menopause. I am sure you will have the opportunity to

discuss this with your surgeon - all the risks / benefits and

medical management, etc. I have heard that abrupt menopause

that is surgically or chemically induced can hit harder than the

normal menopause but this can be regulated by medication

(they usually slap a patch on you as soon as surgery is over).

Any surgery is a hard decision to make, especially when you

remove organs - there is no turning back. But you have to

consider how you feel today and worry about future

consequences as they come - so to say. That is how my

surgeon explained it to me. Take what is facing you now, and

deal with the future as it happens. Because you can never

predict the outcome and if you have the right medical team, there

are always options (plan B's so to say). But then, he ran off to

afghanistan - so what does he really know! lol - (Just trying to

make you laugh - I know that this is serious and I do not mean to

make light of it)

Laurie