Any help would be great

Hi my name is Samntha I am 23 years old and I have 2 children.. I have a few question and would like your opinion. I was seeing my reg. doc for 11 years in those 11 years I complained of bad menstral cramps, that would make me vomit and pass out from the pain. After i had my daughter in febuary of 99 my cramps went to starting the week before i started after a few months of that they went to a week before and a week after and during…and so on and so.. now i am in pain 24/7. I have been on every B/C pill there is except for depo. My doc mentioned lupron and the other one…but i will not take them,I have read to much!! So anyway in march I had a lap to check for endo because they said I was text book for the disease well an hr later and i was in recovery and they said everything look great all my organs were normal and that there wasnt any endo… So i was put on yet some more b/c pills and told to try them now!!! Ok so they didnt work so i went back to they gyn and she said to try hypno(which makes it easier to deal with and less stressed but still alot of pain) and reiki. well when that didnt “work” she told me that there was nothing more that they could do and she wanted me to try PROZAC because she thinks I am depressed and I am venting it through my uterus and ovaries. I told her yes maybe I am depressed but it is because i am in pain all the time and not very happy with my drs.. Well needless to say I am now switching drs and I see my new MD tomorrow(8/2/00) and I hope she will help me if not i am at a lost where next. I had a dr from PA call and said that he thinks it sounded like adneomyosis….I was wondering what you thought this has been getting worse for months and all that take away the pain is vicodin or percocet!! But i hate to take them at all!! Please let me know..I thank you from the bottom of my heart!! Samantha

Dear Samantha-
This sounds like the classic signs of adenomyosis. This is not a visible disease upon laparoscopy-you must have a tissue biopsy done of the uterine muscle to have a definitive diagnosis. This disease should be treated asap-the longer it is allowed to spread the more debilitating it can become. Most gyns will recommend a hysterectomy-you are far too young to consider this option. We do perform a laser treatment to the uterus that has had great success in treating the spread of the disease and the symptoms. It will render you infertile but will reduce the symptoms and allow you to keep your uterus for hormone regulation and sexual functioning. Please call my office if you think we can help you. Do not wait any further for treatment. Good Luck

Samantha,

You CAN be treated and keep your uterus! I had a large fibroid tumor, endometriosis, adenomyosis, and a hernia. Dr. delJunco treated all of those problems. I understand your dilemma. Probably all of Dr. del Junco’s patients have been there. Don’t give up. He CAN help you. God Bless! Dixie