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Anonymous |
I am scheduled for hysteroctomy in November. Besides my already diagnosed endometriosis of 13 years, I was recently diagnosed with hyperplasia through a D&C and a tumor in my uterus not to mention I have a cyst the size of a golf ball growing on one of my ovaries. I am terrified of the after effects of the surgery. My main problem with this disease is the lack of sleep due to backache and fatigue. I’ve been done the Lupron treatment already and have on numerous occasions tried different types of birth control only to not be able to tolerate them. I get seeeeveeere migraine headaches. At twentytwo when I was first diagnosed with this disease after having undergone my first laparoscopy only to be followed by a laparotomy I was told that I had the body of an old woman inside the body of a young woman. Very consoling as you can imagine and subsequently have been told by five different doctors that my alternative is a hysteroctomy. Since I really don’t understand the long term consequences of hyperplasia, tumors in the uterus and the fear of ovarian cancer I find myself cornered with having to make this decision. I am very confused and scared of the unknown. |
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Dr. del Junco Jr. (Doctor) |
Dear Anonymous- |
WHAT TO DO?
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SHARKEY |
DOCTOR, |
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Dear Sharkey- |
Have cyst unsure what type.
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Missy |
Dr. del Junco, |
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Dr. del Junco Jr. (Doctor) |
Dear Missy |
Uterus Removal
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Steven L |
Dear Dr.Junco Jr., |
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Dear Steven- |
Severe Pain / Afraid
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Mercy |
Hello Dr. del Junco. I’m 24 years old and have had severe pain durring my periods for as long as I can remember. 3 years ago I had my first visit to the gyn. I told her about the pain and she told me it was all in my head, and that it was quite normal. My symptoms are horrid pain, for 2 – 4 days which disables me. It even hurts just to sit. Horrible pain durring urination when on my period, and even worse pain with a bowel movement or even passing gas. I also get diareah, headaches and lower back pain. My periods are very heavy and clotted, lasting about 4 days, stoping for one and then continuing for about 1 – 2 days. The pain has been getting worse and worse with each period, and it has gotten to the point now where I have pain throughout the entire month. I reciently found out from my mother that both she and my grandmother have endo. I know that puts me at high risk. I have been reading about endo on the internet, and have read that many women do not get properly diagnosed for years. I don’t know if I do have endo, but I can not stand this any longer! I can’t wait for years to find out what is going on. I have scheduled an apointment with my GP next week. I was hoping if I go to him, he could refer me to a specialist and hopefully we can find out what’s going on a lot quicker. After my last GYN told me it was “all in my head”, I am afraid that they won’t believe me. I don’t know how to tell them just how bad this is. If you can offer any advice, It would be aprecieated. thank you, |
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Dr. del Junco Jr. (Doctor) |
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Sara |
I know exactly how Mercy feels I am 23 years old and have suffered with painful heavy periods, large clots, flooding, always having to spend at least 2 days in bed and bleeding for 7 days, since the age of 11. I underwent a Laparoscopy in December afer fnally finding a doctor who didnt tell me I was being stupid, but nothing was found from doing this. In January I went back to the hospitl and the gyn told me nothing to be found basically all in my head and just carry on as normal! I was not happy with this answer and was referred by my GP for a scan which also came back negative. In May I went back to hospital and saw another gyn after making a complaint and was told that I probably had adenomyosis but the only way it could be diagnosed is by giving me a hysterectomy and therefore the only form of medication they have given me is to take the contraceptive pill for 6 months constantly and then have a 1 week break proceeding to take the pill for another 6 months. This is fine but when my 6 months is up my period will be horrendous. But still I have no exact confirmation that this is what I have, I am glad I have found somebody who has the same problem as me. |
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Dr. del Junco Jr. (Doctor) |
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