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mary3759 Unregistered guest |
I am 45 year old woman who lost her ovaries at age 33 due to severe polycystic ovarian disease. I still have my uterus and I am the fortunate mother of beautiful twins from a donor egg. I was just diagnosed with adneomyosis and a hysterecomy has been recommended. I am on HRT with the Vivelle patch and about every 8 weeks I do a course of Progesterone to induce a bleed. I have long, painful, clot filled periods from the progesterone and if I don’t take it, I get weeks of heavy bleeding as the lining sloughs off. I do not want a hysterectomy nor an ablation. While I do not want more children, psychologically I can not bear to part with my uterus. Several friends have had hysterectomy and even with the surgery sparing their ovaries they still complain of sexual dysfunction. Would I still need Progesterone therapy after the surgery and could my uterus ever be used again to carry a pregnancy?? |
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Dr. del Junco Jr. (Doctor) Moderator Username: Doctor Post Number: 29 |
Dear Mary- |
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Karmaengel Unregistered guest |
Hi, I am a 31 year old woman, and I have been having digestive problems for 8 years. I was told that it was my gall bladder, and I had it removed. I still had the same problem. I was told by several of the doctors that it could be a gynelogical problem, o I scheduled an appointment. I saw the gynecologist, and he scheduled me for a sonogram. During my exam, I was told that I had fibroids, but they were too small to be causing me pain or discomfort. My doctor called me a couple of days later, and told me that I have fibroids, and I needed a hysterectomy. The next time I saw him, I was scheduling my surgery after only sseeing him once. I did have periods that were painful, but not alarming. I did have irregular periods, but it wasn’t alarming. I figured that the fibroids were a major problem, and maybe that was what was causing my problems. Maybe it was the fibroids. I did not know, that there were alterntives to having a hysterectomy, I would have jumped at the chance. I was not ready to give up my womanhood, and was even considering another child. I trusted him, I thought that this was my only option, and I did it. It was a disaster!!! I am a small woman, 5’7, 119lbs, and my body was just abused. He cut mt ureter during surgery. I was lying there for hours waiting for a urologist to get there. I had a stent put in. I was sent home three days later, and went back to his office with a fever. He tells me that I have an infection in 1 of 5 places, and sends me home. A week later, I am admitted into the hospital with three severe infections. Was put under again to put the stent back in. I was put on five different medications which caused me to be sick all the time. Now, I feel no better. I am experiencing hot flashes. I am having severe night sweats. I have constant swelling in my feet,hands, and legs. I have back pain, stomach pain, and something sticking out and poking me from inside of my stomach. Im not sure if it is a staple or what. I just know that it is painful, and hurts just to wear pants. I did see a doctor about it, and they told me basically that it is all in my head. I am sometimes doubled over in pain. I just want to know, if I really needed a hysterectomy, and isn’t it my rights to know other alternatives. Also, why am I experiencing menopausel symptoms when I only had a partial hysterectomy. At least that is what I was told. It has been over three months since my surgery, and I would like to know if the pain is normal after three months, and what I should expect in changes in my body. I am afraid. I would never have agreed to a hysterectomy if I had known there were tother ways to treat my problem. |
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Dr. del Junco Jr. (Doctor) Moderator Username: Doctor Post Number: 80 |
Dear Karmaengel- |
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elaine Unregistered guest |
I am a 47 year old with very large fibroids. I don’t have heavy peiords, or pain with the fibroids. The only problems I’ve had are frequent urination, and I look like someone 8 months pregnant. I tried a procedure that was preformed by a radiologist to stop blood flow to the fibroids to see if the tumors would shrink. This procedure was unsuccessful. Now according to my physician the only other alternative is a hysterectomy. I really do not want a hysterectomy but I am uncomfortable because of the size of my stomach. Any suggestions? |
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Dr. del Junco Jr. (Doctor) Moderator Username: Doctor Post Number: 99 |
Dear Elaine- |