i may have endometriosis again. then again, i may not.
isn’t nice to have a condition that can’t be diagnosed without surgery? i think so. i have been having some of the same pains i had two years ago, but i also haven’t had some of the signs of endo. however, my doctor said that there’s a better chance of it recurring with me since my former doctor only burned the surface of the scars. apparantly, endo can extend centimeters into the tissue.
i now have two options. i can either have another laparoscopy to see if the endo has come back, or i can not do anything. my doctor did say that ignoring endo could cause it to affect the ovaries and fallopian tubes. it’s a pretty big decision. i really don’t want to rush into surgery if i don’t need it, but i don’t want to have a recurrance and have it spread because i didn’t take care of it. i just wish there was some way to know for sure without having to spend the time and money on a surgery.
i was reading up on endo today, since it’s been two years, and, according to statistics, 30-40 percent of women with endo cannot have children. if you’re a glass-full kind of person, that means 60-70 percent can. i, however, am more of the glass-half-empty kind of gal, and that stat freaks me out. i’d be devastated if i was told i could never have children. my doctor will be getting a call from me next week.
so, my friends in blogland, if you were in my situation, what would you do?
Well, if you want my honest opinion, which I’m sure you do, I’d get the surgery. As a person who was told they couldn’t have children (not b/c of me, but b/c of my husband), it is a devastating thing to hear. Of course, I now have a child b/c we had a second opinion, but it was a LONG road. Both of us had to end up having surgery just for the possibility of kids…there were no guarantees that those surgeries wouldn’t be in vain. IF you do have endo again, then you need to get moving on healing. It seems like if you have it and you let it go and it gets worse then that could have an even more dramatic affect on your fertility. Better safe than sorry if you ask me.
I agree with Chas. Always better safe than sorry – especially when it comes to something that could affect whether or not you can have children. I am such a wussy, though … the thought of surgery always scares me to death, so I’d really have to think long and hard about it, too. Good luck. 🙂
Take care of it now. That is my opinion. I just found out a few days ago I have a mild case of it. Of course, I have known for several years I cannot have children, so that worry is over. (bright side is we are adopting a baby! …in case you haven’t read my blog lately)
By the way, were/are your syptoms a dull ache as if it is your time of the month, but it isn’t? That is what I am experiencing. Sometimes it hurts when I sit up, stand or even cough. Just a dull ache.
I wish you all the best. Keep us posted!
amanda xx
I would definitely check things out before going any further with the baby plans.
I say, “Get it checked out”. Fallopian tubes and ovaries are not something you want to risk.
I think that I’d agree with your previous commenters: best to get things checked out. I’m sorry that you might have endometriosis. 🙁 A friend of mine did, too, but went on to have a healthy, happy baby girl. I’m sure that you’ll be fine. Good luck!
First, I love the new layout. It looks great! Second, I’m so sorry you’re having to deal with this. I’m not sure what I’d do. But, I’ll definiely be praying for you!
I’m sorry you are going through this (especially when you are still basking in the joy of newlywedness!). I don’t know a lot about it, but my first instinct was to have the surgery. But you have to trust your gut feeling and your doctor.
Oh dear, I’m going with the other gals. Get this checked out! This is important stuff… Good luck, dear 🙂
Well just think, if something bad did happen you’d always wonder if surgery would’ve prevented it. So sorry you’re dealing with this.