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menstrualhutI went to see the new GYN yesterday. There are good things and bad things.
The good things:
He listened to me. He actually took me in his office and spoke to me about my symptoms before examining me. I've never had another doctor do that. It was so great. I cried and cried the whole time I was there.
I've lost five pounds.
He is willing to do my surgery, probably week after next.
He was very nice to me. He's a nice man.
The bad things:
I grew an inch! I'm 5'3" now. When will I stop growing?! I want to be short, not tall.
He doesn't think I have endo. His diagnosis? (you're not going to believe this....)
IBS. He thinks I have IBS. WTF? ANyway, he is sure that all my menstrual symptoms (you know, the ones I have ONLY during my period) are caused by IBS and lactose intolerance.
He got this idea because I told him that, following he advice of a book written about endometriosis and fibroid tumors, I had cut down on my milk and wheat intake this last period, and the period had been much easier. He neglects to address the fact that I never have any other bowel-related problems, other than gas sometimes.
Several months ago, when I was trying to figure out what the hell was wrong with me in terms of energy loss and constant sick feelings, I thought it might be IBS. But I don't have any symptoms of IBS, except for gas. And I'm not lactose intolerant. SOme of my friends are, and I've asked them about it. I drink milk and eat cheese all the time, and I love it. I don't get sick from these things. Yes, my health would probably be better if I stopped eating dairy, because my estrogens would be more balanced, but that doesn't mean I'm lactose intolerant or that I have IBS.
The other bad thing is that he will not fit me for a cervical cap. He says he doesn't do that. He did recommend a doctor who would, though.
So, I'm going to have my surgery, and find out once and for all what is really wrong. If it's not endo, that's fine. I still don't think it's IBS, though. I'm certain that when they go in for surgery, they will at least find something wrong with my left ovary, because it is the one that always hurts whenever it is prodded in any way. I just want to know what is wrong, so I can learn how to fight it.
The good things:
He listened to me. He actually took me in his office and spoke to me about my symptoms before examining me. I've never had another doctor do that. It was so great. I cried and cried the whole time I was there.
I've lost five pounds.
He is willing to do my surgery, probably week after next.
He was very nice to me. He's a nice man.
The bad things:
I grew an inch! I'm 5'3" now. When will I stop growing?! I want to be short, not tall.
He doesn't think I have endo. His diagnosis? (you're not going to believe this....)
IBS. He thinks I have IBS. WTF? ANyway, he is sure that all my menstrual symptoms (you know, the ones I have ONLY during my period) are caused by IBS and lactose intolerance.
He got this idea because I told him that, following he advice of a book written about endometriosis and fibroid tumors, I had cut down on my milk and wheat intake this last period, and the period had been much easier. He neglects to address the fact that I never have any other bowel-related problems, other than gas sometimes.
Several months ago, when I was trying to figure out what the hell was wrong with me in terms of energy loss and constant sick feelings, I thought it might be IBS. But I don't have any symptoms of IBS, except for gas. And I'm not lactose intolerant. SOme of my friends are, and I've asked them about it. I drink milk and eat cheese all the time, and I love it. I don't get sick from these things. Yes, my health would probably be better if I stopped eating dairy, because my estrogens would be more balanced, but that doesn't mean I'm lactose intolerant or that I have IBS.
The other bad thing is that he will not fit me for a cervical cap. He says he doesn't do that. He did recommend a doctor who would, though.
So, I'm going to have my surgery, and find out once and for all what is really wrong. If it's not endo, that's fine. I still don't think it's IBS, though. I'm certain that when they go in for surgery, they will at least find something wrong with my left ovary, because it is the one that always hurts whenever it is prodded in any way. I just want to know what is wrong, so I can learn how to fight it.
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Date: 2001-06-30 12:00 pm (UTC)Found a cyst on the ovary instead.
A few years later, I ended up with a cyst so huge and painful that they assumed it was my appendix (ultrasounds were curiously uncommunicative), and cut me open. The report said that I basically "exploded" when they cut. The cyst had already ruptured. Fun shit, huh?
The worst problem with our insides is that doctors are still relatively clueless. So much can affect the reproductive cycle that they end up having take half-blind stabs at figuring it out. In the end, it might turn out to be a lot of little things that just happen to occur at the wrong time in the wrong place.
Good luck, hon, and let us know.
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Date: 2001-06-30 06:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2001-06-30 08:46 pm (UTC)Re:
Date: 2001-06-30 09:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2001-07-05 08:56 am (UTC)I'm 5'2", but I'm not terribly enthusiastic about it ;) it's just the height I am. why do you wnat to be short? *curious*
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Date: 2001-07-05 12:27 pm (UTC)If I were to stab a guess at where this ideal came from, I'd say that during high school, I had several female friends who were all very pretty, and 4'11" or less. Having come from a different HS, where I was the shortest of my friends, I felt a bit tall and gangly.
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