I do not have a history of endo but I do have a history of adhesions and I started having more intense pain in July. A CAT scan revealed a "tumor" and I had an exploratory lap. Now, this may not be what you have, but my "tumor" ended up being a "cyst" of adhesions filled with a large amount of fluid, not a tumor. Maybe your adhesions are feeling like a growth. Try not to worry too much about what they find ahead of time. Just concentrate on getting through surgery and getting better.
God Bless,
kathy
At Thu, 21 Sep 2000, Stacey wrote:
>
>Hi everyone, I have not posted for awhile because I have been in extreme
>pain for the past month. I have not been able to find a doctor who will
>listen to me, they all say that it is in my head, while I am suffering
>terribly. I have had problems with adhesions and endo for the past 9
>years now. I am 27 years old and have already had 5 surgeries, the last
>one a complete hysterectomy. I had the hysterectomy a year and half
>ago. I was okay during that time, I had spells from time to time, but
>they only lasted a few day and I just gritted my teeth and bared it. Now
>for the last month and half it is constant again and getting worse. I
>finally found a gynecologist that listened to me today. He examined me
>and found a mass on my right side, which he could also feel by just
>touching my abdomen. He also said that I was very tender during the
>entire pelvic examine which I knew already because I was crying
>afterward.
>He wants to perform a exploratory laparotomy as soon as possible to find
>out what the mass is. In fact he set me up for surgery today. I am
>just so afraid of what he may find in there. I know that the endo is
>back, and there is no doubt that there are adhesions present, I am
>worried more about the mass he found seeing I have no ovaries anymore. I
>am skeptical about the surgery, but I am in so much pain, I am about
>ready to just do it and get it over with. I am supposed to have surgery
>next month, But I am very afraid. Can anyone relate to a mass coming
>back after hysterectomy, and might know what this might be. Any
>feedback would be appreciated. Thank you Stacey
>
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>Stacey
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