Re: When Dr. Reich says that my endo will not come back, how can he know this for sure?

From: Ellen Eggers (eeggers@csuchico.edu)
Thu May 17 15:44:41 2001


I think this is a very interesting question. I had a doctor in the midwest who was so sure of his technique for removing endo that he was the source of MY most insulting response from a Dr.: when I still had pain after the surgery (which, of course, I now know to be from adhesions), he kept repeating over and over, "I have removed the disease; there is no cause for pain." When I finally had a hysterectomy, there was a great deal of endo that had not been removed. I also have a good friend who, because of endo, had a total hysterectomy about 14 years ago. Recently, she had some bleeding and learned that it was endo that was causing it. Apparently, there really are no guarantees concerning the total removal of endo.

At Thu, 17 May 2001, Helen Dynda wrote: >
>Recently, someone shared her concerns about the following: When Dr. Reich
>says that my endo will not come back, how can he know this for sure? What
>happens during my cycle now, that these cells will no longer be deposited
>outside the uterus? "
>
>Dr. Harry Reich performed her surgery at Scranton, PA. Dr. Reich is
>considered to be one of the best endometriosis specialists.
>
>The following websites of information from the St. Charles Endometriosis
>Treatment Program at Bend, Oregon. Dr. David Redwine is also considered to
>be one of the best endometriosis specialists.
>
>~ ~ ~ ~
>
>1.) Does endometriosis "come back" after surgical treatment?
>
>http://www.scmc.org/endo/html/question3.html
>
>~ ~ ~ ~
>
>2.) Observations from the Sixth World Congress on Endometriosis, Quebec
>City, Canada, June 30 - July 4, 1998 Old Theories Persist ... If you have
>been diagnosed as having endometriosis -- or if you have had excision
>surgery for endometriosis -- this paragraph will provide you with a better
>understanding about endometriosis:
>
>"Sadly, some researchers continue to try to support reflux menstruation as
>the mechanism of origin of endometriosis, thinking that endometriosis is
>exactly the same tissue as that which lines the uterus. They don't seem to
>realize that endometriosis tissue is profoundly different from that which
>lines the uterus. It has fundamental differences in hormone receptors,
>hormone response, enzymatic activity, cellular differentiation, chromosome
>structure, and visual appearance among other things."
>
>http://www.scmc.org/endo/html/reprint13.html
>
>~ ~ ~ ~
>
>3.) Our Responses To Your Common Questions About Endometriosis
>
>http://www.scmc.org/endo/html/reprint5.html
>
>~ ~ ~ ~
>
>4.) Infomatics in Endometriosis Accurate Information Sheds Light on the
>"Mysteries" of Endometriosis ... Spring / Summer 2001
>
>http://www.scmc.org/endo/html/endomysteries.html
>
>~ ~ ~ ~
>
>5.) Articles Reprinted from the St. Charles Endometriosis Treatment Program
>Newsletters ... There are many more articles about endometriosis at this
>website.
>
>http://www.scmc.org/endo/html/reprinta.html
>
>~ ~ ~ ~


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