Take Care, Stacy
>----- Original Message -----
From: "cathy:-" <anonymous@medispecialty.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
<adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 12:26 PM
Subject: Stacy, ovarian cysts
> >From the stuff that I have seen, the VAST majority of adhesions are
> caused by surgery. But there are a couple of "classic" exceptions to
> that rule. One is a PID, and another is a ruptured appendix. I think
> you should be very concerned about rupturing cysts. We spend a lot of
> time here talking about the key to adhesion avoidance is surgery
> avoidance, but if the cysts are rupturing then you are really between a
> rock and a hard place, because the ruptures are causing exactly the same
> kind of damage as the surgery does.
>
> There are a couple of doctors out there who are very skilled
> laporoscopic surgeons, and maybe you should think about consulting with
> one of them about cyst removal. Because you can't control how much
> damage an exploding cyst does, but when you say "well the surgery would
> cause MORE damage" well whether that is true or not does depend upon the
> skill of he surgeon.
>
> At Thu, 28 Feb 2002, Stacy wrote:
> >
> >Hi Lillian!
> >
> > Thanks so much for replying! I have been on the birth control
> > pill since i was twelve for the only reason of preventing cysts.
> > However , I still keep getting them so I decided to stop taking it.
> > I can't understand why they keep coming back and grow until
> > they rupture. I go to my Gynecologist/Oncologist for regular
> > check ups and he just keeps monitoring my cysts by
> > ultrasound until they get so big they rupture or he decides it is
> > worth performing another surgery. He has told me that he tries
> > to eliminate the possibility of more scar tissue so he waits until
> > he has to operate....But it is taking all I have to deal with
> > wondering...is it cancer again or a cyst from an unknown
> > cause. I had a tumor in the center of my right ovary and and it
> > grew until it was the size of a nerf football before my Doctor
> > decided to operate. Would you happen to know if my
> > reaccuring cysts on bowel and uterus are from adhesions? It
> > is so confusing to me and am relieved to see that I am not
> > alone.....in feeling like there is something wrong with me and
> > no answers from the medicine world! God bless you and thank
> > you for taking the time to write me! Hope to hear from you
> > again!!
> >
> >Take Care
> >Stacy
>
> --
> cathy :-)
>