QuestionMa'am~
I ran across your profile and wondered if maybe you could help. After about a year of running in circles with my doctors I was diagnosed with endo on the bladder today. My doctor told me that depo provera was the only way to keep it in check and that my best bet was to " go ahead and have all the kids you want as soon as you can" and have my uterus removed. Aren't there other options? In the mean time, I'm scared and confused, any information you have would be appreciated.
Megan
AnswerHI MEGAN,
THANKS FOR WRITING.I NEVER HAD MY ENDO PROGRESS TO ANYWHERE ELSE IN MY BODY LIKE THE BLADDER...BUT, I TOO WAS ON DEPO PROVERA FOR ABOUT 9 MONTHS AND HAD GREAT LUCK WITH IT. I FELT WONDERFUL WHILE I WAS ON IT AS I DID NOT HAVE PERIODS AND THEREFORE HAD NO PAIN.YOUR GYNO IS RIGHT IN TELLING YOU TO HAVE CHILDREN, UNFORTUNATELY, ENDO TO THIS DEGREE PROBABLY WON'T IMPROVE...I NEVER HAD A HYSTERECTOMY BUT WISHED I HAD. I HEAR WOMEN FEEL LIKE A MILLION BUCKS ONCE THEY HAVE ALL THEIR PARTS REMOVED. I DON'T KNOW HOW OLD YOU ARE, BUT THEY SAY REMOVING EVERYTHING IS BEST, NOT LEAVING THE OVARIES TO CAUSE ANY MORE PROBLEMS.
AS FAR AS OPTIONS, IF YOU CAN STAND THE PAIN AND DISCOMFORT, STICK IT OUT FOR A FEW YEARS...HAVE CHILDREN, THEN MAKE THE DECISION TO DO A RADICAL OR PARTIAL SURGICAL PROCEDURE. I USE AN ANTI IMFLAMMATORY DURING MY PERIODS CALLED "ANAPROX" IT REDUCES THE SWELLING IN THE ENDOMETRIUM WALL PROVIDING A BETTER FLOW OF BLOOD...THUS, LESS PAIN. THE PROBLEM WITH ENDO, IS IT CREATES SCAR TISSUE ON YOUR ORGANS THAT CAN IN TURN CREATE OTHER PROBLEMS. NOT TOO MANY OPTIONS WITH ENDO... DON'T KNOW IF I HELPED...BEST OF LUCK TO YOU! LET ME KNOW HOW YOU DO ON THE DEPO, IF YOU GET A CHANCE! MARTHA
