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Post by lisa31 on Jul 25, 2006 10:21:19 GMT -5
Hi everyone. I have a question. I'm getting my records together in case I go to a reproductive endo. and I just received my first laparoscopy surgical report. After my surgery, the doctor went out and told my parents I was about a 3. He told me this again in his office. The op. report says there was endo. on my left fallopian tube, both ovaries, my right pelvic wall, and my cul-de-sac. Then it says stage 1 endo. for diagnosis. Does this make sense or sound right?
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Post by erzulie on Jul 25, 2006 10:47:37 GMT -5
Stage 3 sounds way more accurate to me. Stage one basically means you have only one glob of tissue clinging to something, or maybe 2 or 3 globs. Stage two, as I understand it, is when you have several globs but they are pretty well confined (usually to your reproductive system) instead of being everywhere. Stage three I think is when it's all over your reproductive system and possibly in a few other locations. Stage four is when it's all over everywhere. If I were you I'd ask the doctor exactly how he defines it and ask him to make sure it says the correct stage in your records.
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Post by ouchy on Jul 25, 2006 11:20:26 GMT -5
I found a list of stages as defined by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. However, there are also different levels of these stages, and I'm tyring to find more info on that. Stage I: Minimal. Few or superficial implants are evident in the early stages of endometriosis. Stage II: Mild. More implants and deeper involvement. Stage III: Moderate. More implants, with ovaries affected and the presence of adhesions. Stage IV: Severe. As Stage III, but with multiple and more dense adhesions. taken from: www.information-on-endometriosis.com/html/endometriosis-stages-diagnosis.php3
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Post by vatechgrad on Jul 25, 2006 14:18:33 GMT -5
My dr never gave me a stage but he said it wasn't bad, just all over, a little bit everywhere he looked, but made it sound very mild, it just happened to hurt because of where it was. And my ovary is attached to my colon, I guess that hurts too.
janet
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Post by meldart on Jul 25, 2006 16:18:58 GMT -5
something I try to remember with the staging is that it does not appear to have any relation to how the endo is effecting you or how much pain it causes. Mine is only a stage one but I honestly don't think I am in any less pain than some other women with more servere endo.
Just a thought!
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Post by ouchy on Jul 25, 2006 16:20:54 GMT -5
Same here as far as the pain and the stages. There is no relation from what my doc. told me. He said that there is some relation as far as the site of the implant and the pain, but other than that, there's no relation, even to the size of the implant.
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Post by erzulie on Jul 25, 2006 17:42:17 GMT -5
I would think the relation is mainly, the more you have, the more likely you are to have some in a place that will cause you a lot of pain. Some people with stage four don't have symptoms, but most have a lot of pain. People with stage one can have as much pain, depending on where it's placed.
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Post by meka on Jul 29, 2006 10:47:33 GMT -5
Lisa, that was a good question. I learned something new today!
I don't know what stage I'm in, and I've never really been concerned with it . . . all I know is it hurts like h**l and I want it OUT!
(But if it's in your records, definitely get it straightened out for future reference.)
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Post by ouchy on Aug 1, 2006 10:57:58 GMT -5
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