A few hours after I posted the first entry, I was gripped in so much pain I couldn't walk. I was vomiting and had to call a friend to take me to the emergency room. After 16 hours in the ER, this is what they had to tell me: 1. I'm full of scar tissue 2. I have a cyst on my left ovary (the only one I have) and 3. I need to consult a gyno surgeon. The ER doc said he didn't think that was enough to cause my level of pain and I should get another lap to check for endometriomas. I told him that the scar tissue was plenty to cause pain. I do agree that I need another lap, though. The way the doc found out about the scar tissue was through an iodine contrast CAT scan. He performed a pelvic-seemed REALLY uncomfortable. No ultrasound. What?! No ultrasound. They kept blowing me off about it and I was in so much pain I was a poor advocate for myself. Now, I have to figure out if I can get on Medi-Cal (the Cali equivalent to Medicare) as being disabled due to chronic pain. I've been avoiding this step! I will educate myself-perhaps I can be declared disabled due to the chronic pain and once I get the surgery, taken off disability. I know I'll have to discuss the dreaded H word-hysterectomy. I've got to go get some meds (yay!), so I'll post this evening in further detail.
Love to all,
Christina
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You poor thing! I hope you are doing better now...
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