Guest guest Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 To those who helped me with or who followed my pelvic pain saga, I wanted to tell you that I had my hysterectomy on May 1st. It went smoothly and the great news is that I am now free from pelvic pain. It's quite a relief! If you who are curious about the pathology results, read on: I had many small fibroids on the outside of the uterus and several cysts on my fallopian tubes. My surgeon says that these growths could easily have caused the pain. Yet, some women with small fibroids and cysts experience pain and others don't; no one knows why. My surgeon also said that my uterus was " spongey. " She said that usually women with spongey uteruses have adenomyosis, but the pathology tests didn't show adeno in my case. Still, she's not ruling it out. I could have had adenomyosis in an area of the uterus that they didn't test. I then asked whether spongey uteruses are normal because I wondered if there was something about mito (or whatever my underlying chronic illness is) that might have made my uterus more vulnerable to cramping and pain pain. She said that in her line of work, she doesn't see many normal uteruses so she doesn't know. So I guess I'm left with a question about whether my uterus (which is a muscle, of course), was somehow compromised by my illness and more vulnerable to pain than a non-mito woman's would be. Oh well, more unknowns. But since I'm feeling better, who cares?! Thanks to all of you for your support, Shayna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 Shayna I am so glad the surgery took care of the pain adn that you are feeling better. Thanks for letting us know. laurie > > > > > > > To those who helped me with or who followed my pelvic pain saga, I > wanted to tell you that I had my hysterectomy on May 1st. It went > smoothly and the great news is that I am now free from pelvic pain. > It's quite a relief! > > If you who are curious about the pathology results, read on: > > I had many small fibroids on the outside of the uterus and several > cysts on my fallopian tubes. My surgeon says that these growths could > easily have caused the pain. Yet, some women with small fibroids and > cysts experience pain and others don't; no one knows why. My surgeon > also said that my uterus was " spongey. " She said that usually women > with spongey uteruses have adenomyosis, but the pathology tests didn't > show adeno in my case. Still, she's not ruling it out. I could have > had adenomyosis in an area of the uterus that they didn't test. I then > asked whether spongey uteruses are normal because I wondered if there > was something about mito (or whatever my underlying chronic illness > is) that might have made my uterus more vulnerable to cramping and > pain pain. She said that in her line of work, she doesn't see many > normal uteruses so she doesn't know. So I guess I'm left with a > question about whether my uterus (which is a muscle, of course), was > somehow compromised by my illness and more vulnerable to pain than a > non-mito woman's would be. Oh well, more unknowns. But since I'm > feeling better, who cares?! > > Thanks to all of you for your support, > Shayna > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 It's funny you mention your uterus was spongy but did not show on the path. report. When I had my hetrectomy, my doctor said the very same thing but the path was clear. This is before all this mito stuff started. How interesting! shaynapearl happyclam8@...> wrote: To those who helped me with or who followed my pelvic pain saga, I wanted to tell you that I had my hysterectomy on May 1st. It went smoothly and the great news is that I am now free from pelvic pain. It's quite a relief! If you who are curious about the pathology results, read on: I had many small fibroids on the outside of the uterus and several cysts on my fallopian tubes. My surgeon says that these growths could easily have caused the pain. Yet, some women with small fibroids and cysts experience pain and others don't; no one knows why. My surgeon also said that my uterus was " spongey. " She said that usually women with spongey uteruses have adenomyosis, but the pathology tests didn't show adeno in my case. Still, she's not ruling it out. I could have had adenomyosis in an area of the uterus that they didn't test. I then asked whether spongey uteruses are normal because I wondered if there was something about mito (or whatever my underlying chronic illness is) that might have made my uterus more vulnerable to cramping and pain pain. She said that in her line of work, she doesn't see many normal uteruses so she doesn't know. So I guess I'm left with a question about whether my uterus (which is a muscle, of course), was somehow compromised by my illness and more vulnerable to pain than a non-mito woman's would be. Oh well, more unknowns. But since I'm feeling better, who cares?! Thanks to all of you for your support, Shayna --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Shayna thanks for the valuable report - we do have to ask the questions don't we. If the uterus is a muscle it seems logical it could be affected by mito. I'm so glad you're over that one anyway.... pamela Re: Post-Hysterectomy Report Shayna I am so glad the surgery took care of the pain adn that you are feeling better. Thanks for letting us know. laurie > > > > > > > To those who helped me with or who followed my pelvic pain saga, I > wanted to tell you that I had my hysterectomy on May 1st. It went > smoothly and the great news is that I am now free from pelvic pain. > It's quite a relief! > > If you who are curious about the pathology results, read on: > > I had many small fibroids on the outside of the uterus and several > cysts on my fallopian tubes. My surgeon says that these growths could > easily have caused the pain. Yet, some women with small fibroids and > cysts experience pain and others don't; no one knows why. My surgeon > also said that my uterus was " spongey. " She said that usually women > with spongey uteruses have adenomyosis, but the pathology tests didn't > show adeno in my case. Still, she's not ruling it out. I could have > had adenomyosis in an area of the uterus that they didn't test. I then > asked whether spongey uteruses are normal because I wondered if there > was something about mito (or whatever my underlying chronic illness > is) that might have made my uterus more vulnerable to cramping and > pain pain. She said that in her line of work, she doesn't see many > normal uteruses so she doesn't know. So I guess I'm left with a > question about whether my uterus (which is a muscle, of course), was > somehow compromised by my illness and more vulnerable to pain than a > non-mito woman's would be. Oh well, more unknowns. But since I'm > feeling better, who cares?! > > Thanks to all of you for your support, > Shayna > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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