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December 30, 2003

Hi all, I didn't get many replies to my first post so I am posting

it again in hopes of getting some help. At the end of the post I

will attach the new changes. Please reply if you have any advice I

am in awful pain.

I hope this letter finds you all doing well. I haven't posted in a

while, but I keep up on reading the post of others. I am having a

problem and so once again I turn to you guys for help. I had surgery

(lap) on August 19 since I have lost 70 lbs and feel great with one

exception. Since surgery my Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrom has gotten

worse. I am having sever pains in my lower abdonmin during ovulation

and horrid cramps during my periods. And also, not to get to

personal, sex has become so painfull I can't stand it. Before

surgery I could take a Lortab 5 and it would fix the pain when it

got to sever for Advil. Since the surgery I can't get any relief

from the pain. I have spent most of the weekend in bed with a

heating pad. I can't go on like this. I understand that due to the

size of our new stomach meds tend to loose some effect, so I was

wondering if anyone might have any other suggestions. I have tried

crushing my husbands Lortab 10, it works for about 15 minutes and

then not at all. I have tried liquid pain medicine and it makes me

vomit, I guess because of the taste. I am at the end of my rope. The

pain is so sever I can't stand it. I am going to call my GYN or my

PCP tomorrow, but I am unsure if they will do anything since I had

the surgery and the Dr. that did the surgery released me the last

time I saw him. So, any help from you guys would be greatly

appreciated. Have any of you had these problems? Did any type of

pain meds work? If I can get in with my GYN or PCP what type of pain

med should I ask for? My sister said to ask about patches, I have

never heard of this. Does anyone know anything about that? Please

send replys to my e-mail address weitlauf@c.... Thank you

all, you guys have always helped my in the past. God Bless.

So, yesturday I went to see my OBGYN. First let me say this, does

anyone else feel they get treated differently due to you insurance

coverage? In the past I have adored my OBGYN, he was a rock during

my pregnancy with my twins, the were premies. But yesturday when I

went to his office I informed the receptionist that I didn't have

insurnace right now so I would be self paying. So, when I get back

to see him and begin to tell him my symptoms he half listens. Then

he tells me it sounds more like endometriosis than PCOS. Okay, I'm

no Dr. so I accept that, all I really want is something to stop the

pain. I explain to him about the bypass surgery and that medicine

doesn't work as well now. I feel like he blew that off. He told me

there was no use doing an ultrasound or any other test since I had

them all a year ago when I was having similar problems. So his

course of action was birth control pills. I hate BCP I have tried

them in the past and when I was on the I gained weight, had terrible

miagrains, sick stomach all the time, horrible mood swings, it was

awful. I told him all this and his reply was it was either this or

he could give me something stonger (I forgot the name but it started

with a L) that would shut down my ovaries and cause me to go into

premenapuase(sp). So, being 27 years ols I took the lesser of 2

evils. Then I made the mistake of asking him for something for pain.

Well, aparently anyone without insurance is also a drug addict. So,

he said the only thing he would feel comfortable giving me was

Anaprox, by all means I want him to feel comfortable, I mean here I

am laying on this table crying during the exam because it hurt so

bad, but lets make HIM comfortable. I was so mad when I left there I

was crying. So, I thought I would try to call the Dr. that did my

bypass surgery and see if he had any ideas. His nurse called me back

and told me that was something for my OBGYN, when I told her I had

seen the OBGYN and what he had said she said I should follow his

advice. So, I thought what the hell, he didn't go to med school for

nothing. I got the meds filled, last night when I started hurting I

took the Anaprox, nothing 2 hours later still hurting I took another

and some Tylenol with it. Still no relief at all. I was lying on the

bed crying. My husband wanted to take me to the ER, but since I

don't have insurance I refused. So, I feel like I wasted an entire

day. I am still hurting. Not to mention when I was checking into

endometriosis on the internet it said that people who have had thier

tubes tied very rarely get endometriosis, well guess who had a tubal

after the birth of my twins!! So, I don't know what to do. I need

advice and you guys are the only people that understand where I'm

coming from. Please respond to my e-mail address

weitlauf@.... Thanks

December 30, 2003