Re: abdominal discomfort - cross posted

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Even if you've had a hysterectomy, you may still need gyn. exams. Unless

you've had a total hystie, you still have your ovaries and fallopian tubes

(at least that's how my partial hystie was explained to me) and possibly

your cervix so you can still get ovarian & cervical cancer and still need

the exam. I thought that because I had a hystie I didn't need them anymore

but my doc set me straight on that one. She said that's a common

misconception and too many women end up with late stage cancer because of

it.

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abdominal " discomfort " - cross posted

> Please excuse the cross post. I cant stress this enough. Pre-Op many of

us who are MO avoid our yearly gyn exams. (let's be honest those paper gowns

don't do the trick for MO's but it is very embarrassing). Post-Op well I

just assumed every abdominal discomfort was due to WLS.

>

> If you have had Weight Loss Surgery you have taken a big step to prolong

your life or the quality of it. Take another one. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE be

sure to keep up with your yearly Gyn Exam. I had a benign ovarian cyst 10

years ago that was the size of a cantaloupe and I didn't recognize the

bulging abdomen because of the fat. It was something only detected through

a gyn exam. Now they have found another cyst and I am having surgery in

Sept. Please don't ignore your life-saving measure of gyn exam ladies.

Abdominal discomfort is often one of the first signs of ovarian cancer.

Don't assume it's because you are post-op and it's part of " dumping " if you

are due for a regular exam.

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> And while we're at it... How many of us diligently remember to do our

exercise and yet forget our monthly breast exam? I have a suggestion. We

all seem to remember our anniversary of our WLS exams. Let's make that

number date our dates of BSE. Mine was June 25, 2001. I am making a

commitment to my WLS groups that I am going to do a BSE on the 25th of every

month which means tomorrow.

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> Anyone else want to commit to a WLS anniversary date as your BSE date too?

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> Let's face it ... we went through a LOT to have this surgery. Let's not

throw away our lives from failure to observe some very simple other

preventative measures.

>

> And men, that goes for you too. Please get your necessary yearly

physicals from your pcps. Including blood work

>

> If I am riding a high horse here I am. I have a dear dear male friend who

is now battling a severe form of plasma cancer that is usually picked up in

its early stages through routine yearly blood test. My stubborn friend

hates doctors and needles and has bragged for years that he hasn't had a

needle since the last immunization he needed for grade school. He is 51.

>

> Let's continue to take care of ourselves in other non-weight loss surgery

ways please.

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> B. From NJ

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