CancerCompass message board discussion started by traceyan on 5/15/2008 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,24083,0.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ I have been having alot of pain in the left lower pelvic area since my last LEEP. The doctors can't seem to find out why. Is this normal? I have had 2 LEEP procedures and 2 biopsies. I am becoming very frustrate.... Can anyone help point me in the right direction. traceyan Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT How long ago did you have the last LEEP? What did the lab report say? Have you had any other symptoms, such as bleeding, bad smell, etc? LEEP, unfortunately, does run the risk of infection.If you have had this kind of pain since the LEEP, was anything injured during the process? Or does the doctor think this is an entirely different health issue? Have any other pelvic tests been done for diagnosis?I am truly sorry you have been having pelvic pain, since this happened. Please get a copy of all of your lab reports so that you can see your initial diagnosis and follow each report to the present. Then get a different doctor, or at the very least, get another opinion. I truly hope you are able to resolve this so that you can feel better! There is nothing more discouraging than being in constant pain. herenow Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT I have since fired my Gyn. I felt as though he was getting my cancer out little at a time. I have had heavier periods, smell is real bad a week before I start. My PCP has all my records now and is refering me to another GYN. She is thinking that I may need my IUD out for this. traceyan Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT I'm so grateful your primary care physician has stepped in and is finding you a different doctor. Did you mean you have actual cancer? Or was it just dysplasia? If you had actual cancer and your doctor said LEEP would take care of the problem, then he needs to be reported to the medical board. The appropriate action would have been to send you to a GYN/oncologist for further diagnosis. What I am curious to know is this.1. Did he ever show you any of the lab reports?2. Did he ever have a thorough discussion about what you had, where it was located, if it was in the endocervical canal, and if the endocervical glands were involved?3. Did he ever discuss the risks and benefits of all your treatment options before making a recommendation, which he is required to do?4. When he did the first LEEP, did he tell you if you had positive or clear margins? If you had positive margins, did he explain what that meant?5. How soon after the first LEEP did he do that second LEEP? I am so sorry you had a doctor whose actions seem very questionable. Your body is too important, and good healthcare is a right! In the meantime, have your primary care physician show you all of the lab reports you currently have. That will be the first step in taking charge of your condition and how to address it. Make sure the new doctor always shows you the lab reports and gives that thorough discussion. Between the help of your primary care physician and the new GYN, I hope they are able to help you with the pelvic pain. I feel badly you have been suffering so! herenow Sun, 18 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT