You ladies are so nice. Thank you for warm wishes. It is a difficult decision. How did you do afterwards? Did you start hrt? I was told lavh would be done but they may have to change to an abdominal approach depending on what they find when they get in there. If lavh is done they've said i'd only be in for 24 hours. Seems really fast to me ... more

Thanks for replying! I'm new to this forum and really nervous about the whole surgery in general. Have you had any problems with the endo coming back since you kept an ovary? I've heard that it can come back. I'm sure you can understand my fear of that happening since you've been thru it too! How did you do when you were on the hormones? Ka... more

What did the doctor say? I'm sure you found out that there is a test they can do to check your hormone levels. I have battled with those symptoms for years. Mine turned out to be adenomyosis. They just recently diagnosed fibroids and endometriosis also. My joint pain is in my hip mostly but sometimes in the legs and back also. They had diag... more