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I didn't think about an ovarian cyst. Yuck. But that seems like more comforting than endo. I did have an abdominal CAT scan back in August of 2004 and it didn't show anything. Guess I'm not sure if it would.

You know, though, since I've had all these tests that came back negative, I sort of have this "oh, there's not anything really wrong" thing lurking at the back of my mind. So while what's happening now scares me, and when I'm having an attack I feel miserable and terrified, at the same time I keep thinking that suddenly I'll just feel fine again. If it turns out I really do have a problem (in addition to IBS), I think I'll pass out from shock.

I actually don't have an ob-gyn ... I go to my GP for my yearly pelvic/pap. I meant to go to one this year since I wanted to get pregnant soon, but just haven't gotten around to it. Going in somewhere else isn't really an option at this point since my appointment is only a little over two weeks away, and I'm not going to get in anywhere else much faster. My GP specifically sent me to the gyno because she felt out of her league, so there's no good going back there.

So until then, I will just try to hang on. I had another attack today and had to stay home from work.

It was a little overdue, actually, so the irrational "maybe it'll just go away" hope had started creeping in again.

The doctor's office called today with the blood test results and reported everything was OK except I am a little anemic. But I forgot to ask what she tested for. I know she was testing some hormone stuff, so all that must be OK. I'm not sure how much you can test w/ blood, though. Ugh, I am so uneducated.

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jen

"It's one of the most serious things that can possibly happen to one in a battle -- to get one's head cut off." -- LC

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