I had a colonoscopy done at 40 because of a family history of colon cancer. I had surgery in May 2011 because my sigmoid colon was severely narrowed. It was biopsied and was endometriosis! I had 8 inches of my colon removed. So no, endo won't directly kill you, but if it is affecting other organs it can be very harmful. I personally had no symptoms of endo, so it was to me nothing short of a miracle that I am still here! I did have a lap in 2008, and some endo was removed, but my doctor did not recommend any treatment at that time. He now is talking about lupron and I'm not sure what to do. Has anyone tried depo provera instead? Thanks for any input.
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I had a colonoscopy done at 40 because of a family history of colon cancer. I had surgery in May 2011 because my sigmoid colon was severely narrowed. It was biopsied and was endometriosis! I had 8 inches of my colon removed. So no, endo won't directly kill you, but if it is affecting other organs it can be very harmful. I personally had no symptoms of endo, so it was to me nothing short of a miracle that I am still here! I did have a lap in 2008, and some endo was removed, but my doctor did not recommend any treatment at that time. He now is talking about lupron and I'm not sure what to do. Has anyone tried depo provera instead? Thanks for any input.
June 8, 2011 - 11:12amJacki
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