So I’ve just seen my gynaecologist and he has finally booked me in for a laparoscopy!
He then went on about how 7/10 women don’t have it and to prepare to not be diagnosed with it.
I felt a bit belittled and like he thinks I’m making it up and that he will be very proud if I don’t have it and when he tells me! Has anyone else felt like this with a gynaecologist?
Also a bit worried as it’s a general gynaecologist carrying out the surgery and not a specialist!
I'm sorry your gynae has come across as insensitive- some doctors have a really bad bedside manner.
Perhaps he doesn't want to get your hopes up? Not that you want endometriosis!
My fertility doctor suggested a laparoscopy- even tho he kept insisting my pain and symptoms were bowel in origin- but he found and treated my endometriosis. And he was surprised it was there. He wasn't horrible when he said it was bowels not gynae that was just his professional opinion and I had bowel symptoms because of the location of my endometriosis.
Your gynae won't be able to treat the endo of it is found in certain locations and is severe and will have to refer you to an endo specialist.
If this laparoscopy doesn't reveal endo I would push to see an endo specialist as it can be missed by gynaecologists.
You could always talk to your GP and state your concerns and ask what happens next if endo isn't found- hopefully they will put your mind at ease.
Good luck with your laparoscopy I hope it goes well xoxo
Thank you for your advice. It’s nice to read other peoples experiences! After reading on here about lots of people only wanting specialists because others have missed it made me worry slightly but you’re comments have reassured me. Thank you for that
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