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Re: Help, EXTREME low back pain lately, have had endometriosis for years

From: hilary (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Nov 18 23:56:45 2003


At Tue, 11 Nov 2003, Marie wrote: >
>Dear Carisse,
>unfortunately back pain is another symptom of Endo. I suffer horrible
>lower back pain all the time at any given time(day or night). In some
>women like myself it's usually when the disease continues to spread
>itself to,"the Pouch of Douglas". I wouldn't worry yourself about it,
>it's just one of many symptoms one experiences on Endo. As for me, I
>just about have all the symptoms one can have,lucky me. As for the
>pain, I manage it by exercising and a special diet,it works for me.
>
>I've just started using natural progesterone cream (herbal type) to help
>balance and correct my hormones. I've only just started, so I can't
>tell you if it's working yet. I've been told that progesterone is an
>important hormone and that it primaryly helps increase the chances of
>falling pregnant. In fact, the progesterone hormone is responsible for
>proper fertilization and in keeping the egg alive. In any case, it will
>help inhibiting oestergone levels in your body, increase in progesterone
>thus taking the edge of these symptoms, one can only hope. Hope this
>has help. Let me know how you go.
>
>Regards,
> Maria.
>
>At Mon, 10 Nov 2003, Carisse wrote:
>>
>>I've had endometriosis for about 11 years. I've had the 6 month Lupron
>>treatment, and 3 laproscopies (with a removal of the appendix,right tube
>>and ovary). I have had one child and have also tried birth control as a
>>way to ease or hault syptoms. All the docs I see want me to get a
>>hysterectomy, but I really don't want to do that yet (I'm 26, and my
>>husband and I want more children eventually). But now I have this
>>extreme, horrible lower back pain. I have to use heat treatments so
>>much that my skin is burned!! I've had my kidneys and liver checked,
>>plus got treatment for interstial cystisis. I just want to know what
>>this is and if it is from endometriosis. It isn't muscular either!!!!!
>>Help, it is killing me!!!! What can I do??
>>
>>--
>>Carisse
>>

My daughter's symptoms have been lower back pain, over her left kidney. Her endo was found along her ureter, so the theory is that when it swells it irritates the ureter, causing intermittant blockages of the kidney. It has been very painful. She is on Lupron now and isnt having that pain.




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