Re: questions about endo diagnosis
From: Rosa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Feb 25 20:36:00 2004
Dear Anne,
I was in the same boat a while back. About 4 years ago, i started
having mystery pain and had all the tests done - all of which came back
negative. It was devastating because I KNEW i felt sick, but the drs.
couldn't find out why. In any event, I had all the same symptoms and
was recently diagnosed with endometriosis during a laparoscopy, which in
my understanding is the way to diagnose endo...that seems like the only
thing they haven't done on you yet...
All the best,
Rosa
At Wed, 25 Feb 2004, Anne wrote:
>
>Hello,
>
>I'm looking for any help I can get right now...I've been through three
>months of excruciating pain in my right flank, with intermittent pelvic
>pain on my right side. My doctor and I have been through no less than 8
>misdiagnoses, and now there's just nothing left. I've had 2 CT scans,
>an MRI, abdominal/pelvic ultrasound, blood tests, and a few others, and
>all have been normal. My periods have become irregular, and the first
>day of my last period I could barely move the pain was so terrible. I
>have been prescribed Percocet and now Neurontin to help me deal with the
>pain, but the painkillers don't ever get rid of the pain--they barely
>make a dent in it. Other symptoms include very tender breasts, weight
>loss, pain radiating down my right leg, pain after sex, bleeding with
>bowel movements, and fatigue. The pain has just taken over my life--it
>is truly excruciating, and there hasn't been one minute in three months
>that I haven't felt it. Is this endometriosis?
>
>Again, any help would be so appreciated...I am starting to lose hope and
>sanity.
>
>--
>Anne
>
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