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Re: Do I have endometriosis?

From: Alisia (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Jul 28 17:48:18 2004

Well they found two cysts on my left ovary and the doctor wasnt even going to tell me about it. The nurse told me on the way in because I asked if it came back normal. The doctor was almost done with the appointment and I was like well what do the cysts mean on my left ovary and he said they are nothing to worry about and that was it. And I asked him about endometriosis and he said it isnt even a possibility because my period is over and I am still having pain. Also my blood test showed the I am anemic because normal levels are 20 and I am at 45 which means there is inflammation somewhere but they dont know where. And I am on doxycycline in case its a bacterial infection but they have done nothing to help, all its done is make me constipated. So I go in for a cat scan tomorrow afternoon and if they still cant find anything wrong then I am going to go to the womens clinic in my area instead of the family doctor who has done nothing to help. I had to ask for pain medication because he didnt offer it up and the pain is so bad at times that I cant walk. I think it might be IBS but I dont know because before I started taking this antibiotic I was going #2 everyday, so I dont think it could be bowel problem but what do I know I am no doctor, but then again my doctor isnt very helpful either. Thanks for listening.

At Tue, 27 Jul 2004, Tabitha wrote: >
>Hi Alisia,
>
>I'm new here as well. It sounds like endo to me. I have those same
>symptoms as most of the women here probably do. The way I describe the
>pain is that it feels like someone is reaching up inside me and trying
>to pull everything out while little people are in there stabbing me with
>pitchforks!
>
>To see the endo you need to have a laparoscopy done. I don't believe
>ultrasounds can see it. Make sure you have a good Dr who knows about
>endo. If not, find one. I have been to a few over the last two years
>since my symptoms returned after 10 pain free years. I recently got
>another opinion at a women's hospital and the Dr told me that a lot of
>times the Dr's do a lap and either get the first thing they see and quit
>looking or they don't look hard enough and say that you don't have it.
>
>And from what I understand, as long as they can see it and get it out
>then you should be good. Not always the case though.
>
>Good luck, know you aren't alone!
>Tabitha
>At Tue, 27 Jul 2004, Alisia wrote:
>>
>>I have been having severe abdominal pain during my last 3 periods. The
>>last period it was so severe the pain went to my lower back and shot
>>down my leg. I go in for an ultra sound today to see if they can see
>>anything but my cousin told me that it sounds like endometriosis so I
>>thought maybe I should do some research on it. Here are my symptoms:
>>
>>abdominal pain (different than regular cramps thought)
>>heavy, clotty periods
>>painful sex (deep)
>>painful bowel movements (mostly during my period)
>>nausea
>>fatigue
>>
>>What do you guys think? Any suggestions or opinions on what it might be?
>>It took 3 periods before my doctor would even do anything about it and
>>now it so severe that I can barely do anything. PLEASE HELP!

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