Re: Outraged!!
From: Amanda (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Jul 29 08:47:03 2004
Hi Kim,
Sorry to hear about all of your pain but don't feel alone! I have the
same right sided pain all the time. It is a rare day that I do not have
pain that area. Nothing seems to work for me for this pain either and I
hate taking pain medication. I am so sorry to hear that you are having
this too. If you want to talk more feel free to e-mail me at
rozebud221@Yahoo.com
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Amanda B.
At Tue, 27 Jul 2004, Kim wrote:
>
>I have literaaly been sitting at my computer for the past 3 hours
>(should be studying for finals but can't concentrate due to the pain
>anyways) but I digress. I am outraged that almost every site I come to
>feels the need to mention the fact that in almost 80% of chronic pelvic
>pain cases there is an underlying psychological factor. They go on to
>say that women who complain of pelvic pain commonly are sexually abused,
>in troubled marriages, raped, etc. I am neither of these (but my heart
>goes out to those who deal with these issues.) It makes me skeptical of
>what my doctor is thinking when I keep coming back with no relief. I
>have always been a sensible person, I hold a high GPA and have little
>trouble managing most aspects of my life (with exception of endo!!) I
>feel crazy because nothing works so far, (surgery, lupron, BCP.) I am
>tired of complaining to those around me, I am tired of waking up and
>going to bed in pain, and most of all I am tired of going to doctors to
>"rule out" other causes. I feel like I am losing my mind because my
>doctor can't figure out what is causing my right lower side pain, he
>says that the endo should have responded to lupron (I have stage II) and
>he keeps ordering different tests for the pain- CT scan, colonscopy,
>blood work. I went to the ER when it was realy bad because I felt sure
>something had ruptured, but was told it "was just a flare-up of the
>endo." Has anyone else had a right, lower side pain, all of the time.
>Besides the normal pelvic pain from endo, it is like a constant, throb
>or heaviness.It is the same pain as other pelvic areas, just when they
>seem to resolve a little this one pain is always there no matter what.
>It is in the same area people would complain about appendicitis (trust
>me because every doctor I see thinks they have discovered appendicitis
>until it too is ruled out.) I am sorry to write such a long one, but I
>am truly frustrated today. Thanks for listening and any responses, KIM
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