ENDO Messages for January, 2005: Re: Chest pain, left shoulder pain, ovarian pain, etc, etc, etc

Re: Chest pain, left shoulder pain, ovarian pain, etc, etc, etc

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Thu Jan 6 11:02:34 2005

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At Fri, 15 Dec 2000, C. wrote: >
>Hi everyone,
>Am delighted to find this forum. I posted to this forum back in August
>when I became fed up with ovarian pain. (Three years after a partial
>hyst.)
>
>I met with my ob/gyn (who did the surgery and found I was loaded with
>endo.). She examined me and suggested that I probably have more endo
>and wanted to prescribe hormones.
>I took these for four weeks with no change.
>
>Then I found a new ob/gyn who is a specialist with fibroids and endo. I
>met with him, had an ultrasound and his diagnosis was that I needed to
>have physical therapy done
>to my vagina! Ha...what a quack! Have you ever heard of
>such nonsense? (If anyone lives in San Jose, CA and wants to know which
>DR this was, please email me.)Well, needless to say, I've fired him as
>well.
>
>Since then, I have even more pain and now am having chest pain and
>severe left shoulder pain. I have thought seriously that I was having a
>heart attack many times in the
>last few weeks and have almost gone to the emergency room.
>
>Now, after investigating, it appears that endo may be the
>cause of this new pain. I'm at a loss, don't know who to go to and
>figure I just have to live with the pain.
>
>Sure wish someone would take this illness seriously and do some real
>research and discovery.
>
>-C. Anderson

-- I have been dealing with left chest stabbing pain now for roughly 10 years. when it first started to occur, i was in my mid 20s, and thought for SURE i had some horrific heart disease, or was just waiting on a heart attack. numerous tests later (including CT scans to look for nerve causes and wearing a Holter monitor), doctor's found nothing. i was just relieved to find out my heart was fine, so i ignored it for years.

lo and behold, at the age of 30 i became pregnant with my first child. immediately my recurrent chest pains were gone. they did not come back until after the birth of my child, and then, they were not as severe. this was the first hint (at least to me--my ob/gyn has basically dismissed this theory) that the pain may be caused by endometriosis.

two years later, i became pregnant again. i knew i was pregnant without even taking a pregnancy test because the chest pains were gone again. after the delivery, they came back, but again, even more reduced than before. and, for some time, i was actually chest pain free. i was hoping that the pregnancies gave my body enough time to get rid of the endometrial implants.

now, two years later, they just started up again full force. so, over the years i have noticed the following: 1. the occurrence and severity of the chest pain is tied to my menstrual cycle. 2. symptoms completely resolve during pregnancy

nevertheless, i have been living with this for 10 years, and probably will continue to do so (as the doctor thinks i'm a bit "off"), and, in reality, the pain does not interfere with my life (it is excruciating stabbing pain, but the stabs only last a few seconds), and i'm not really willing to undergo a surgery and the associated risks unless it gets debilitating.

i would like to know if you find out any additional information regarding your situation. it sounds very similar to my situation (except i suffer only from chest pain). nevertheless, i would definitely see a doctor to rule out any cardiac issues. you really don't want to be guessing when it comes to your heart.

good luck.

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