ENDO Messages for April, 2005: Re: Help! I'm completey new to endo!

Re: Help! I'm completey new to endo!

From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri Apr 1 06:34:07 2005

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Eileen,

Sorry to hear about your problems and pain. Sounds like it could be endo, but only the lap will tell for sure. I think your Doctor has started you on the right path and it sounds like you have a good Doctor. Birth control may help. I have been on it for years and it does seem to make the endo a little better. I now take them continually, and only have a period about every 4 months, which helps some too.

For me the endo causes pain during and after intercourse, bloating, fatigue, lots of nausea, and constant, dull pain in my pelvic area. I tend to bleed and spot after sex, if I ride in a car too long, or if I lay on my side to sleep. I don't notice much soreness in my breasts. Before I went on birth control, my breasts too would get sore prior to my period, but the pills seem to keep that from happening to me now. I also notice that I tend to run a lot of low grade fevers, whether on my period or not. I will be running a low fever but have no other symptoms of any illness, so I can only assume it is either from endo or something to do with hormone changes in my body.

Just be sure to keep your Doctor informed of how you are feeling and make sure he/she is listening to you. Sounds like you have a good Doctor. It took several doctors several years before anyone even suggested I may have something like endo. I thought I was losing my mind! Do your research and keep your fiance informed too. It is frustrating for men because they can't understand how ANYTHING could effect sex. My husband is very supportive, and always has been, but going to my many doctor appointments, surgeries, etc. has really helped open his eyes even more and realize what endo truly entails.

Hang in there and look to the forum for advice and support. It is a great place to talk to other women who understand. If you ever want to email me privately, feel free.

Hugs! We'll be keeping you in our thoughts and prayers... Amy Meyer

At Thu, 31 Mar 2005, Eileen wrote: >
>Hi. I’m new to all this endo stuff so any help/advice from those going
>through it would be great. I haven’t been officially diagnosed with
>endo yet (have to do that lap thing), but my gyno thinks I do have it. I
>only started noticing problems a couple months ago.
>My periods began starting with very sudden stabbing back pains, awful
>cramping and heavy bleeding. The back pains and cramping woke me up
>from sleep the first time it happened. The heavy bleeding would subside
>after 4-5 days.
>Last month however, it got worse. I started feeling tired a few days
>before my period, then an awful, familiar back pack started up. My
>period started two days after that with even worse sudden stabbing back
>pain and side pain, cramping and heavy bleeding.
>I began aching from head to toe as well. I had a headache the entire
>duration of my period that no medicine would get rid of. I ran a fever
>of over a 100 along with these symptoms for the entire duration of my
>period.
>Of course, the syptoms all went away as soon as the period ended. I
>missed work because of it. The gyno was kind enough to see me right
>away. He did an ultradsound and didn’t find any cysts or anything, but
>prescribed me birth control to see if that would help with my symptoms.
>He said if it doesn’th elp, he’d do a lap on me to confirm endo.
>I’ve also have pain during intercourse depending on what angle things
>are happening. It’s frustrating for me and my fiance.
>In addition, my breasts are very sore and tender all month now. It used
>to be they got sore right before my period and then went away...now they
>get sore and stay sore all month.
>Does this sound familiar to other people with endo? Do others run a
>fever during their period too?

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