ENDO Messages for January, 2007: Re: endometriosis pain

Re: endometriosis pain

From: Alyson (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Jan 18 12:23:18 2007

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I think there are alot of us who suffer from chronic pain as a result of endo. It isn't uncommon to have pain associated with ovulation, etc. as I think your pain often follows your hormones. As far as the mental health clinic is concerned...I had the same initial feeling as you. What do I say and can they help me at all? It took me awhile to get to the point of going to see someone. I finally got to a place where I couldn't sleep anymore and I was just exhausted and crying all the time, so I gave it a shot. I quickly learned that, of course, they couldn't help me with the endo, but they could help me come to terms with it, mourn the person I was before this came into my life, and learn to cope. I saw a therapist for about 4 months. She really taught me that its OK to be mad, hurt, and she gave me lots of suggestions for coping with the day to day pain level. Obviously I am still in pain, I still have endo, and there are still days that I can't avoid the tears. But, I really feel more validated in my feelings and better able to take care of myself and deal with this. That said...it can't hurt. Alyson

At Thu, 18 Jan 2007, Karen wrote: >
>I am in far north Western Australia and our gynaecological services are
>poor to say the least. I have been having severe endo pain for 3 months
>now, following the previous 6 months of heavy/painful periods. Does
>anyone else suffer pain from ovulation to menstruation for the whole 2
>weeks??? I am also suffering mood swings and have been having suicidal
>thoughts for the last three months, only during the periods of pain from
>ovulation - menstruation. In the area is a mental health clinic however
>I hesitate to approach them for help as I am not sure exactly what to
>tell them. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.

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