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Re: Could I Have Endo?From: Debra (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu Sep 25 19:14:37 2008
At Wed, 24 Sep 2008, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: > >At Fri, 19 Sep 2008, Michelle wrote: >> >>OK Here I go again...let's see if I can post this properly w/o hyjacking >>another post! >> >>>This is kind of long but please bear w/ me. I just found this website >>>and hope I can find some answers here before seeing my gyn. >>> >>>I've always had trouble w/ my periods not being regular and I had >>>trouble getting pg b/c I was only ovulating half the time. I also had a >>>test done to test the "flow" in my system and one of my fallopian tubes >>>was clogged. The dye in the test pushed through and flushed it out. I >>>now have 2 children ages 5 & 7. I have also been on the pill for the >>>majority of the time since I was 17. However, I'm wondering if I may >>>have endo. I never thought of it (although I know others who have it) >>>until I saw an epi of Mystery Diagnosis on TLC and even though I was >>>nowhere near as bad as the case on tv it sounded too familiar. >>> >>>It has def gotten worse since the birth of my children. After my son >>>was born I was convinced that the pill was the reason I had trouble >>>getting pg so I didn't take it for about a year (hence my daughter soon >>>after which we deemed a miracle b/c it took 1 1/2 yrs to get pg w/ our >>>son!). I never felt that bad w/ my periods before having my son except >>>that I would get diarrhea w/ them. My dr thought I had IBS and it made >>>sense w/ the periods of diarrhea then periods of constipation. After my >>>son was born my periods started getting worse. I actually have cramps >>>even while on the pill, I am still getting diarrhea (my gyn changed my >>>pill thinking it was the hormones and it lessened but is still there) >>>and am very fatigued right before my period, through my period and >>>sometimes a little bit after my period. I'm also feeling weird cramps & >>>bloating in my lower left and right abdomen even after having my period. >>>I'm assuming that's where my ovaries are. >>> >>>I asked my mother and a friend who have endo what they feel like and >>>besides the horrible pains they had/have they mentioned fatigue so bad >>>they could barely get out of bed. My mother said she always felt like >>>she was getting the flu and that's how I feel! >>> >>>I worked w/ my nurse pract. at my gyn's (she gave me much more >>>individual attention than the drs) and I started eating well, getting >>>regular exercise and taking prozac for pms irritability. It helps as >>>long as I stick to it but I'm still not 100%. It felt great for a while >>>but I still notice the diff and now that my kids are a bit older I have >>>trouble sticking to everything, esp the exercise, so it's gotten worse >>>again. I originally thought it was pre-menstrual dysphmoric disorder, >>>which also has most of those symptoms but I just FEEL like something is >>>wrong. >>> >>>How can I be sure of what is happening to me? I no longer think it's >>>just b/c I'm pushing 40 and not eating right and exercising constantly! >>>I really need some insight into endo to figure this all out. I feel >>>that if I go to my gyn they'll write me off but I know if I mention it >>>to the np she'll refer me to dr. Does this sound like endo? > >-- >Don't give up. Take time, write every thing on paper and tell the nurse 'THESE ARE MY QUESTION FOR MY DOCTOR TODAY'. That paper is your tool to communicate with your MD. You can look at it at any time along with the rest of your file. ( your file is YOUR history when you need a reference,your Doctor uses this referense) Your written questions will alert your md you are serious about your health care. My suggestion is give the md the facts again and again. As far back as you can remember and let them know you need answers TODAY. You are important. Please remember you are paying for a service. If your cable went out you would call the cable company...car repair .....on line service.... Give your md the same expectations. If it is not working as fast as cable repair get another doctor consult. It is your life and money. Good luck and listen to YOU. You know best > >Lets get it together, Tammy >You need to do all the research you can so when you go to the Dr you go in with all guns loaded or you will get much of nowhere
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