Re: Endo & Irritable Bowel Syndrome
From: Michael (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun Aug 30 08:30:49 1998
Noeleen -
I have had the same kind of pain that you are describing. I would hurt from
the small of my back all the way down to my ankles (this includes my behind
of course).
In 1997 I had a 'scope performed and told that I had stage I "Mild" endo.
In June '98 (one and a half years later as the pain got worse after the
first 'scope) I had a second 'scope that showed that I was indeed stage IV
"Severe" endo. Also, at the time of the second 'scope I was diagnosed with
IBS. My Dr. suggested that I try the "Zone" way of eating and take fish oil
pills for the IBS. These two things have helped the IBS.
So, the answer to your question is you are not a hypochodriac or crazy.
Hopefully you can find a specialist that will listen to you and find the
reason for your pain.
Good Luck! God Bless!
Cyndy
-----Original Message-----
From: anonymous@obgyn.net <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list <anonymous@obgyn.net>
Date: Saturday, August 29, 1998 9:48 PM
Subject: Re: Endo & Irritable Bowel Syndrome
>HI
>
>I am new to the list and I was wondering if any of you have the same
>kind of pain that I am experiencing.
>I was told 5 years ago that I had IBS do to stress, and that I needed
>to change my diet, well I have just about removed all stress from my
>life (if that is possible) and I have changed my diet drastically,
>but I am still in so much pain. I have been diagnosed with "minimal"
>endo by lap in 1996, at that time my doc. cauterized my lesions on
>the right uteroscral ligament and said that I would be fine from then
>on. Well I haven't and it is only getting worse. It used to be
>that I was only in pain around my period, now it is when I ovulate
>(I had a dermoid cyst removed from my right ovary in 1991 and I was
>told later that the pain in my ovary was "just" some scar tissue) and
>and it sends me to bed with the several times a week. The worse pain
>is still around my period, and it isn't so much as cramps, but the
>only way to describe it is it is like giving birth through my bum.
>Sorry I can't be very technical with the description, but that is
>exactly how it feels. When that happens, I can hardly breath or
>function. I have two young boys, 3 and 6 years, and I am at home
>with them fulltime, so I can't take a lot of strong med. because I
>need to be coherent to care for them.
>I have recently moved and I am now willing to go back to doctors, I
>have been doing lots of reading and searching on the web and I do
>think that I have endo on the bowel or still on the ligament that the
>doctor in 1996 did not remove. Can someone give me some insight?
>Has anyone experienced this pain as well? I would just love to know
>that I am not crazy or a hypochondriac.
>thanks for reading this.
>
>Noeleen Ashton
>ashton@internetcds.com
>
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