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Re: Pelvic Pain
From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu Sep 16 08:41:45 2004
Definitely sounds like endo to me. I have the same problems and was
diagnosed with it 10 years ago. Talk to your Doc about endometriosis
and if he or she doesn't listen, find another Doctor. The only real way
to diagnose endo though is through laparascopy. Check out all the
current and archived messages on this forum and you will find lots of
info on endo, treatment options,etc. Hang in there!
Hugs!
Amy
At Wed, 15 Sep 2004, Sara wrote:
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>I have been having lower left quadrant pain intermittently for
>approximately four years. I have always had excruciatingly painful
>periods. I went on Depo Provera at the age of 17 and still had the pain
>(and managed to gain 90 pounds in a year). I went to my family
>physician who diagnosed me with IBS after a negative ultrasound. I then
>went to a GYN who thought it was IBS as well, but put me on the pill
>because of the Depo side effects. I was dealing with the pain okay
>until a couple of months ago when I pretty muched jumped off the table
>during my exam. The doc had hit my left ovary and sent me for another
>ultrasound which revealed an ovarian cyst on my right side, nothing on
>the left. I am still on the pill and have been for three years
>straight. I have started a week early during 3 of the last four months.
>The pain is not as bad as it was when I was not on the pill, but it
>still puts me out of commission for a day or so. On top of this, I have
>moderate abdominal bloating, back pain, and occasional hot flashes.
>There has not been a change in BMs for two years. Intercourse is so
>painful I ususally end up in tears. My doc tells me to just keep taking
>aleve and hydrocodone for pain and if it gets to be as bad as it was
>when I was not on birth control to come back. I am only 22 and would
>eventually like to have children, but I am afraid this has gone on for
>so long that something may actually be wrong. Does anyone have any
>suggestions on what this could be, or what I should do?
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