PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for September, 1999: Re: cramps

Re: cramps

From: Holly

anonymous@obgyn.net

Tue, 21 Sep 1999 09:55:15 -0700 (MST)

Thanks so much for your reply. It's good to know that someone else has had a similar experience. At least now I can not automatically think that it's an inevitable miscarriage, which is one thing that kept going through my mind. I hope I get relief like you did. thanks,

Holly

On Mon, 20 Sep 1999, Cindy McCoy wrote:

> Hi Holly,
>
> I can tell you that from my experince, I have had cramping with all 5 of my
> pregnancies. I have endometriosis too. When I am first pregnant I have the
> worst endometriosis pain. It is supposed to go into remission but mine
> takes awhile to do this. I finally get relief at about 8 weeks.
>
> There is so many changes taking place in your body right now that it is
> normal to expect some pain. I think the endo makes it worse though. I hope
> that the relief can come soon for you. I know what it is like to feel the
> way you do.
>
> Congrats on your pregnancy!!
>
> Cindy
> Nov 2

>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Holly <hrc@u.arizona.edu>
> To: Multiple recipients of list PREGNANCY-BIRTH
> <pregnancy-birth@talk.obgyn.net>
> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 1999 8:53 PM
> Subject: cramps
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > This is my first pregnancy. I am only 6.5 weeks into it. I have been
> > experiencing some intense cramps that last about 10 minutes, followed by
> > general abdominal soreness for several hours. I have not bled at
> > all. These cramps occur every
> > other day, sometimes daily. A few weeks ago I was having left sided pain
> > so a sonogram was done and ruled out an ectopic pg. A gestational sac was
> > seen, but no embryo or yolk sac. I was told that it was probably too
> > early to see an embryo (we hope). Anyway, my questions are:
> >
> > 1) Is it normal for some women to experience intense cramps with such
> > frequency during a normal pregnancy? They hurt enough that I have to lay
> > down and wait it out.
> >
> > 2) I have endometriosis and have a history of pain associated with it.
> > Sometimes these pains that I am experiencing feel just like my endo and
> > other times it feels like mentstral cramps. Is it possible, despite
> > everything I've read and what everyone has told me, that I will not
> > experience pain relief from endo during pregnancy?
> >
> > 3) Is it possible that my estrogen levels are abnormally high or
> > something? Should they be measured?
> >
> > Thanks for your advice. Sorry this is so long. I posted a messge last
> > week regarding this and it never made it to the board. Sorry if it
> > repeats.
> >
> > Holly
> >
>

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