Re: MENORRHAGIA: Extreme pain and issues with period.....please help!
From: W (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:21:19 -0600 (CST)
Hi Alison-
I am not a doctor, but I am a woman who can relate. I suffer from
endometriosis, which for me was diagnosed finally 6 years ago at the age
of 26. Has anyone ever mentioned endometriosis to you or have you done
any research on it? If not I definately think you should! You have many
of the signs and symptoms of it. I, like you, began menstruating when I
was in 5th grade, and spent many hours in the nurse's office or at home
on the couch in a ball due to painful periods. I had been told I was
overreacting, it was all in my head, I needed to toughin up, etc., etc.
Well, I finally had a doctor who would listen and a diagnosis shortly
after. Look up about endo. and if you think you have it, please talk
to your gynecologist about it. But realize there are many things that
go along with having endo., and it is VERY important that you find a
doctor who is skilled at treating it. (Unfortunately, most general gyn.
aren't, but it is a starting place for you.)
Good luck to you!
At Tue, 22 Jan 2008, affectedhalf wrote:
>
>Hello,
>
>I'm 22 years old and have one of the worst periods (as far as I know in
>comparison to every female I've spoken to). I actually started early
>(5th grade) and my periods have been a nightmare ever since. I can even
>vividly remember having disabilitating pains and having to wait
>crouching in bathroom stalls for a good hour or two until I could become
>mobile again. My mom would sometimes have to come and get me from
>school only to become furious with me for missing class over "just a
>period." She always thought I was overreacting from the pain/acting
>weak. Which I'm not....I've always been a tom boy and even when I had a
>jellyfish with it's tentacles wrapped around both my legs (having to be
>lifted from the ocean b/c I couldn't move), I didn't cry a bit- it was,
>after all, less painful than that my period.
>
>On top of the pain, I have extreme nausea to the point where I throw up
>(no matter how hard I fight it). I also have diarrhea throughout my
>whole period (which rarely happens- I'm active and have always been-I'm
>a runner-....and am healthy). My period is also longer than most (7-8
>days) with most of it being heavy (super and super plus
>tampons....sometimes having to change those hourly). It's also common
>for me to have multiple blood/tissue clots (some of which have been
>massive). And of course, as a result of this, I often end up shaky
>(anemic).
>
>What is wrong with me? I've always been told by my mom that nothing is
>wrong....just a heavy period and that I'm overreacting. Am I? I feel
>miserable and it interferes with my daily activities and obligations. I
>don't think a normal period should do this? Even pain medication doesn't
>work that well....and besides that, I HATE having to constantly rely on
>pain med's just to get by throughout the days.
>
>I'm sorry I wrote so much....Any help or advice is greatly appreciated,
>
>Thank you,
>
>Alison
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W
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