Re: MENORRHAGIA: Extreme pain and issues with period.....please help!
From: Hope Waltman (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:41:20 -0600 (CST)
Hi Alison,
I can relate to the pain you mention. I too remember when I was at that
age (I started mine age 9)- the upset stomach, staying in bed, bleeding
alot, and overall feeling miserable. I hated when my periods came. I
hope you can find a Gyn who will be understanding and help you find a
solution. Some women don't experience cramps and bleeding problems.
Some other women do experience them, but don't want to talk about it.
Ask your doctor about ultrasound, other tests to see if there is a
specific problem. Please keep in touch.
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Regards, Hope Waltman, Fibroid Forum and WH Forum Moderator
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At Tue, 22 Jan 2008, W wrote:
>
>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.
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