Re: CHRONICPAIN: Endometriosis & pelvic pain
From: Hope Waltman (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 2 Feb 2008 09:26:34 -0600 (CST)
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PAINFULEXAM: Vaginismus spasms of muscles around vagina-painful sex,
pelvic exams
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At Sun, 20 Jan 2008, anon wrote:
>
>Hello, I have a couple of questions I’m hoping someone can help me with.
>First of all, this question I asked before and Robin tried (thanks
>Robin), but she didn’t really know the answer. I have endometriosis
>(was being treated with depo-provera, but my last injection was in May,
>2007) and have been trying to use tampons, but that seems to make the
>cramping so much worse. Can anyone tell me why that is?
>
>Also, my last exam was extremely painful….caused lots of pelvic pain….it
>was about a week before my period started. The exam was my routine
>annual exam and although these are usually somewhat painful, they have
>never been like this before. It was a new physician and he kept telling
>me to try to relax, but I couldn’t believe how much pain it was causing.
>Any suggestions as to why this would be and how to prevent it in the
>future?
>
>Finally, I started having spotting the first week in September, spotting
>the first week in October, an actual period (more regular flow) starting
>December 1st, a period that started December 26th with a very heavy
>flow, and now a period that started January 18th, with a very heavy flow
>where I am bleeding through a tampon and pad about every 1 ˝ hours and a
>lot more cramps. Is this something I need to be concerned about? I
>usually use ibuprofen, ultram, and/or darvocet for the cramping
>(depending on the severity). I guess I’m more concerned about my
>periods coming closer together…starting out about every 30 days, then 28
>days, then 26 days, then 23 days. Would the endometriosis cause this?
>Also, the last u/s I had (May, 2006) showed a very small fibroid. The
>reason I stopped the depo-provera is because although I am not sexually
>active currently, I would like to think about pregnancy and want the
>depo out of my system. I quit using oral contraceptives because I
>developed phlebitis twice (both times after surgery). I am 39 years
>old….never had any pregnancies. Any thoughts?
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