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I have a few questions. I am kind of new to all of this. The last year I haven't been feeling well and it has gotten worse over the last six months or so. Extreme fatigue, lower abd/pelvic pain, sometime sharp shooting pains over where my left ovary would be and a constant ache. My abdomen has been very swollen, and I feel full all of the time. I have a hard time eating because if I do, I feel like I have completly gorged myself even if I haven't eaten that much. I have frequent urination day and night and unpredictable bowel movements, between soft and greasy with mucus. I had a pelvic U/S which came back fine, and I was sent to see a GYN/ONC. He has recommended a Lap to see if I have endometriosis. He said that could be causing my symptoms. I am just wondering if these are the typical symptoms, and if so, what kind of treatments are available. I am 24 years old and don't want to feel like I am 87 for the rest of my life! I used to be very active, and now it is actual work to get on the treadmill and run everyday. I am so exhausted taking naps all the time. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Hi to the both of you! I hope both of you are feeling fine.
Crsrs9 I am basically in the same boat as you. I have been having problems for a little over a year. I have pain during sex (actually I've stopped even having sex.) After sex my stomach hurts even worse for hours to days. And I am really, really tired. I usually can't sleep as much as I want, but the other day I could and I slept 15 hours in one day. I have one daughter, which I had when I was 17 (I'm now 22).
I always put off going to the doctor, and I usually have to wait months to get in with my obgyn anyway. Well, I finally seen her. She said that my uteurus (I know I didn't spell that right but I don't think there's spell check on here) was very tender, and said to do a transvag ultrasound. She also sent me for some bloodwork to see if I had anything wrong that could be making me tired. All the bloodwork came back fine. We did a ultrasound a few months later and she didn't see anything abnormal. She said that everything looked good. Then she told me that I can try to take birth control for 3 months to see if that gets rid of my pain or I could go ahead and do the lap. I have never heard of the surg and I am very scared of any surg (never had one.) So I am now in my second month of birth control. The last 2 weeks of the first month, I was pain free, no need for medicine. (I was taking 9 advil a day because of the pain) I am in my first week of the second month now and my pain is slowly coming back.
So I guess if it keeps up I guess I will go do the lap. From reading what other people say apparently the surgery isn't that bad. It sounded scary at the time though.
Crsrs9 I am basically in the same boat as you. I have been having problems for a little over a year. I have pain during sex (actually I've stopped even having sex.) After sex my stomach hurts even worse for hours to days. And I am really, really tired. I usually can't sleep as much as I want, but the other day I could and I slept 15 hours in one day. I have one daughter, which I had when I was 17 (I'm now 22).
I always put off going to the doctor, and I usually have to wait months to get in with my obgyn anyway. Well, I finally seen her. She said that my uteurus (I know I didn't spell that right but I don't think there's spell check on here) was very tender, and said to do a transvag ultrasound. She also sent me for some bloodwork to see if I had anything wrong that could be making me tired. All the bloodwork came back fine. We did a ultrasound a few months later and she didn't see anything abnormal. She said that everything looked good. Then she told me that I can try to take birth control for 3 months to see if that gets rid of my pain or I could go ahead and do the lap. I have never heard of the surg and I am very scared of any surg (never had one.) So I am now in my second month of birth control. The last 2 weeks of the first month, I was pain free, no need for medicine. (I was taking 9 advil a day because of the pain) I am in my first week of the second month now and my pain is slowly coming back.
So I guess if it keeps up I guess I will go do the lap. From reading what other people say apparently the surgery isn't that bad. It sounded scary at the time though.
Hey girl hang in there. I had very similar symptoms before I was diagnosed with endo, and I was also diagnosed with interstitial cystitis which was aggrevating the endo even more. I'd totally go for the lap- they aren't as bad as you may think and after I had mine, I felt significantly better. (Due to the removal of some endo and treating the interstitial cystitis). Even if it isn't endo- a lap will surely tell what is going on in there.
As far as seeing endo on a transvag ultrasound, it is possible but not likely. Endo is small and really hard to pick up on ultrasounds. The best way is to go in and look for it.
As far as seeing endo on a transvag ultrasound, it is possible but not likely. Endo is small and really hard to pick up on ultrasounds. The best way is to go in and look for it.
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