Suspected endometriosis but on birth control?!
Question: Suspected endometriosis but on birth control!?
I'm 26 yrs old and have been having severe cramps in my left side for over 6 months!. I've been to see my doctor on numerous occasions and have ended up in A&E twice with the pain!.
On my most recent visit to A&E the doc told me she suspected I have endometriosis!. I have had 2 ultrasound scans, blood and urine tests and all have come back normal!. From research I have discovered taking birth control is one option in helping but i've been on the pill nearly 10 years!. Could the A&E doc have it wrong!?!?
My symptoms are:
Severe cramps in my lower left side not following any pattern with my cycle
Cramps in my lower back
Occasional bloatedness
Fatigue
Loss of appetite leading to weight loss
Generally feeling off form and somethings not right
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciatedWww@Answer-Health@Com
On my most recent visit to A&E the doc told me she suspected I have endometriosis!. I have had 2 ultrasound scans, blood and urine tests and all have come back normal!. From research I have discovered taking birth control is one option in helping but i've been on the pill nearly 10 years!. Could the A&E doc have it wrong!?!?
My symptoms are:
Severe cramps in my lower left side not following any pattern with my cycle
Cramps in my lower back
Occasional bloatedness
Fatigue
Loss of appetite leading to weight loss
Generally feeling off form and somethings not right
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciatedWww@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
It sounds like you could very well have endo based on your symptoms!. However, you cannot know for sure until you have a laparoscopy done!.
I was suffering the same symptoms as you are describing throughout my entire cycle, although my periods were so intense and painful that I could hardly get out of bed!. I had quite heavy bleeding and also felt pain that feels like someone was stabbing me with a knife around my ovaries!. I also experienced pain with intercourse, pain with urination, pain with bowel movements, had lower back pain and fatigue!.
I had many tests done, which included ultrasounds, CT-scan, blood tests, swabs, papsmears, X-rays etc, for months (almost a year) and all of those tests came back "normal" and didn't show anything!. I was finally diagnosed with endometriosis in 2007 by having a laparoscopy done!.
If you do in fact have endo then your best medicine is research!. You have to be well informed and be proactive in your treatment process!. I have done a lot of research over the past few months and have talked to many women who were told they "may" have endo or that they do have endo!.
Until you have the laparoscopy done and your gyno says for sure that you do have endo, don't get too concerned yet and don't drive yourself crazy worrying about it!. You could have another gynaecological problem all together!. Something that is far more treatable like an ovarian cyst as ovarian cysts can sometimes be missed even with ultrasound, especially if a sonography technician is not experienced enough to know about ovarian cysts and sometimes ovarian cysts can
I was suffering the same symptoms as you are describing throughout my entire cycle, although my periods were so intense and painful that I could hardly get out of bed!. I had quite heavy bleeding and also felt pain that feels like someone was stabbing me with a knife around my ovaries!. I also experienced pain with intercourse, pain with urination, pain with bowel movements, had lower back pain and fatigue!.
I had many tests done, which included ultrasounds, CT-scan, blood tests, swabs, papsmears, X-rays etc, for months (almost a year) and all of those tests came back "normal" and didn't show anything!. I was finally diagnosed with endometriosis in 2007 by having a laparoscopy done!.
If you do in fact have endo then your best medicine is research!. You have to be well informed and be proactive in your treatment process!. I have done a lot of research over the past few months and have talked to many women who were told they "may" have endo or that they do have endo!.
Until you have the laparoscopy done and your gyno says for sure that you do have endo, don't get too concerned yet and don't drive yourself crazy worrying about it!. You could have another gynaecological problem all together!. Something that is far more treatable like an ovarian cyst as ovarian cysts can sometimes be missed even with ultrasound, especially if a sonography technician is not experienced enough to know about ovarian cysts and sometimes ovarian cysts can
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