Joined: 14 Jul 2007 Posts: 7 Location: , Australia
Endometriosis: diagnosis via laparoscopy ? when ? how ? Posted: 08-29-07 05:36am
I'm constantly researching endometriosis
and trying to get as much info on it as
possible. My doctor and gyno believes that
I have endometriosis, but we won't know
for sure until I have a laparoscopy done
in about 6 weeks. In the mean time, while
I'm waiting to have the laparoscopy done,
I want to see whether I can find out some
information from women who has been
through the symptoms, pain,
struggling/struggled with finding a
diagnoses and their experiences.
What symptoms did you experience before
you were diagnosed and how were you
diagnosed? Was it via laparoscopy? And how
long did it take before you got a
diagnosis? What treatments did you receive
after you were diagnosed and did/does the
treatments for your endo work or have bad
side effects? What symptoms do you still
experience?
Any answers would be greatly
appreciated... I guess it's also for a bit
of peace of mind to realise I'm not alone
and that it's normal to be nervous and
scared.
Thanks in advance...
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jesticle
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 May 2005 Posts: 152 Location: Australia
Posted: 08-29-07 06:51am
Hi I was diagnosed with endo in january
last year, before I was diagnosed I had
severe period pain I would be bed-ridden
for the first 2 days of my period, The
only time I opened my bowels ever was when
I had my period it never happened any
other time of the month, I barely ever had
intercourse because it really hurt during
and for the next 2-5 days and I also had a
miscarriage. I was diagnosed via
laparoscopy (its the safest way to be
100%) I spent a year and a half going to
different doctors and to the emergency
room before I finally got a referal to a
gyno then I waited 3 months for the
laparoscopy. The first 6 months my
treatment was no treatment besides pain
killers as I was trying to conceive &
the pain was bearable as they removed 75%
of the endo while having the laparoscopy
but after 6 months the pain was getting
worse so I went on the pill but skipped
all the sugar pills so I would hopefully
not ever have a period but I had problems
with the pill so I was put on monthly
Zoladex shots for 6 months but After 5
months had bad side effects so stopped
that and went back on the pill and thats
where Im at now but having problems with
that too now I get bad break-through
bleeding. My symptoms now, my period pain
is JUST bearable intercourse still hurts
but I dont have the bad days after
anymore, My bowels are almost normal, Ive
now developed ovulation pain but its not
too bad, as of next month Im back to no
treatment as Im going back to trying to
conceive "full-time" so Im going to try
something called the endo diet for pain
management, The endo diet can be found by
googling it. I hope that helps you with
some of your decisions but please remember
everyone is different and everyone reacts
different to treatments and last but not
least YOU ARE NOT ALONE! I you feel like
chatting pm me.
What symptoms did you experience before
you were diagnosed and how were you
diagnosed? Was it via laparoscopy? And how
long did it take before you got a
diagnosis? What treatments did you receive
after you were diagnosed and did/does the
treatments for your endo work or have bad
side effects? What symptoms do you still
experience?
