Could My Abdominal Pain Be Endometriosis?? Posted: 08-16-04 16:01pm
Okay, could this be endo? I am a 35-year
old woman who has been experiencing lower
abdominal pain since 7-3-04. (it began
suddenly.) the pain is localized below the
navel. (the area is about the size of a
closed palm centered at the navel and
extending downwards.) the first two weeks
the pain was unbearable, and I was unable
to sleep. The pain was more intense in
the early a.M. Hours. The pain went away
completely for about 5 days and then came
back. Then it was manageable for several
days. (pain was periodic.) but- for the
last 3 days the pain has been constant and
quite painful. If pain is present, it’s
almost always present in the morning. My
stomach will also sometimes make gurgling
noises. When the pain was at it’s worst,
the noises were loud. I have no other
related symptoms, such as fever,
constipation, diarrhea, or nausea. My
bowel movements and appetite are fine. My
last menstral period was on 7-28-04 and on
7-3-04.
I went to the er on 7-11-04 and the docs
concluded that fibroids were causing my
pain. (i had a 7 cm. Ovarian cyst
surgically removed in 04/2003). I’ve seen
several obgyn’s and had urine/blood tests,
ct-scan, ultrasounds, and an mri. All the
tests came out negative. The mri did show
small fibroids, but the last obgyn
concluded that fibroids are not the cause
of my pain. (my uterus is fine.)
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fitandwell
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Jan 2004 Posts: 71
Posted: 08-21-04 06:49am
It could possibly be endo that you're
experiencing, a friend of mine had
similiar problems and it turned out to be
that, all her tests came back negative and
it wasn't until she had an hysterectomy
last year that the doctors discovered the
endo you really need to push your doctor
on this even if it means exploraty
surgery. I hope everything turns out ok
