JenRas05

Hi,
I have been in the situation you are in. I was in a lot of pain with severe lower back pain. I was the one who actually looked up and found endometriosis and realized that my symptoms matched up and that I could possibly have it. I told my gyno and she told me that my symptoms didn't match up to those of endo because of the fact that they didn't correlate to my menstrual cycle. I knew she was wrong though. They were trying to make me believe that my back pain was a pulled muscle. I knew it was more serious than that and that it was being caused by something inside and since it was so low down I knew it had to be my reproductive organs. The cramps I was also having everyday matched up to the exact same spot on my back where the pain was coming from. I also had and still have pain around my navel, so my gyno suggested that I see a gastro doc first before I had a lap done. So I waited, but the pain kept getting worse and I even had to go to the ER one day. They gave me all kinds of pain relievers and even Morphine but nothing helped get rid of my back pain at all. So I was sent home from the ER with the same amount of pain and all drugged up and sick. I finally decided that I needed to do something, because if no pain pills were helping I knew the only way would be the lap. I called my gyno and explained that the pain was getting worse and that I wanted the lap done right away. She first decided to prescribe me this narcotic pain pill to see if that would help. Only later did I realize that it was the same pills I had that didn't work. So again I called back to my gyno, with the support and advice of some very helpful ladys on this site and told her that nothing was helping the pain and I couldn't take the pain any longer, and that I wanted the surgery done soon. She decided to move my surgery up to the next week. Finally I had gotten somewhere and they listend to me. I got the lap done and she did find endo on the back of my uterus. She then told me that the back pain was caused by this. So what I'm trying to tell you and everyone is that you shouldn't have to wait if you are in a lot of pain. You just have to be very involved in your health issues,...you have to give your doctors a push sometimes. If I wouldn't of found out about endo they probably never would of even suggestd endo to me. I went through a lot to get my diagnosis and I know that a lot of other women go through this to. I don't want to see you have to go through this. Like one lady told me on here, "You know your body better than the doctors do." and if you feel that endo is what is causing your pain you have the right to tell your doctor that you want the lap done. Don't give up either...don't let them push you around. It's your body and your health. Take care of it. I truly wish you the best of luck. I know what your going through. Hold in there!

Sincerely,
Jenny