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Doctor Responses: Endometriosis
Dr Pixie answers your most frequently asked questions about endometriosis such as: What is it? What kind of symptoms do you get with endometriosis? How can you treat it?
With thanks to the Baker Street Medical Centre
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I have had endos over 17 years . and i have to say its has to be the loneliness thing to have .Family after time 4get you have it,doctors push you a side.i have had more help from family/doctors when i have had a flu then when i am suffering with the endos.the only time i was offered the lazer treatment was when i said sex was getting very painful .why wasnt i offered lazer to help me with my everyday life ?
i have been trying for a baby for nearly two years but within the last year i experianced painful sex bloating upset stomach at time of period and periods that are just not regular anymore and painful for at least 2 days. i am hoping my doctor will send me for tests and not send me away.
i have had endo since i woz 14,they burnt sum of the lumps off but now the lumps are back n has become thicker, im in so much pain and it hurts to have sex and i bleed, i can go 4-5 months without a peirod n then have 2-3 at once. i became pregnant wen i woz 17 but it didnt seem to help or make it better. wot can i do, its reali embarrassin as my belly swells up all the time??
I have been on my period for the past 6 months and recently have had alot of blood clots, i been to the doctors and she gave me tablets but it dosnt seem to be working, i am really very scared to go back to the doctors, i need urgent help please
i am now 39 and had problems on and of since i was 13. Pregnancy has helped me in the past but iv never bin able to go full term. I have had 8 confirmed miscarriges and 9 ectopics. Sometimes its real bad but i have had years of none thanks to some tablets. Unfortunatly its finding the right ones. At the moment i cant tell the difference between the endo or miscarrige as they feel the same but im hopping after this drug im on at the moment they will no what to do next? I feel there should be more said and done for this deseas. thanks
hi they
i have add endometriosis for around 9 years
i have bin under a r.m gyneacologist for 5 year
as i was trying for a baby
but now they have singed me off
so now i have no one to help me i am in very bad pain all the time in my belly and back i have bin my doctor today to ask what i do now and he said i need to live with the pain and grin and bear it
this cant be right
i have had them lasered 3 times in the last 5 years so they are bad
can any one give me advice on what to do next??
please help
donna x x
i have had endrometriosis for about 10 years. I have had 2 laporoscopies, they lasered it both time. It has returned on both occasion within a couple of month. I now have monthly injection of prostap and have to take the HRT. It hurt and i have had enough. I wont a hestorectomy but my consultant thimk I'm too young (27).Help!!
Im 16 years old and have all the symptoms since i was 14. i finally told my mum at 15 and we went docters – he thought it was a number of things and ran lots of tests. he wasnt even open to the idea of endometriosis – he said i was too young but it appears im not. he put me on the pill to help with periods as tht is what he came down too but it didnt work. i saw another doctor and without saying anything she said it might be endometriosis – im now due to see a specialist but im scared. the doctor said if it is because it has been there for so long it may be quite big – Is this the case and if it is then is the only solution a hysterectomy like ive read? It is so embarrassing because everybody just says i getting attention but im not just doing it for that i want it sorted. What can i do? its so painful?
I have had endometriosis for years, several laparoscopies and am currenlty in a quiet time of it. One thing that has really helped me is regularly taking star flower supplements, especially before periods are due for a week before and a week after. I have been told there is no permanent "cure" for a lot of women.
Go to your GP who will refer you to a gyneacologist. Key hole surgery is used to laser off any clots causing discomfort with minimal scars. The pain comes from the clots which press against your insides causing pain mainly before your period. I had this for 3 years until i finally had surgery a month ago, and have been pretty much pain free since then, the surgery caused very little pain and i definately recommend having it done if it causes lots of pain :)