Endometriosis Support Group
Endometriosis is a common medical condition where the tissue lining the uterus is found outside of the uterus, typically affecting other organs in the pelvis. The condition can lead to serious health problems, primarily pain and infertility. A major symptom of endometriosis is pain, mostly in the lower abdomen, lower back, and pelvic area.
I did continuous birth control taking 2 pills a day until they gradually got me down to one last week. 5 days later I woke up in the most pain, being the biggest bitch EVER ever everrrrrr, migraines, bleeding, swollen boobies, nausea, etc etc. I cannot take it anymore. When I was on 2 pills I was fine. I have been bleeding off and on for 6 months now (on birth control). I am anemic, I feel awful. We were trying to do continuous to see how I would respond (obviously not well). I am looking into a lap as most of you know, but I'm going to lose my mind. This isn't living. I cant do anything. I can barely make it out of bed let alone work, ride, social life, you get the point. I know you all are going to say get the lap which is in my plans- my doc is recovering from his own surgery. I wouldn't be able to do it until next month anyway. BUT any suggestions? Pain killers don't work. Tried tramadol, migraine meds, advil, naproxen, aleve, vicoden nothing helps. Any advice? I'm so desperate. I hate being a bitch for no reason, I cant even help it, my boyfriend is just like WTF Alana? So if you know of anything that can help my mood/pain I'm all ears. And with the lap, will that help my mood at all??
When meds fail, try heat. It won't take it away but it helps relax your muscles which can help take the edge off. I usually lie on a heating pad with a hot water bottle on my belly or between my legs and drink hot tea. It helps quite a bit.
Although, now that I'm thinking about it, I guess BC could actually be CAUSING them. I don't know - I'm probably not a good person to be commenting on migraines since I don't get them anymore!
Most pain killers don't work for me either. I usually take Tylenol #3 (Tylenol with codeine) and naproxen when cramps are really bad. This helps a bit but doesn't really take the edge off. You have to be careful with prolonged use of NSAID's, a few years back I developed an ulcer. If it's not one thing, it's another! lol
A few years ago when I was crying in doctors office (specialist) telling him that I couldn't take it anymore, the pain was too much and I felt like I was losing it! Starting to feel depressed, could not function at work, all I could think of when I was at work was getting home and going to bed. He actually suggested that I go talk to a therapist. I did and it really did help. I was at a point where I could feel myself starting to take an emotional downward spiral so I was willing to try anything. I ended up taking two weeks off work and this is when I started the Lupron injections as my next step in treating my endo. I had already had one lap done at this point.
I think that the migraines you are getting could be hormonal. One of my friends has had a hysterectomy but still has her ovaries and she is currently off work because her migraines are so debilitating. I also know someone who gets horrible migraines when she ovulates. Hope that helps!
Also, take a look at your diet and water consumption. My migraines are not hormone related (although when I was on fertility meds I did get them more frequently) and once I figured out that dehydration and citric acid were my two main triggers, my life became much better because I was able to avoid migraines a little more. As long as I drink LOTS of water and avoid citric acid, which is totally sad because there is nothing better than a fresh cup of OJ!, then I get a migraine maybe once a month at most now!
I also took Relpax when I was having migraines and, man, was that stuff amazing. It worked in like 20 minutes. The only thing is I was told that I could only take 2 Relpax a week because it can cause heart problems. It also caused me to temporarily lose feeling in my one foot, but I didn't mind that.
I second KDeezy's heat suggestion. I either put the heating pad on my pelvis or on back.
Basically all they do is stick a camera in your uterus while you're under. Mine was totally normal so they didn't do anything besides look around but I suspect if they're knocking things around or removing polyps or whatever that you might have a little more bleeding than what I experienced.