Hi Maggie, Unfortunately no advice to make it better. Though I am familiar with the pain you're describing.

When I've asked my doctor, he's told me that since it is exactly the same kind of pain each time this happens, which for me is about once every few months, he thinks that a cyst is bursting.

I tend to get a lot of cysts accompanying my Endo.

Nothing I've done seems to help the pain though and he couldn't suggest anything either.

So sorry.

Thanks for replying anyhow. Before all of this was diagnosed (Endo) for me this past year, I had two pregnancies. Before I was pregnant, I had cysts on my ovaries that would rupture EVERY TIME I had my period. This lasted a year. I ended up in the hospital every single month. (My freshman year in college, which resulted in my flunking out). When I became prenant with my first, I continued to have a "normal" period for three months into my pregnancy, I didn't know that I was pregnant. I had 8 negative pregnancy tests, and one positive blood test, with an ultrasound that proved that I was in fact pregnant. I had cysts that ruptured while I was pregnant with my son, which caused very heavy bleeding, I thought at the time that I had mis-carried, but my miracle made it through all of it, including pre-term labor which lasted over a month of bed rest and drugs to stop the labor. He was still very early and stayed in the N.I.C.U for 6 and a half weeks; weighing only 3 pounds 14 ounces.

So, long story, not so short, I am very familiar with cysts rupturing. It doesn't feel like it did before. Which is why I'm trying to figure out what else it could possibly be. I've researched it and keep coming to dead ends. I wish someone had an answer. I want to make it stop.

Hi Maggie,
I don't think I have had that exact pain...my ovary pain is a little lower than you are describing. When I am having that pain it does feel like something is about to burst. When I was 18 I actually went to the ER with such tremendous pain my mom thought I had appendicitis or kidney stones. Nope, turned out I was only ovulating! I had Mittleschmertz...(mid pain)...what happened was when my egg popped out of the ovary and was being sucked into the tube...the sac around the egg burst and that little teeny tiny bit of fluid went into my abdomen and left me feeling like I was about to die!! NOTHING I did woudl take away the pain...I even tried making myself throw up because I felt so sick to my stomach from it. How embarrassing to have to tell my dad we had to pull him home from work to take me to the ER because I was ovulating!
SOOO sorry you are in so much pain!!!

You seem to be doing all the right things with the heat pads as that is what I do. I also know what you mean when you say it doesn't cure it all the time. Have you ever tried Acupuncture? Some have really good reports from it, I have tried it but it didn't suit me as I can't bear to be touched any where on my lower stomach. The other thing to try is a tens machine. It is a little machine that sends a slight electrical current to your nerves, that will stop them over reacting to pain. I have never tred this method either but my pain specialist has mentioned this to me. I do have the pain your describing but like you have not found the answer for a solution which is why I am mentioning other methods that I have heard of. I hope I have heped and good luck on finding relief.

When I was 15, I was taken to the ER because of extreme pain which felt excactly how you are feeling. The pain, in the excact same spot as yours, still happens to me every month. I wonder what it is too. Doctors have told me that I have cysts on both of my ovaries, so the actually popping of cysts may be the cause... The only thing I do that helps is also take pain medication. I usually just take more medication to cover it up.

I'm sorry that you feel that pain and I really do wish that I could have some advice for you. If I find out anything, I'll let you know. :)