Have u tried beginners yoga? As far as exercise go that and walking is the easiest and best for me. Thermacare heat wraps work wonders. Also a combination of tylenol and IB(2 tylenol and up to 4 200 IB) for really bad days if you dont have any rx pain meds can help too. One of these days I am going to try the TENS machine as I have heard that helps some. But for mt the thing that helps the most is rx pain meds and heat. Althoug for some reason here in hampton roads VA they r very paranoid about prescribing meds unless u have cancer. I literaly had a dr tell me that...lol.

I don't think tramadol does anything for pain, except be an adjucnt with other pain meds. It's known to be a weak mu agonist compared to narcs. I prefer NSAID like toradol. Be careful about taking motrin or NSAIDs everyday, you don't wan to ruin your kidneys and your GI tract.

If it hurts to expercise, don't push through the pain. You may have not healed enough after the lap. I had my lap about two weeks ago, and I was told that I will still get fatigue and have pain months afterwards. I love Ashtanga yoga. It's more meditative, not that hot (Bikram) gym yoga stuff. And, it's not strenuous at all. I've been feeling more in fit than when I was doing my boxing class, which I'm dying to go back to.

I've done accupuncture and I think it's a great idea! They have places that are pay as you can, like a pay scale. But, I think it's better to find someone who is experienced in female infertility. They are more experienced in the meridians and know what to hit. They will prescribe herbals for you. With their treatment, I felt more flowing in my pelvis like it was free. They were able to detect my problems really well cause it turned out I had a huge fibroid and my GI tract had a lot of problems, both which had treated in surgery. You are definitely reminding me that I need a treatment! LOL!

That's awesome that you cut out caffeine! Have you tried green tea?

Thank you for the helpful information! I have tried yoga in the past but not recently. I definitely think it would be worth my time. I have found that my body handles walking better than biking or other forms of exercise. Most of the time I do not take any pain reliever even the over the counter medication because I do not want to hurt my kidneys or anything else by taking that all of the time. I think my next step will be acupuncture to see if that helps.

I like to drink decaf chai tea - I have tried green tea but chai is my favorite.

they should have had you taper off the pain meds, then you wouldnt have went through withdrawls, even tramadol taken for a period of time you shouldnt stop abrubtly.
Accupuncture didnt work for me, do you take the bc pill? it helped me for many yrs.
If you have pain everyday you could think about pain mgt? most gyns wont/cant give you pain meds for too long before they refer you out. take care.

Have you tried 800 mg motrin? I've taken alot of it over the years and my kidneys are fine. I do have them checked every yr or so depending on how much I've used them the yr before and right before I have a lap.

They did kind of taper off the Tramadol but my body still went through withdrawal. I have the birth control implant in my arm since April of this year. Because of this I do not have monthly periods which is great except I have pain all the time. I have tried 800mg motrin but it does not really do much to help the pain at this point. Maybe I should call my doctor and see if he can refer me to a pain management specialist.

Have you tried pelvic floor therapy? It is worth a try because those muscles could be contributing to your pain.

I have not tried pelvic floor therapy. I think I am going to try a combination of these suggestions and see what works for me. I have an appointment at the end of next month with a pain management specialist.

Ok. try everything you can until you find what works for you.

(((HUGS)))

I have the TENS unit and it's pretty amazing. I see a pain management specialist who gave it to me. It has been said that you shouldn't purchase one under $400. But my pain management specialist's office gave me an excellent one and it really helps. I use narcotic pain meds on a daily basis. honor435 is absolutely right. most OBGYNs will not want to keep you on pain meds on a regular basis, but he/she should refer you to either an endo specialist or a pain management clinic. I am really lucky to have a pain management specialist who does medication management with me, but he also has me coming in right now for a 6 week course of acupuncture twice a week, he put me on a special diet, and has sent me to a physical therapist who does trans-vaginal biofeedback. I am only on the daily narcotic meds now because my first specialist put me on them before I even had diagnostic surgery, and it caused a dependance. Luckily my new pain dr and i have a plan to ween of the meds after the scheduled radical hysterectomy I am having in November. I've had 4 laps and too many miscarriages. My OBGYN who is also and endo specialist surgeon talks to my pain management dr on a regular basis. It really helps is they communicate. I took tramadol for several months and then developed a tolerance. It isn't technically a narcotic, but it acts like one. That's why the withdrawals happen.
It might really help to have a conversation with your GYN or specialist to explore a referral to a pain clinic to see what other options they could possibly provide.
I know how much you're hurting physically and emotionally.
I wish you all the luck in the world and hope you find a solution as soon as possible!

Once you are off the pain meds do you think the acupuncture and physical therapy will be enough and you won't need them at all anymore? I spoke with my endo specialist on Friday and he told me that he wants me to see my primary care physician to see if there isn't a potential for something in addition to endo causing this pain. Has anyone else had this? I thought it was really odd since he already did surgery- maybe he is concerned because my pain is really centralized to one ovary ... I don't know. But either way I have an appointment with my primary care on Monday and a pain management specialist at the end of October.

if you track what you eat every day you might be surprised what the one thing is that is getting you, I was bed ridden before I was diganosed and met an acupunturist that specialized in abdominal pain and he had me up and walking in 3 days! exercise can hurt, so you have to taylor it to you, even a good 15 min walk 2 times a day will help, I promise!! ( a got a puppy this summer to make me go out twice a day :)

I also see pain management and take a cocktail of narcotics daily just to function. I try to workout as much as possible but sometimes the pain gets the best of me.I am getting my 5th lap done in October then most likely a hysterectomy. I think if pain controls your life u should look for a pain management doctor.