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Post by baby bonnet on Sept 27, 2011 11:15:01 GMT -5
It's been a while since I've been here but had to sort of rant. It's been two years since the birth of my beautiful 2nd daughter and slowly my endo pain has gone from "OK I can deal with this" to "Oh My God put me out of my misery". I really didn't suffer from endo pain, only nausea and migraines. That started to change after the birth of my 1st daughter. I started having some pain but it wasn't unbearable. Then came baby number 2. Slowly it has gotten worse and worse. Now I avoid food and drink as much as I can during my period to avoid having to use the bathroom as much as possible. Urinating is bad enough, I feel like my pee muscles are torturing me, but passing a bowel is like having a baby and all my female parts feel swollen I think it may be time to talk to my OBGYN about a second lap. It's been about 6 years since my 1st and only lap, and I'm a little upset that my OBGYN never told me how bad my endo was and that I never asked. I also don't like the fact that after all these years he has never brought up the "endo" subject again nor that I haven't either. I guess both my OBGYN and I have slacked off but it is easy to do when pregnancy kept me symptom free and raising the girls has kept me so busy. I can't continue to ignore it any longer thought because now the pain is debilitating. Kiss to all for putting up with my long ranting ramble but like I said it's been a long time since I've been in here. No Internet at home and limited access from work.
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Post by JC on Sept 27, 2011 13:36:07 GMT -5
Oh wow this is sad! I'm so sorry! I think a lot of doctors have convinced themselves that pregnancy is a cure so I bet your doctor just assumed you would be "all better" (pat on head) once you got pregnant. They just don't get it!!
Good to hear from you though! I wish you weren't feeling so terrible!
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Post by Karen on Sept 27, 2011 20:42:45 GMT -5
Aw, I'm sorry you're not feeling so good these days! I think a good talk with your gyn is a good idea, and I really hope she takes you seriously and does something about it. I can't imagine it's easy to take care of two little ones when you're feeling like that!
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Post by baby bonnet on Jan 2, 2013 11:51:20 GMT -5
Hi Jenaya and Karen,
I finally got back on after my last rant to rant some more. Thank you for your responses. It isn't easy taking care of two little ones with endo especially hard since my husband is no help at all. My girls are 3 and 5 now and very active, I can't keep up with them especially when I'm feeling sick. I haven't had time to get on the forum since last time. I have to limit my Internet use here at work and didn't have Internet at home till just a few weeks ago. Hopefully I'll be able to get on here more frequently again because this support group really does help me not feel so alone with this struggle.
I finally got around to talking with my doctor and he wants me back on birth control pills to avoid surgery. Since they have helped in the past he wants to see if they will help again and said that if the pills don't help then we will talk surgery.
I really do hope they help. Passing a bowel during my period is painful enough, the girls pounding on the door while I'm in the bathroom doesn't help.
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Post by charlie29 on Jan 5, 2013 10:51:43 GMT -5
I hope the bcp helps you. I know what you mean by pain being worse after your second pregnancy. My pain got increasingly worse as well when I stopped nursing my youngest daughter. The doctor chalked it up to my cycle returning and said we would watch it. After having a cyst and painful periods as well as painful sex, my doc suggested it could be Endo. My new husband and I have been trying to get pregnant and I knew something wasnt right.
At the time my now ex-husband wasnt a help either and my kids were about the same age as yours are.
You arent alone. I feel I can really relate to you in that we have to deal with this disease with young kids. My girls are 51/2 and almost 8 so they get that mommy doesnt always feel well and I am lucky that my husband now is supportive.
I would be interested to know how much it's progressed since your last lap.
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