When I get my period, I get REALLY sick... I mean, I get nauceas, diareahh [sp?] fevers/chills, everything.... the whole fuckin' enchilada. And it happens every cycle without fail, and usually only lasts the first couple days I have my period.... but for those couple days I'm useless. I often have to stay home from work, and everything because I get so sick. My cramps get so bad that the pain shoots down to my hips and legs, so that I can barely walk without hurting like hell. I THOUGHT that with endomitriosis you were miserable much more often than just two days out of the month, or is that just in some cases? Either way, does anyone else get this? Is it fairly normal, or should I probably head to the gyno for this? I hate going in to the doctor with this....I have already, and the only thing they ever want to do is experiment fucking birth control on me. I have tried a few different kinds before...none of them helped, and I DON'T want to be on birth control anyway. I'd rather feel like hell for two days out of a month than go on birth control, I just don't trust it. Anyway, I'm just a little turned off by going to the doctor for it, because I don't feel like being a lab rat again. Anyone else have any suggestions???
I've never had anything like that. I mean, I'm slightly more prone to getting lightheaded if I skip a meal by accident, but nothing as bad as you've described I would go to a doctor, but make sure that you make it abundantly clear that birth control/hormone therapy is -not- something you want to toy with, you just want to make sure it isn't endo or some other biological issue
Get some bloodwork done, rule out other things. Get a bloodtest taken when you are menstruating. Then ask your doctor where you should go from there without resorting to BC.
I get super lightheaded, nauseated and have migranes the first couple days of my period, and sometimes the cramps are really severe like what you described, but not every cycle. I don't know, I'd talk to your doctor about it.
I have no idea, but it could well be endometriosis. I've had similar symptoms when I had endo badly. I tried BC pills, but can't take them due to my migraines. They did surgery, which helped some, but I still needed to go on Depo for a year and a half. The only thing which helped the most was having my 4th child. It sounds like your symptoms are pretty severe. When you are in this much pain ect, it is usually neccesary to either treat the symptoms medically or surgically. It is rare that ANY health problem responds to the first intervention. Usually it takes many to get results. When you have health problems you get to be a "lab rat" but not really, as doctors aren't allowed to use treatments which haven''t been approved. Meaning someone else actually tested them. What works for one person may not work for others. That's why you have to try different things. As a veteran of a number of health problems, I can tell you, the first thing they try NEVER works for chronic problems. To get help, you have to go through trying one thing and one more to get results. Sucks, but as every human is different, this is the way bodies respond to different kinds of treatments. My endo is much better after my 4th baby. The first three didn't seem to help much. But some people do get results earlier. Endoscopic surgery is one option. Drugs are an other. But, with endo, even the diagnosis can't be confirmed withough Endoscopic surgery, as the have to SEE the endometrial implants to actually say you have Endometriosis. I hope you can get some relief. BTW, blood work can rule out a lot of things, they need to do a CBC and Chem 21 and they may want to do a 4 to 6 hour Glucose Tolerance Test, and check your thyroid but there is no blood work to confirm or deny endometriosis. They have to see it to diagnose it.
I get those symptoms as well but they only last the first day, and if I take strong pain killers they usually go away. I dunno.. might be a good idea to go see your gyno, especially if you're worried.
no, that is not normal. Not every woman with endo has the same symptoms, or the same results with different treatments. If your doctor does not take your concerns seriously, find another doctor. If you suspect endo (and it sure sounds like a distinct possibility to me), and if you decide upon laparoscopic surgery, make good and sure that you choose a doctor who is skilled enough with such surgery to actually remove all the endo s/he finds, no matter where it is located. Very few doctors are skilled enough to do that. Any doc who would do just an exploratory surgery, and not remove the endo implants he finds, should not be performing that kind of surgery!!! Don't take birth control for endo-like symptoms. even if it temporarily relieves the symptoms, the estrogen in the pills will feed more endo to grow inside you, and as soon as you come off them, the pain comes back worse than before. some links for you to check out: http://www.endometriosisassn.org/ bear in mind that the endo association is now sponsored by big money pharma companies, like the one that makes Lupron (the most evil of all drugs). http://www.womenssurgerygroup.com/conditions/Endometriosis/overview.asp at this website, check out the FAQ in the endo section, before choosing a doctor to do any sort of laparoscopic surgery!! Find an expert surgeon, it makes all the difference in the world.
i used to get like that when i was younger. I've been taking evening primrose oil 1000mg capsules every day for about 6 or 7 months and i have noticed that my pms discomfort is less. you could try that
I suffered like that for years. As it turned out, I had adenomyosis, which is very similar to endomitriosis. (I think the difference is where the rogue endometrial tissue implants itself.) Eventually I was in pain all of the time, not just when I had my period. I was diagnosed by laporoscopic surgery. They gave me BC pills to treat it, too. Which made it worse. Those hormones actually make the condition worse and cause the little tumors or whatever to grow, as I understand it. It's not going to just go away. Go to the doctor.
black cohosh helped mellow out my mood swing, and my cramps (i have endo., too). but i only use it when i'm not taking birth control (herb-prescription interactions are commonly not known). since 18, i've been on 7 or 8 different birth controls, but they made me bitchy, or didn't help my cramps/. i found Nuvaring. i love it. it's a ring u insert and leave in your vagina for 3 weeks (it's about the size of a pony tail holder). since the ring is in your, near your ovaries, hormones are only released to that part of your body, so it's not making you an emotional basketcase. plus, my period used to go for NINE days. now it's at 2 or 3 hope this helps!
thanks, ladies.... I will try bringing it up with my doctor again, and state that I don't feel like trying anymore birth control....if they don't respect that, I suppose I'll find a different doctor. I'm due for my annual check-up anywho, so I suppose it can't hurt to try and approach the subject again. And thanks again, all that information was very useful.
