Understanding Endometriosis

Long story short, I was pregnant, miscarried, dr. said my #'s were out of whack, feared cancer, did laproscopic surgery...came back with endo 4...have been unable to get pregnant since (and this is 5 years later)...they threw me into early menapause with some outrageously expensive drug w/o success to get the "endo under control" (ha, I had no pain BEFORE surgery...)...I think I would have been much better of w/o surgery and the menapausal drug. I have no children and think the dr's screwed up my chance ...I'm now 40 and my childbearing years are pretty much gone!

My only advice for those sufferers that want children is to explore "other" methods before going with surgery and drugs...

BTDT

I also have a friend who is 52 and been diagnosed with endometriosis. Is this possible when she is taking hrt.

I am 22 and I have had endeometriosis since I was 17. It has been hell and I have found that I can not hold down a job because some does I am fine and others, my period pain is so bad, I either pass out, cry myself to sleep or simply try to pop every pill I have. It is s hard... I never know when it is going to bad... a little bit of stress and I am so bad that I fear the idea of going to the toilet. I have been mis diagnosed 3 times and it wasn't until I demanded that there was something wrong that someone took notice. I have heard bad things about the operation so I am not going to have it... I tried Chaste Tree tablets which are not only expensive but also just a placebo and now I have it bad... I have no idea what to do... I need help. A tablet or something.

To anyone with endometriosis - please, please consider seeing a herbalist trained in the chinese system. The diagnosis takes into account your whole system and aims at balancing it's functions and supporting the whole system. It is successful at addressing pain, heavy bleeding and can prepare the body for conception and pregnancy.
It is scary how many drugs and how much surgery goes on without much safer and successful methods even being considered... Don't loose hope - if you haven't checked this out, you still have a good chance of improving your condition.
Most practitioners of chinese herbs also practice acupuncture and this is extremely supportive of the body and soul as it regains balance, so I really encourage the two to be used in conjunction as this condition (like many gynae problems) has a strong emotional element that it is important to acknowledge and support. All the best.

I went under the knife in 2006 and that is when i was told i had endo, also i have PCOS and a blocked tube, i have been trying to get pregnant for 5 yrs now with no joy and this is making my life hell, i have been given treatment that put me into the menopause to try and caontrol it but it didnt help with trying to get pregnant, my symtoms have got alot worse since my op in 2006, i have a consultant apointment in september, i have little faith now, can anyone give me some advice please.
Emma.

I ve been experiencing severe pain the last 3-4 years. last year tried treatment that did not work and had my uterus removed in April .08.
Pain started again in December .08 and is still continuing. It is more severe now. as it has spread to my overies and between my virginal walls and bladder. I must now have another operation inconjuction with the zoladex injection. Sometimes it is so bad I can hardly move. It is so frustrating and it affects you whole life. I cannot make love to my husband , when passing urine or have bowel movements it is is so painful that sometimes delay going. Allot of people do not understand and that makes it even worse. Thank God that i have a very good gynaecologist who has been very understanding and doing the best he can. Thank God for my husband who stands by me and pray for me.

i am 32 years old and living with indometrios i have a very bad case and very painful very horrific to put it mildly! my symptoms are pain in my lower back and abdomin and bowel area and nausas or vomiting every day pain with sex and bowel movements! unfortunitly for me i have had this for years and had cysts befor and had to have surgery!i did go in for my surgury about 3yrs ago and it ended up going horrible wrong wile this certin dr was in there removeing my cyst and cuttning some indo out he carelessly nick my small bowl and did not ketch this horrific mistake and sowd me back up and wile in recovery my cell count was raiseing and my temp was also indecateing an infection i got iv antibiotics for a couple days and then released even though my cell count and temt was still up! i left the hospital on a fri and over a 3 day period i began getting very ill couldnt walk eat vomiting repetedly and was told it was just a rough recovery! that following monday was my post op check i could not even walk into this dr office i was carried! when i got in to this dr office i was very ill and was still told it was a rough recovery! dr decided to run a blood test and sent me home a little wile later he call and said i needed to be put back in the hospital right away my cell count was well over 20,ooo and normal is 10,000 he said he was going to open me back up that something was wrong i was put back in the hospital and put on antibiotics by iv again he never opened me up i was slowly dieing it took this dr 3weeks to finally call in a specailist this dr came in an moved quickly he new something was very wrong my temp was 104 he quickly ran some painful test and found my intestin had been cut open and partinitis had set in i had my small bowls leaking in to my stomic i had surgery and ended up with a fistula ahole in my abdomin and feededing tubes and more! after all this i now have cyst and endo again and have to have surgery again soon because this 1st dr didnt treat it at all

NOT SHORE IF HER 6 MONTH ORDEAL IS REAL
OR NOT SHE IS LIVING IN ONE OF MY SOBER FAITH BASED HOUSES & FOR 6 MONTHS SHE DOES VERY LITTLE, GOES TO MANY DR S HAS NO PAPPER WORK & IS LIKE A TERMINALLY ILL PERSON. THANK YOU HP

most cases of endometriosis there is loss o tissue through the vagina.it is very paunful.you would know it if you had it.

I have been reading the info on Endometrios--I am 76 years old & having pain in this region & lower bowel area--could this be a consideration for this ailment? Thank you-T. Reynolds