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Endometriosis - period pain which is giving me alot of pain
Expert: Martha Russell - 11/5/2009
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QUESTION: What would your local gp answer and tests be?
I am a 20 year old female. I have had my period since I was 11 and it now last 8 days and is quite heavy. I get mild dizziness, fainting, vomiting feeling, sharp pains/ aching in my lower tummy. This last about 2 days before period begins to 3 days in my period. For the rest of the period I feel very tired, bloated and cramping aching feeling in my stomach top and lower stomach mainly. I don't no what to do about this. Yes I will go to the doctors but i scared what will they do once i tell them all this. just put me antibiotics or do tests or try changing my diet. My diet by the way is meat - red meat, chicken but I do eat seafood all of it. Can u help just to let me no of some of the possible things i might expect when i visit my local gp.
I don't know what to do cause Im in alot of pain and have tried all pain medicines u can get without pescriptions and heat pads warm baths exercising herbal tea
ANSWER: Dear Kirsty
You just described endo to a "t"...I had all of those symptoms and more. I actually vomited each and every month I had my period. Getting to a gyno is the best thing you could do for yourself. Endo is a hormone driven disease, so all the pain relievers, heating pads and warms baths in the world won't help with the pain.
Tell your gyno everything and he/she will probably want to do a laproscopy. This is a minor out patient procedure where they take a look inside to see where there is endo and how severe it is. Hormone treatment will probably be prescribed...If you have a good gyno, you should feel relief almost immediately after treatment starts. You do not need to feel this way. I am sorry that you do.
You will also be told to watch you diet, get plenty of rest and exercise...that's not so bad.
I wish you a world of luck when you go to the Dr., I know it will be a great day for you as you will get the long awaited answers you need and deserve.
Take care
Martha
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QUESTION: Thanks for the answer but the reason I have yet to go to the doctors or the gyno is because I am scared they will want to do a pelvic/ pap smear examination and I have been told that it hurts and I will be in pain for 2 - 3 days after with like cramping and feeling dizzy and I have very little pain tollerance. What would be the first thing the doctor/ gyno will do when i get to the room and explain my symptoms. like what questions procedures or medication will i be prescribed
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Oh I see...a normal Pap/pelvic exam is a piece of cake. Have you never been to a gyno to have one? With all of your symptoms...your gyno will be very gentle. Any pap that I ever had was never painful just alittle uncomfortable during the exam. I was fine as I left the office.
Once you tell your gyno your symptoms...he/she will immediately do the exam. It only takes about 5 minutes. Once it is done, they will again speak with you about what your options are. This is really an easy one and you should not worry...
And if your Dr. orders more tests after the pap, most of them are also very painless...just alittle crampy afterwards. You won't need 2-3 days to recover at all.
If after the exams, you are found to have endo, your Dr will more than likely prescribe a hormone based treatment. You will be surprised how much better you will feel once a gyno gets a handle on your current situation. No reason to hesitate, this is a good step towards stopping the progression of endo.
Best of luck. You'll do great and be surprised how much an educated explanation of your pain will help you understand endo.
Martha
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