Adenomyosis and pain killers / pain management

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Hi all,

I feel like I've come to a dead end with trying to manage pain.

I had most of my endo cut out last April which was all well and good, and put on the combined pill to stop bleeding completely. When my pain continued I had an MRI and they discovered I had adenomyosis. I'm 24 btw.

I had a mirena inserted in November 08 and was told I may have mild pain for a few weeks, maybe up to a few months. But I've had quite severe pain (comes and goes) from day dot and it's not improving. Ultrasound confirmed mirena is positioned correctly.

I've tried nurofen plus, panadeine forte, tramadol, ponstan, all with no success. The nurofen helps a little bit but certainly not enough. The others don't help at all. My doctor doesn't seem keen to try anything else.

Has anyone had this problem and found something/painkiller to help manage the pain? I don't have children but I want to in the future...we're not ready just yet. This pain is really wearing me down and I can't imagine being like this for however many years until I'm ready for a hysterectomy!

I would appreciate any help or ideas

Bec