Firstly Congratulations on being pregnant!!!!! doing the happy dance for you girl!!!

I can relate to endo pain during pregnancy - the funny thing was when I was pregnant with DD and ended up in the emergency department due to severe adominal pain they put it down to ligament stretching.... I know know eight years later it was actually endo.... the doctors never worked that out till last year!!!!

In relation to your question about specialists I would have to second the recommendation that Angel Dee of Dr Michael Cooper (Macquarie st Sydney)

He is not in Penrith but he is definately worth the extra travel in my book. I don't live in Sydney and had to travel aprox 2hrs each way to see him but it was a small price to pay for having such good care. i had very significant endo and required extensive surgery and had this in september and was back at work three weeks after bowel/colon resection, removal of cyst and falopian tube and removal of disease from POD.

Considering how extensive the surgery it was amazing at how quickly I made recovery and I feel this had alot to do with my choice of specialist.

Initial consultation was expensive but i suppose you get what you pay for also. So I think it was money well spent to a surgeon that I had heard such good things about.

He has a web site so you can go check him out and he gives details of his surgery sucess rate as well on his web site.

I can only speak from my own experience. At the end of the day its really up to you who you choose and who your happy with - I hope you find a specialist you feel you can trust and that your comfortable with

Good luck with the pregnancy and search for the right specialist. I hope this info helps you in your seach.
Hi Mumsz, Thanks for the message. Will look into. Have trouble travelling for more than forty minutes though. It leaves me in bed for the next week but I will see what I can do.

Willow, Thank you also. I would rather not mention my Gyno if that's okay. Don't want any hassles with him. He's caused me enough grief!! I am looking for both someone for my endo symptoms and just a generally good family doctor in Penrith to monitor me when I am sick and during my pregnancy rather than just being given the run around all the time.

Thanks again everyone.