Symptomatic since: Pain started 1999, was referred for painful periods put on the pill experienced minimal relief. Pains worsened as years went on and became more GI. Could not eat without pain, painful bowel movements, blood in stool in and out of ER for morpheine pain relief for severe stomach pain usually occuring after eating. Gas pains and bloating and period pain normally starting 2-3 days before period and had me doubled ove rthe entire time, alternating diarrohea and constiapation and fatigue.
Surgeries: 3 gatroscopies, 1 colonoscopy, 1 diagnostic lap & hysteroscopy September 06, Bowel resection (laparotomy) May 29th 07 and excision
Areas of endo found: small and large bowel, 40cm of small bowel removed, pouch of douglas, ovaries, tubes, bladder and appendix.
Fertility: No guarantess but Fingers crossed!!!
Treatments: Been on bc pill, currently on Synarel (GnRH)
Medical help: Been diagnosed by doctors for celiacs, lactose intolerance, ulcers, IBS appendicitis and in fact I had none of the above Go Figure!!! Damn doctors. Was in the ER 6 times in 6months for debilitating pain had to be carried in and put on morphiene, sent home being told i had gastroenteritits on all occasions. Finally Referred myself to a gynae who did my diagnostic lap in sept 06 which got the ball rolling.
Outlook now: am minus some bowel but my surgeons have said that my endo was so extensive and in the top 10 of the most complicated bowel surgeries they have performed. (at least they earned their money!) I am currently disease free Yay!!
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