Hi Irisha

I know exactly where you are coming from and understand all your fears as I went through all of those fears as well !!!

I was diagnosed with severe Endometriosis at the age of 22 and had to have a lapraoscopy. Endometriosis was only picked up with me when I underwent a lapraoscopy to see what was causing a huge cyst on my left ovary (when I first went to the hospital they thought i had appendicitis!!)

I was always having pain during intercourse and period pain was so bad I used to pass as a teenager till ponstan became available.

After my lapraoscopy I was told my chances of ever having children were so slim that they wanted me to undergo a hysterectomy right then and there. But I said I wanted to at least give trying to conceive a child a shot.

When I was 24 I started spot bleeding mid-cycle and went back to my surgeon. It turned out a ligament had adhered itself to my womb and I needed another lapraoscopy to free it. That was in Oct 2000.

February 2001 I came off the pill and fell pregnant 10 days later. I went on to have a my 1st son Kameron.

April 2003 I went back to my surgeon cause I was having pain in my left side (something I had never experienced before) and I told him that I had come off the pill to try and fall pregnant again. So he gave me a 12mth time frame to conceive otherwise I would be in for surgery again. 3 months later (July) I fell pregnant again and am now only 10wks away from giving birth.

The only way to know for sure you have Endometriosis and how severe it is to have a lapraoscopy (day-surgery and my scars are so small you wouldn't know they are there) they can also perform dye studies while you are under to make sure your tubes are clear.

So by all means get a 2nd opinion if you want. But a doctor can't tell just by looking at you

Also if you want you can visit my website that has my whole endo story. www.theastroweb.com/endo/

Love :smt049