New Symptom

[DLA]

Yesterday I was bent over weeding my flower bed and it felt like my belly was being pulled from my body.  Had to support it with my arm.  Is this an endo symptom?  It's a new one to me.  If I bend over too far the pressure on my stomach hurts so bad I almost can't breath.  Last summer I thought it was my liver and had tests run on it and ruled that out.  It's on the right side where my liver is and very tender all the time, but my liver is in pretty good shape so dr doesn't think it would be hurting like that.

Am also having a lot of pain in my left hip and don't know what it is.  I do have arthritis, but this feels different.  How to describe it?  Almost like there's something there that is being smashed when I sit wrong.  Very hard to walk some times the pain is so severe.

Have also had terrible constipation for about 6 days now and can't get anything to relieve it.  Even 3 dulcolax/day won't take care of it.  Am not totally stopped up any more, but can't seem to empty enough to get relief.  There's obviously no blockage.  Have always had diarhea, and haven't had gall bladder for 8 years so this is a totally new problem for me.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Dac

[juliesmom]

I don't have a lot of digestive problems, but do have trouble with bowel movements from time to time due to the adhesion that has my right ovary stuck to my colon.  It's not constant though.  I try to eat a lot of fiber, mainly  from fruits and veggies since things like oatmeal and high fiber cereals hurt my stomach.  I've also had my gall bladder out so I have to watch what I eat because of that too.  I'm having a total hysterectomy eventually as well, my gyn/onc says that there is no other option for me to be completely pain free.  I'm not sure when that will happen, but one day in the future.  Right now I'm just taking bc and not having periods to control the pain...so far so good.  The only procedures I've had are the 3 laps in the last 6 years.

[Tomkat12]

I have endo that is in attached to my digestive track.  reading some of your posts it sounds as if you do as well.  Have you had any procedure that has helped?  Do you have lots of digestive problems?  I have not had a lap but they want to do a total hyster and I am not sure that is the right option.  They do not think they could remove do to the location without bothering my digestive track.  Could they really know that without a lap?

[juliesmom]

I feel for you, I had the flu 2 weeks ago...it was horrible!  Feel better :)

[DLA]

Had to reschedule for the 4th time now.  Have this blasted flu.  Next appt to try for is April 9.  Wonder what will go wrong that day?  Guess I'll just keep wondering and complaining.

[juliesmom]

It's no problem, you go ahead and whine all you want, we've all been there.  I know my husband is sick of hearing me gripe and complain about hurting, but he doesn't say much anymore.  Unfortunately, it took him hearing from my surgeon after my last lap just how bad it was.  Now he's a little more sympathetic, not as much as I'd like but he doesn't ignore me anymore.  The only thing you can do is to keep going to the doctor until you get a proper diagnosis and a course of treatment.  We can all offer advice as to what to do about the pain but endo is unique to each and every person who suffers with it so you'll have to try a variety of remedies until you find what works for you.  Hopefully you can control it without narcotics, I take Tramadol, it prescription, but non-narcotic so it's not habit forming and the majority of the time it helps...not always though.  I thought I was doing really well until I started having to take them even when it wasn't time for my period, that was heartbreaking.  But you gotta do what's right for you and what makes it easier to get through the days with the pain.  Good luck!

[DLA]

No.  Haven't even been to the new gyn yet.  My appt is next Wed.  Am so anxious just to find out if this is what's wrong with me I can't stand it!  Know there has to be an explanation for it, but some times I get to doubting myself about it b/c it doesn't hurt the same all the time.  Except having my son in my lap or some pressure like that on my stomach--even leaning on the counter doing dishes--is always very uncomfortable.  Wasn't this bad when I was pregnant.

Appreciate you info so much.  Some times it just feels like I'm losing my mind b/c all these symptoms seem so crazy to me.  Never had it feel like my insides were being pulled out before.  That was weird.  And it drives me crazy that even just walking hurts so much.  I have diabetes now and they keep telling me I need to exercise 30 minutes a day, but they don't understand when I try to tell them how bad it hurts my stomach they just say it's b/c I'm out of shape.  Well, I've been out of shape for years now and it never hurt like this.  sigh

Waiting for answers is the hardest thing to do.  And that's all I want is answers.  Thank for listening to me whine about this, too.  :)

[juliesmom]

Bless your heart, I feel for you.  I've had the kind of pressure/pain you're describing, with me it feels like my insides are falling out and putting pressure on the abdomen is the only thing that will help it.  It certainly makes you feel stupid to go around holding your belly all the time, doesn't it?  Maybe there's an adhesion on your bowel, have you had a lap recently?...I can't remember without going through and reading all of the posts again.