Possible endometriosis?

[angelscarlette]

Hi there, I have been struggling with pain and have been in and out of with doctors since september of 07.  I was diagnosed in sept that I had a ovarian cyst. We determined taht by ultrasound, in which I had another one 6 wks after. I never received the results from the second ultrasound, but the pain ceased so I believed the cyst had left. At the beginning of Dec, I went for my reg pap test with my gyno. Waiting on those results. Then on christmas day, I began to feel the pains again, in my lower left side, and it was really sharp. So I went to the emergency, where I was told that I didn't have any cysts, but that my ovary itself was swollen. He advised me to discontinue my BC (Micronor) because he thought since they have no estrogen in them, I guess that was the cause for the swelling. No ultrasounds were done though to confirm or deny that. So off I went, still in pain, but thinking I was basically fine. A week later, and I was still hurting, so I went back to see a doctor and this time I was told that I may have endometriosis. He advised me to also not be on my BC pills and to schedule a biopsy of sorts for that. I have yet to make any further appts, because the pain did stop and I wanted to find out if anyone knew what this might be. I got my period 2 wks ago, and it was normal. (I only get my period like 3 times a year because of the Micronor) I accidentaly purchased scented pads, and as a result of those, my lips have been very swollen and red. They are very irritated. I thought I had an allergic reaction to the pads, but the swelling went away, and today I woke up with the largest burning sensation ever. It hurts to go to the bathroom, and walk. I am drinking cranberry juice and I put in a VCF (vaginal contraceptive film) after my shower to kind of clean up things. Does this sound like an allergic reaction still, or is this related to the possible endometriosis??  I am really desperate to stop having all these issues. If anyone has any feedback, I would really appreciate it. I am at my wit's end lately, and starting to get depressed about this. I would love to hear any response. Thanks a bunch.

[angelscarlette]

Thank you so much for your response. Yes I have pain with my periods, that's why the doctor switched me to Micronor. I've been having dysmenorhhea since I was 15, and all the doctor's did was switch me BC pills. I have been on everything, and have had 2 miscarriages from it. Then doctor's decided to switch me to micronor because they thought that I had an estrogen imbalance, and the combo pills were creating too much estrogen hence the miscarriages. I have been taking the micronor for almost 2 years now, and I only get my periods maybe 3 times a year. Mind you, the no periods is great, but the pain is worse. Up until one doctor saw a cyst, did no one say that I might have something else, or that even micronor has been bad to me.  I made an appt with a doctor today to get tested for endometriosis. The cranberry juice seemed to work with the burning, except that I feel it coming again, and I do believe it is a uti. Not sure how that happened, but I really hope it goes away. Again though, thank you for your help.

[pimmar]

Ok I need to know about your periods first of all, do you get very painful periods? If so you might have endometriosis. Why were you on Micronor? Unless you were breastfeeding micronor isn't a great OCP, its best to be on a combination pill. If you have cysts, if they are just follicular cysts, on a combined pill they should resolve. Endometriosis is a diagnosis usually made with a diagnostic laparoscopy or after being treated with Lupron.    The whole issue with the burning sensation can either be a UTI or a bad yeast infection, but nothing related to endometriosis.  Good luck.