I need some advice

[skyhill82]

I'm gonna sum this up the best I can.  2 years ago I went to my gyno because I was in so much pain and nothing I took was helping ease it.  They did a sono and it was a cyst.  My dr put me on birth control pills and said if this doesn't help come back.  After about 8 months it came back brutally.  I stopped taking the pills because I had gotten married and figured they weren't working and when it's time for babies I will be ready.  It has only gotten worse.  It hurts so bad it has caused me to call in at least 1 day a month from work.  I went back to the gyno at my whits end and he talks to me about endometriosis, like he did last time.  We go in for the exam and he pushes where I believe there is a cyst and it hurt so bad tears were in my eyes.  We go back in the office to chat and he tells me again that he truly thinks it's endo.  We discuss that and the options.  Then I'm told that he is referring me to an IBS dr.  I was shocked.  The only time I ever have an issue is within that week and a half of the month.  I asked him if he honestly thought it was endo, why not do another sono to see if there is in fact another cyst or whatever we needed to do to persure that.  He basically blew me off.  So now I am left thinking.  Do I go see another gyno and get another opinion or should I persure this other dr.  Today I'm in alot of pain once again as my period nears.  I don't know what else to do but I cannot do this every month anymore.  

[FishDish3579]

One suggestion re birth control pills - you can try taking them continuously (don't take the week off, just start the next month).  You can do this for at least three months in a row if not more (ask dr.).  While initially you may have a bit of spotting, I find that my pain is much less when I'm not getting my period regularly.  Just a thought.

[achilles2]

You need to find an endo specialist. You can do so by contacting the endometriosis association to find one near you:
http://www.endometriosisassn.org/

As far as cysts here is some good info about them:
http://www.surgery4women.com/ovarian-cysts

I hope this helps,
achilles2

[skyhill82]

I stopped the BC pills becasue after a few months they weren't helping.  My periods stayed at 7 days, and the cramping eased up but then came back with a vengence.  Thats when I finally said screw it, they aren't helping.  I figured it was normal and I was just being a baby about the cramping till that cyst thing.  I dunno.  I mean the cramping is bad and normally on the left side. my periods are heavy and just drain the life out of me completly.  My poor husband tries so hard to do something to help but I end up just crying.  

[Sue9510]

I know you were trying to shorten your story greatly, but there are many questions that go unanswered to begin working this up.  Back to your initial comment about your Gynecologist putting you on bc pills. You statement leads me to believe they were helping.  If this is true, why why why would you stop these?  If you actually do have endometriosis never ever stop the bc pills that ate keeping this condition under control until you are definitely immediately ready to conceive.  Women with this suffer greatly and typically cannot control this without hormonal pills of some kind.  So great is the pain and general disturbance of this condition you can see where it can often cause  the loss of their job and immediate relationships if it is not managed.
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