Severe menstral cramps

[mel5573]

The first day of nearly very period I experience severe cramps on the right side of my pelvic region. The cramps are so severe that I feel cramping and burning in the front of my thighs, I get headaches and often vomit. I have had three children and would compare the pain to giving birth. This has been a constant interuption in my life. The only relief comes from taking 6 midol maximum strenth and staying in bed. Please help with any suggestions.

[mel5573]

Thanks, ya know I had not thought of that, I will most certainly look into it. Thanks for the advice :)

[LivingInHope]

An immediate relative of mine got herself a lawyer when hers was denied and a judge reversed the decision and she is getting medical care!  The Lord was gracious, as her diagnosis, I think, often doesn't get ruled as qualifying for it.  Have you ever tried getting a lawyer to appeal the decision?  Meanwhile, maybe you could try to see if a gyn will take you at a reduction in price or a monthly payment plan due to circumstances and they could try to order the best of the least expensive testing to start out with?

[mel5573]

Thanks for all the responces, you've been very helpful :) I tried to get into medicaid but was denied. I stay home due to my 6 year old disability. My husband lost his job a short time ago, he applied for medicaid and was approved with a 850.00/mo. deductable (he makes 1200/mo unemployment). I had a tubal ligation when I had my daughter, I wish they had done a hysterectomy.

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
Severe pain before periods or during that time can be due to ovarian cysts, pelvic inflammatory disease, endometriosis, adenomyosis and fibroids. Yes, you must consult a gynecologist immediately for confirmed diagnosis.
Hope this helps. Take care!

[LivingInHope]

I see so many on this site without insurance- I know there are many different reasons for this, but if you are disabled- have you ever tried applying for SSI and thus, get Medic-Aid?  You are thirty-seven, your profile says, and you say you haven't seen a doctor in six years, which shouldn't make buying medical insurance the most expensive, like when you are almost sixty-five (unless you were previously diagnosed with pre-existing condition(s) that make you considered a major risk for insurers).  Have you ever considered looking into getting some kind of medical insurance that would help you with the money angle in the long run when it comes to getting serious pain like this, that is majorly disruptive to your life, so you can get it extensively looked into by a medical professional?

[dame_wilbur]

I agree with SurgiMenopause on this one. Insurance or no, you need to get this checked out sooner rather than later. If you do have something like endometriosis going on, it's best to catch it early.

Good luck,

~Dame

[mel5573]

No I ahve'nt been to the doctor in 6 years. I don't have insurance. Thank you for your responce, now I have something to look into. Thanks :)

[LivingInHope]

I would suggest you get into a gyn doctor ASAP!  It might be that you have an endometriosis issue going on.  Those endometrial implants can grow with hormonal influences just like the lining inside your uterus.  They can shed too.  It can grow on your bowels, your ligaments, your bladder, your ovaries.  You can even get an endometrioma (chocolate cyst) growing inside an ovary.  They don't go away by themselves and can start destroying the ovary.  I had one of these in my left ovary and it was very painful and a lot of pressure feeling.  Hemorrhagic cysts, if they twist (had this happen to me on the right ovary) can be extremely painful and that's considered an emergency.  Mine was seven centimeters when I got emergency surgery.  

While I had ultrasound where they found that huge hemorrhagic cyst that was in torsion, and an excellent radiologist determined I had an endometrioma in my left ovary via MRI, sometimes, they can't even tell what the gyn problem is without a gyn surgeon doing exploratory laparoscopy, which might turn into a laparotomy for better visualization if they discover something.  Also, have they made sure you don't have chronic appendicitis?