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Mystery symptoms and returning diagnosis of BV?!
I am just going to paste in my post from the endometriosis forum and hope maybe anyone has some insight or could point me in the right direction...
I have some strange symptoms, that just might be nothing.. But I read an article in a magazine about endometriosis and decided to do some researching. I haven't really come up with any concrete symptom information , because it seems to vary, as well as severity.
Slight trouble urinating, only at the end it feels as though I need to bare down to finish ? if I don't do that, I feel like I have to pee, constantly. Every now and then I get these twinges down around where my uterus and ovaries and such are located, or a random shooting pain. This is rather infrequent, but sometimes it is pretty sharp, and only lasts for a few seconds. Occasionally mid-cycle or just post-menstrual, it sort of [at risk of sounding a bit crazy] feels like after I eat, it hurts/cramps around that area for a few minutes as if it is having trouble digesting. I occasionally, but not always, get a few really bad periods, sometimes where the cramping is so bad I just want to lay in bed all day, and not move. And lastly [from what I can recall] I have an almost constant discharge, not like and all day long constant, but it is random, throughout the day, every single day, at any given time in my cycle. I really don't know if this is relevant to this particular concern, but I had what my Dr. called pre-cancerous cells forming on my cervix while I was pregnant, about a year and a half ago. could that have something to do with my symptoms instead? Or could those cells be mistaken, and actually be endo ?
I got my 3rd or 4th ever diagnosis of BV from the Dr. today wtf is that all about? It never goes AWAY, based on my personal gauging of symptoms, it seems unchanging. But this is their only clue, at almost every pap {except one that came back normal, from what I can recall} and it was quite uncomfortable/slightly painful to have that exam this time. There would be more point in them calling me to say "Guess what, you don't have bv this time" than there is for them to not, almost.
Started my period today and it is very crampy and painful, to note.
I have some strange symptoms, that just might be nothing.. But I read an article in a magazine about endometriosis and decided to do some researching. I haven't really come up with any concrete symptom information , because it seems to vary, as well as severity.
Slight trouble urinating, only at the end it feels as though I need to bare down to finish ? if I don't do that, I feel like I have to pee, constantly. Every now and then I get these twinges down around where my uterus and ovaries and such are located, or a random shooting pain. This is rather infrequent, but sometimes it is pretty sharp, and only lasts for a few seconds. Occasionally mid-cycle or just post-menstrual, it sort of [at risk of sounding a bit crazy] feels like after I eat, it hurts/cramps around that area for a few minutes as if it is having trouble digesting. I occasionally, but not always, get a few really bad periods, sometimes where the cramping is so bad I just want to lay in bed all day, and not move. And lastly [from what I can recall] I have an almost constant discharge, not like and all day long constant, but it is random, throughout the day, every single day, at any given time in my cycle. I really don't know if this is relevant to this particular concern, but I had what my Dr. called pre-cancerous cells forming on my cervix while I was pregnant, about a year and a half ago. could that have something to do with my symptoms instead? Or could those cells be mistaken, and actually be endo ?
I got my 3rd or 4th ever diagnosis of BV from the Dr. today wtf is that all about? It never goes AWAY, based on my personal gauging of symptoms, it seems unchanging. But this is their only clue, at almost every pap {except one that came back normal, from what I can recall} and it was quite uncomfortable/slightly painful to have that exam this time. There would be more point in them calling me to say "Guess what, you don't have bv this time" than there is for them to not, almost.
Started my period today and it is very crampy and painful, to note.
I don't have endometriosis, to my current knowledge.. I am still in the process of trying to figure out what it is. I also thought I was a bit young to have been found pre cancerous cells already, but I guess illness knows no boundaries, so I kind of ruled my age out in figuring what it might be..And I already have a son, as well. Which might kind of effect things, I don't know.. I've kind of always had some of these symptoms for as long as I can remember.
I do get constipated a lot.. but I always saw it as a part of life for me. So I never really linked it with my other symptoms.
I do get constipated a lot.. but I always saw it as a part of life for me. So I never really linked it with my other symptoms.
I don't know a lot about endometriosis, but I've been plagued with painful menses with giant bloodclots most of my life. 'Til recently that is, but that's partly because I'm getting older. The cramping I can understand. The giant bloodclots would cause me to have such severe cramping and fatigue. Feeling like you have to bear down when you're peeing during your cycle is something that I have experienced myself. I even experience that when I'm not menstruating.
I'm not sure about the chronic BV, but I think it may be hormonal, given that you have endometriosis.
I'm not sure about the bloating, since I don't know a lot about endometriosis. But, you should definitely get that checked out, just in case it has something to do with your ovaries, since your cycles are so irregular and inconsistent. You're only 17, so you obviously shouldn't be having this much trouble with your cycles.
If you can afford it, try posting your question with the Ask the Expert portion of either the Women's forum or the Endometriosis forum. Maybe your parents will be so kind as to put the information required for payment in for you, since you're still a minor, and let you go ahead and ask the questions you have of the experts.
As far as the bloating is concerned, have you had any other gastro symptoms, such as constipation or diarrhea? Nausea? You may have noticed that you will have more of these symptoms during your cycle. Although I wasn't told I had IBS 'til I was older than you are now, I clearly had it my whole life. IBS symptoms and menstrual symptoms do definitely affect each other--a lot. It involves our hormones. I noticed symptoms of my IBS always got a lot worse when I was only your age when I had my period. There is a definite link. Just like you have to be extra nice to yourself during your period because of the endometriosis, during this time it is also necessary to be extra nice to yourself concerning what you eat or don't eat. There is a definite corelation. I have fewer symptoms of both the menstrual symptoms and the IBS symptoms when I am careful about what I eat. This means no caffeine, dairy, gluten, sugars or other things that are known to upset the system. I would think that this would be especially true of someone with endometriosis. I may not know a lot about it, but I do understand it's miserable.
I'm not sure about the chronic BV, but I think it may be hormonal, given that you have endometriosis.
I'm not sure about the bloating, since I don't know a lot about endometriosis. But, you should definitely get that checked out, just in case it has something to do with your ovaries, since your cycles are so irregular and inconsistent. You're only 17, so you obviously shouldn't be having this much trouble with your cycles.
If you can afford it, try posting your question with the Ask the Expert portion of either the Women's forum or the Endometriosis forum. Maybe your parents will be so kind as to put the information required for payment in for you, since you're still a minor, and let you go ahead and ask the questions you have of the experts.
As far as the bloating is concerned, have you had any other gastro symptoms, such as constipation or diarrhea? Nausea? You may have noticed that you will have more of these symptoms during your cycle. Although I wasn't told I had IBS 'til I was older than you are now, I clearly had it my whole life. IBS symptoms and menstrual symptoms do definitely affect each other--a lot. It involves our hormones. I noticed symptoms of my IBS always got a lot worse when I was only your age when I had my period. There is a definite link. Just like you have to be extra nice to yourself during your period because of the endometriosis, during this time it is also necessary to be extra nice to yourself concerning what you eat or don't eat. There is a definite corelation. I have fewer symptoms of both the menstrual symptoms and the IBS symptoms when I am careful about what I eat. This means no caffeine, dairy, gluten, sugars or other things that are known to upset the system. I would think that this would be especially true of someone with endometriosis. I may not know a lot about it, but I do understand it's miserable.
Oh right, and that my periods have been getting very irregular... they keep coming a week earlier the next month.. For instance here are my starting dates, (before this month, it was generally steady around the middle of the month, then it started) July 16th, August 9th [<- 3 and a half weeks], September 2 [<- 4 and a half weeks], September 29th. [<- almost 4 weeks] They all usually last around 5 days or so.
if that wasn't clear, the brackets are the amount of time between one period to the next.
if that wasn't clear, the brackets are the amount of time between one period to the next.
also to note, if anyone even takes the time to read this, that I even spotted after this recent exam, and they usually never bother me.
And that I bloat up like a balloon if I eat a large meal, anytime of the month.
That's all i can think of right now.
And that I bloat up like a balloon if I eat a large meal, anytime of the month.
That's all i can think of right now.
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