No, I don't think so. I have endometriosis I had heavey bleeding and I had a lot of pain do you have these symptoms?

Not sure...
I had problems oct. 2000, when I was 17.

At first the doctors thought it was appendicitis and while removing my appendix they found dense chronic adhesions encasing my appendix, colon, bowels, etc. They closed me back up and sent me home. A few days later I had the same horrible sharp pains and went back to the emergency room, where the doctors performed an exploratory surgery and discovered the adhesions had caused a blockage in my intestines (most likely causing the pains). But the doctors were totally at a loss to explain where the adhesions came from.
My mom remembered taking me into the emergency room when I was about 5 and the doctors then thought I had a kidney stone -- but it was gone the next day. The doctors in 2000 determined that (since kidney stones are so rare in children and appendicitis is not) my appendix prolly ripped a little then and the antibiotics healed me, but the fluid from inside my appendix kept seeping out over the years -- causing the adhesions.

However it took them months to come to this conclusion...And I quote directly from the operation report) "this is the best explanation I have for the extensive adhesions which I found." -- which lead me to believe that they still may not know what really caused them...

At one point they were worried thinking I might have endometriosis.
And i've had some tests done since, but because they kinda moved away from the endometriosis, never really worried about that too much.
I was just curious, because i'm still not totally at ease w/their response, if i've been having normal yearly checkups, but noting too extensive, but my mom thought, that if it was endometriosis it would show up in a normal pap smear... I was just wondering if that is correct?

Hi there akmorningstar:

just saw your post (december), so this may be late reaching you. I had endometriosis in 1979.....The only way to really determine if you have it is to have a laproscopy. This is where the surgeon inserts a scope (with camera) and looks into your pelvis. The incision is created at your belly button. They insert "gas" so your organs float and they can then take pictures and have an experienced doctor determine if he can see the "implants" of endometrial tissue. I had the hysterectomy in 1979 (asked them to leave 1 ovary due to my young age). Then had to go in again in 1981 to have the last ovary taken out as the endometriosis was still growing. (it feeds on estrogen). Then in 1991 had to have emergency surgery due to adhesions and bowel blockage, caused by the surgeries. Anyway, I feel wonderful now and I would definitely go to an experienced surgeon for the laproscopy as that is the only way to tell if you have it. Some women experience a lot of pain while others do not. A pap test definitely can not tell the doctor if you have it. Believe me! I was treated for "infections" by my gyn until I went to a specialist.

Hi I want to know something...I got my belly button pirced 2mnths ago and it got ifected and like it sliped open and I see the ering sliping out I took it off and like thers a bump if I go to the hospital what are they going to do?? Im only 12yrs old and im verrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyy scareddddd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Plz write back to me!!! :shock: :cry: :( :?: