Does this sound like endo? Something else?
In jr. High/high school I had horribly heavy periods. They were so bad that I had to sleep with a folded towl under me at night because I would bleed so much it would leak out overnight. I had to use the thickest pads day and night. I've alway had cramps but I don't remember them being unbearable in high school.
After I went on birth control pills (age 19) my periods got so much lighter and I had almost no cramps at all. Although lately my cramps have been pretty bad. Like curl up on the couch and try not to move-bad. But, when I started my period thursday, I had some cramping but not real bad. I took some meds and it was fine.
I started having pain during intercourse when I was about 21-22. That still continues. It's horrible. I don't enjoy it all because of the horrible pain. I can feel it inside. I just can't stand it. It's unbearable. I stopped taking my birth control pills about 2-3 months ago because I thought maybe that was the problem...It's not. I've gone off of them before for like 6 or 7 months and the pain was still there. It even hurts getting a pelvic exam.
I have been to several doctors about my pain but none of them have been able to help me or figure out what is causing it. I had been taking elavil for the pain but it doesn't really work.
At the beginning of last year I went to the doctor for gas, bloating, constipation, and frequent urination. He just said I probably have ibs. He did a full urinalysis and all was normal. Those symptoms have gotten a little better over time. But what is strange is that when they do show up, they seem to occur mostly while I am at work. I have a desk job.
With the frequent urination I usually have a sense of urgency. I've never had a problem making it to the restroom but if I wait too long to go once I feel like I have to go, it starts to become uncomfortable and hurt like I have been holding it for hours.
I don't have any pelvic pain but I do get some bad cramping in my lower back sometimes before my period. And I have started noticing that sometimes when I urinate during my period it is painful.
I had an ultrasound/transvaginal ultrasound last summer because my gyn said my right ovary felt enlarged but the ultrasound was clear.
I'm tired of going to doctors and not finding answers. I just want to know what is wrong. I don't know what kind of doc to go to...Ob/gyn, gi, urologist? If anyone knows of any good dr's in missouri i'd greatly appreciate it! Thanks for listening.