Almost every women in my family has endro. But I didn't think much about it. About two years ago I started to feel tired, but I thought it was school (i mean college is supposted to be grooling right?). Then 8 months ago I got this huge wake up call. I was in the garden doing yard work and my back started to hurt. I thought I overworked myself or was dehydrated. So I went inside and had a cup of water and sat down, but the pain increased. For three hours I layed on the floor in the fetal position and everytime I tried to move it made me scream.

I made an appointment the next day (which was for a week later). I got started on birth control (didn't work and the pains got more frequent). Now I am in my second month of chemically induced menopause (lupron).

They told me the pains would get worse for these months, but I have not has a day without them. I am will start a new pain medication tuesday (they stopped making hte first - panlor ss, and the second doesn;t do anything but make me feel like a long and take away what little energy I have) and i've already have surgery to remove some of the endro. My sister had 8 before surgery and I saw what it did to her. My doctor says that I can have a hysterectomy if I want along with more treatment but its "my choice which I choose."

i don;t want kids, and I am hoping that this works, but if it doesn't (with my long family history) am I crazy to want one so that I can get back my life?? I mean I will still have my ovaries so I won;t have menopause. I just want to me again.

Everyone told me when I got this that it was common and easy to beatbut every step just seems to make it worse. I just posted here bexause I didn;t know who else to talk to. Everyone I know who has it took a pill and got better.

Jesse