I'm 33, and very lucky to be a mummy to 3 little people.
I had the copper coil removed early 2015 due to pain and bleeding after interiorcourse, as well as reoccurring thrush.
I was due my period 1st jan(ish). my period started and I've never felt pain like it. My tummy swollen to about 4x its size and I was unable to walk or move.
this has happened each month since and is getting worse,I have been scanned and probed, bloods and swabs.
my right side and under my bellybutton is the most painful
I cannot wee without breathing as if having a contraction, I have the most horrific bowel pain and cannot stand straight.
my GP has today referred me to gynae for suspected endometriosis, she prescribed the pill in the meantime although I'm wary of starting this due to history but of course I'm willing to give it a go.
I feel exhausted and if I'm honest scared, I know that what I have experienced over the last 7mths is not normal for my body.
it's debilitating and having an impact on my while life, at the moment it's contained to a few days a month, so I think I'm lucky compared to some, but I don't want to be fobbed off and left for years without treatment. I've recently left a job whereby I got private health care so I'm gutted that I cannot get a private appointment.
My daughter who is just starting the puberty process is watching me in so much pain that I can't walk,my toddler cannot understand why she can't lie with mummy for those few days - her knees are bloody lethal!!!! I cannot pick her up, or do much for them when it's at its worst.
my 8yr old was with me at my appt today, so I tried hard to put on a brave face, but when I once again had to have my tummy pressed I couldn't hold back the tears, the doc was great and has put it through as an urgent referral, by her own admittance she's not seen someone in that much pain and considered a trip to a&e but my notes show this is a monthly occurrence.
sorry for waffling, just needing to get it out somewhere!
is there anything I can try at home whilst I wait for my appointment?