Hospitalised

[Georgiepg]

I am 19 was hospitalised for 3 days with pains, went for many test then it came out that I may have endometriosis which does make sense as always had pains they then discharged me and still in pain, going to see a gynaecologist in two months can anyone give me any information on what happens next

[JustSomeGirl_]

They will most probably do an Ultra-Sound Scan to see if they can see anything such as Cysts. If nothing is found they should then refer you back to the Gynaecologist and they will determine whether they think a laparoscopy is needed to see if it's possible Endometriosis or something else.

If you're not sure what a Laparoscopy is, it's basically key hole surgery and that's how they find Endometriosis. The surgery lasts about 20 minutes. If you have anymore questions please feel free to ask.

[allyp1989]

how did they decide you had endometriosis? to be certain that you actually have endometriosis that can only be done if you have had a laparoscopy/surgery to confirm you definitely have it. i wouldn't go on the basis that someone assumes you have it because of symptoms etc.

To make sure you get the best treatment make sure your gp refers you to one of the hospitals/specialist endometriosis centres on this list:

bsge.org.uk/centre/

you hear about a lot of ladies who haven't seen some one who specialises in endo and and they have had unnecessary treatment and then ended up having to be referred to a specialist later on.

i also have pcos and was hospital with a burst cyst i continued to have pain for months after so knew something wasn't right. i was refrrrd and saw consultant who did a laparoscopy which conformed i had endo and he removed it at the same time. my symptoms/ pain have improved so much and i also conceived 6 months later naturally (my little boy is now 10 weeks old).

[NW248]

It is important to know that an ultra-sound will rarely show endometriosis, so don't be fobbed off in the ultra-sound is clear. Also, an MRI on the more modern machines can show endometriosis and this is now often done prior to a laparoscopy because it can show endometriosis in some of the places that are difficult to get at in a lap, so it saves them going into places they don't have to and gives them a better idea of how much work they'll need to do on the lap.