Can't handle this pain anymore!

[Rachiiee]

Hello everyone!

I'm new to this group and really am at a loss as to what to do... I'll give you a little bit of history about me & my endometriosis journey!

I started my period at the age of 9 (young I know, it's a family thing) and as far back as I can remember I've had heavy painful periods. I tried a lot of medication when I was younger and none of them worked until I had the implant which took the periods away. For the past six years I've had excruciating pain in my lower abdominal area after many trips to the doctor I found out I was pregnant, although this ended in miscarriage and an infection in my womb. During this time I got told I had endometriosis and needed surgery although they had to wait for everything to calm down before that could happen and my GP should refer me to gynae! If only it was that easy... it took me a further two years to see a gynae doctor who said I had endometriosis and needed surgery this all happened relatively quick and 2 months later I was on the operating table.

Since then the pain has been worse that ever before! Ive been bleeding (not normal bleeding; heavy clotty blood) for almost 4 weeks now and seen my gynae doctor a little less than a week ago to be told I need another surgery because there is an issue with my womb (although exactly what I'm not sure, and he doesn't seem to be either) and this is where the bleeding and pain is coming from. He did give me menefamic Acid another beginning with T and progesterone pill. Although he did say unless the bleeding was a period it wouldn't help and it hasn't.

He mentioned that I need to be put through the artificial menopause and I'm a little confused as to what this exactly means? Has anyone had this? Can you have babies after it? Is it forever? My doctor was so matter of fact about it that I felt silly asking questions.

What I do know is that I work a very demanding job in a dominantly male environment and although my work & colleagues are understanding I feel as though it's holding me back because the pain is unbearable. I can't carry on living like this.

Please someone help and give me some advice.

Thank you.

[pinkpunkp]

Hi the artificial menopause thing is essentially an injection that shuts your ovaries off & the theory is then that it should stop the production of hormones that are thought to cause the endometrium to grow in unwanted places. I had them for about 9 months, you're really only meant to be prescribed it for 6 months at a time though. I'm not sure of the fertility thing, obviously it makes you infertile whist receiving treatment but it may return after it wears off.