Upset bowel with period - how to cope.

Long story short - finally got my diagnosis of endo mid November. I know whats up in a bit of detail but the most important for this topic is that the whole back of my womb is stuck to my bowel and from what I could gather it was well and truly stuck not just a little bit. Well I started back on the pill 2 weeks ago, as the mirena was removed during op as it was causing me hell. I'd given my body a chance to bleed but surprisingly I stopped after 4/5 days of the lap and only had old blood spotting very occasionally which I felt was really weird as i always bleed... always. Well I started the pill and after the first week I started bleeding old blood, after a week of this I decided I'd stop dosing myself with hormones and take my week break a week early as it was all getting bit much hormone wise and I felt the pill wasn't helping in this situation so taking the break didn't seem to be an issue. I stopped it 2/3 days ago, proper bleeding started this morning after 2 days of nothing but increasing pain. Pain is bad, bleeding is progressing quickly but the worst bit is my bm's. Basically I feel like crap, and as if my pain isn't bad enough now every hour I get horrible cramping that makes me need to go toilet and even the tramadol isn't soothing the pain 😣 I'm use to being ill on Christmas but it's usually a bug not my pain issues as I usually strike lucky with that part of my health around Xmas. Any advice on how to sooth the pain.. as no matter how much I go loo the bleeding and pain is just progressing and I'm running out of my supply of tramadol 😂 just to add... I wore I heat pad the other day and it seemed to make my pain worse... which is unusual for me but.. I don't know.

Just some small tips to cope for tomorrow would be fab if anyone has any.. should I try and apply heat again? Take some cocodamol or another tramadol? (I only usually take 2 if it is absolutely necessary) the only other times I've had pain this bad ive had a suppository I could take but that's back at my uni home 😣😣

Hope you all have a fab Xmas, and that your endo doesn't get the better of you over the holiday season! Best wishes!!! X

[Starry]

Big hugs. Can you call 111 and get an emergency prescription for the meds you left behind?

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I would but the tramadol I'm running out of was from my lap and the suppositories I got almost a year ago (10 months) when I had the coil in and was in agony.. I just didn't need the whole pack and so manage to keep hold of lots of pain meds for when I need it haha x

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Just to update. I went to sleep but was awoken at 3.30ish from the pain and heavy bleeding quickly followed. The bowel urgency got worse as did the pain and by 4.45 I had thrown up along with multiple bm's... I'm feeling better since being sick, it seems the pain meds have kicked in and my tummy has settled and now I've been sick once from the Pain, I won't put it off again and so I'll get relief quicker next time it picks up hopefully although I hope it doesn't get to that again. I know it may sound like a bug but this was all from the pain, it's been a long time since the pain has been so bad ive been sick... it's been close but not that bad. It got to the point I wanted to ring 111 or 999 just to get help. The bleeding hasn't calmed but the pain has settled and I can now manage to hold a water bottle to it. This is my first proper bleed since my lap so maybe this is why it's so bad... I just wasn't expecting it to be so traumatic and of course the worst timing haha. I am absolutely knackered now!!!! Xx

[Starry]

Glad.you are through the worst. Such rotten timing.

The first 3 periods post lap can be bad, just so you know for next time.

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Thanks for letting me know. Last night I bled the worst I've bled in a long time. Filled 2 large pads and leaked 😣 I hate how disheartening this all is but at least my boyfriend isn't massively horrified by me bleeding on the sheets haha. Just wish this one was over now but I know it's got a few days to go before the pill kicks in again and all that. X

[Ecb20201298]

Have they separated your bowel and your womb? Did you have to stay in hospital overnight or for a longer period when they did this or was it still done as a day case surgery?

Reason I ask is because I’m due to have the same surgery next week and I’m scared.

Was you told by your surgeon that there was the risk of needing bowel surgery which could result in a colostomy bag if there were complications?

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I haven't had the bowel sep op that's the problem, but please let me know how it goes!! I know I need to have it but my post op appointment is in February so it's a waiting game to see when they want me to have it. Good luck! X