Endo taking over my life...

[CrazyChickAmy]

I had a miscarriage last may and after an ultrasound discovered my left fallopian tube was blocked with fluid and was causing me pain on a daily basis, in dec last year I had my 1st laparoscopy to remove my tube as it was so badly damaged and was serving no purpose, this is when I was diagnosed with stage 4 endometriosis, at the moment I endure pain most days whether it be pelvic pain, lower back pain and I struggle with fatigue, I desperately want to fall pregnant although I do have 1 little boy already and some might say I'm being very selfish I long to have a complete family, the specialist I am under is willing to refer us for ivf but we will have to pay as we have 1 child already. I feel that my life is currently being taken over by endo and dont really know where to turn as I keep being told to go back on birth control to help ease my pain. To me this isn't an option until I have tried my hardest to fall pregnant, I dont know if ivf will even work does anyone have any info on suffering stage 4 endo and going through ivf? And any advice on pain management in maybe a holistic way (reflexology or acupuncture) today is the 1st time I've had to give in to endo and come home from my work as my pain was so unbearable.

[ChloeV]

I’m sorry, you are going through a lot. It’s so hard to know which part of our life, plans and body to look after first.

I’m 42 with stage 4 endo and conceived both of my kids on the first round of ivf each time. I had miscarried 4 times before that when trying naturally. So ivf was a great solution for us. My tubes were a mess and therefore I could not get pregnant in my womb, but the ivf bypasses the tubes entirely and everything worked ok once the embryos were implanted in the correct place.

The cost is a bummer though. Sorry this crappy condition is taking over so many aspects of our lives for so long.

Good luck.

[CrazyChickAmy in reply to ChloeV]

Hi chloe,

Thank you for your reply it's nice to hear of someone who has a similar situation and has conceived so it has given me a glimmer of hope. I had a miscarriage before I had my son also and its heartbreaking it gets harder each time, my partner likes the idea of adopting as he cant bare to see the pain I am going through and also the prospect of many more miscarriages but I want to give ivf at least one shot just to hopefully experience pregnancy one more time and then I know I have at least tried everything.