I have had heavy debilitating periods since my late teens. Always just accepted it as ‘normal for me’. 5 years ago, following abdominal pain, I was diagnosed with ovarian cysts. My consultant referred me for laporoscapy and coil as she thought I had endometriosis. Unfortunately, personal circumstances meant I had to cancel the procedure. Stupidly, I never followed up at that time. I moved to a new area and 1 year ago I was referred to hospital again for ultrasound. There was no evidence of cysts so the dr just discharged me.
My period finished 2 days ago but I am absolutely exhausted. When my period ends I am always shattered and have extreme hip, leg and back pains. The pain can be intense for hours but then completely disappears and once it has gone it’s hard to even imagine how painful it was! Yet it will then return just as quickly as it disappeared. It’s hard to explain....but it feels like I am on a roundabout where I have about 3 or 4 days a month when I feel quite normal then I get awful pms and cramping, then I get a 7 day heavy period and exhaustion which carries on once my period stops, along with the intermittent hip and buttock pain. I have also been diagnosed with depression but never thought this was connected but having read other people’s stories I think it may be.
I am in my 40s now and wonder whether to just continue coping until I reach menopause? Will my symptoms improve at that stage? Or should I go back to the dr and ask for the laporoscopy to finally confirm or dismiss endometriosis? I don’t like the idea of surgery so hope someone might say it all improves during/after menopause. I have coped with my symptoms for so long that I should be able to cope another few years?
So sorry for the long post!
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