First appointment with Endo Specialist, any tips?

[Sez1988-]

Hello all, hope you ladies are getting through the day!

I finally have my initial appointment with the specialist today, and he's the head of the endometriosis centre here so I am hoping he'll listen and take me seriously as this endo has taken over my life now, and my husbands and children's lives really.

I have decided that I want a hysterectomy, as I have accepted that I don't want any more children, and also I don't want to spend my life trying hormonal medications that all seem to have a bad effect on me (I cant even take hormonal contraception anymore) and dosing up on painkillers all the time. I don't want to try the Mirena after suffering so badly with the implant, combined pill, mini pill, and patch. I just want to get the point across that for me the hysterectomy is what will give me, and my family, my life back and be able to recover from the generalised anxiety disorder and OCD that this has all lead to. I have already written everything down I can think of like my symptoms, when they flare up, all the medications I've tried, and questions I may forget to ask.

I just worry that I won't be taken seriously, especially with my age, but this is the route I want to go down. I know I will have to have a laparoscopy first anyway for them to see where the endo actually is, but ultimately I want them to take the lot out and let me have my life back! Is there a specific way I can approach this to make sure I am taken seriously?

Thanks for reading

[Cupcake1617]

Sounds like you're all prepared! Hope it goes well ... When i first saw an Endo specialist I cried because he never doubted my pain or symptoms like other consultants did.

[ali_cupcake]

Best of luck! You sound very well prepared so don’t worry. I hope you get some answers you deserve and you get sorted! X