best pain relief

[Jako1982]

I have endometriosis and have done for 20 years. I’ve got it in my bowel and have 2 large ovarian cysts.

im waiting for an operation. I was on zoladex for 12 months and it was great.

I now have a marina coil which doesn’t seem to be doing anything for me.

my periods are back to been long, heavy, clotty and so painful.

I get pain in my anus and down my legs too.

I take ibuprofen 400g but a recent has showed it’s doing my liver no good.

what pain relief or tricks do people use? Thanks I’m really at my wits end now 😊

[MyStar86]

Are you on the waiting list for surgery? That is the best pain relief performed by endometriosis specialist using excision technique.

I struggle myself with pain relief but you have the right to be referred to a pain management specialist if you speak to your gp they are best equipped to help you and would be much faster whilst waiting for surgery.

Good luck

[ToHRTornottoHRT]

hi I’m so sorry to hear you’re in so much pain. Have you asked about going on zoladex again or trying prostap instead? I had zoladex 15 years ago and I was told I could only ever have it once.

Turns out that isn’t correct nowadays and I have had prostap twice with HRT for 13 months each.

I stopped recently to vie my body a break and I just have the mirena but it is y ideal and I’m considering going back on prostap whilst I wait for a hysterectomy etc

Might be worth asking your gynaecologist if it’s an option. They’ll probably want to keep an eye on your bone density etc but otherwise it could be a possibility?

[Meme31]

only hormones worked with me, with side effects. Desogestrel for more than a year then now on estradiol but I am in menopause now