just need a rant

[Ginge2001]

Hi guys so I’m a little bit stressed rn. Sorry for the rant but I just want someone to see from my point of veiw

The gyni said she would get me in for surgery by the end of the year, I phoned a week ago and asked them if they could put me on a cancellation list incase anybody cancelled as I have lost my job and can’t leave my bed due to a constant flare up. She is now out of office till the middle of December. And I am currently getting seen from a burns unit due to the heat pads. And her secretary has said because of my burns I can not have surgery till they are completely healed. I feel so deflated because I was hoping to hear something but because of the pain I’m in and the ways I have to manage my pain I now can’t get surgery till they are healed and I get that because of infection ect but it’s so rubbish if I don’t use the heat pad I am in unbareable pain. I’m on progabalin atm and it doesn’t seem to be doing anything aswell.

[CMayE]

Hiya! So sorry to hear that, very unfair! I’m no expert and I don’t have one myself but I keep getting ads for Moovi they supposedly help relieve period pain without heat, look them up! Could be worth a go, otherwise are you taking any supplements/or tried any diet changes? I’m seeing a clinical nutritionist for my pain and they recommend NAC (which has been proven to reduce the size of endometrioma and is anti-inflammatory) and more generally Omega 3, Zinc, Ashwaganda, Agnus Castus and loads of Magnesium (apologies if you know or are already doing these things) which have helped me + I’ve cut out wheat and loads of other foods that i tested intolerant to. Naproxen is also the only painkiller that even touches the sides with my pain!

[Lil90]

Sorry to hear you are struggling and the knock on effects it is having. Like you I find heat is one of the best pain relievers but I also recently brought a tens machine. It means I can take it to work. Have you tried one? Just an idea to avoid any more burns as that must be so painful to