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Do you have to have birth control

Hey ladies, I hope everyone is ok. I've now got my first appointment with the gynae mid September (still a bit nervvy, not going to lie) but apart from having...

Hey ladies, I hope everyone is ok. I've now got my first appointment with the gy...

Sammy1987

•8 years ago

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Prostap and bleeding

Hi there I have been on prostap 3dcs (3 month injection) since beginning of July. SO far so good. Little to no pain evident, so touch wood it continues....

Hi there I have been on prostap 3dcs (3 month injection) since beginning of July...

cabbage12

•8 years ago

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Zoladex/Prostrap - How long till pain stopped?

I'm on my 2nd injection of Zoladex, 6 weeks into 3 month course which will help determine whether I need a hysterectomy or not and was wondering about other...

I'm on my 2nd injection of Zoladex, 6 weeks into 3 month course which will help ...

Lisa0710

•8 years ago

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Turmeric supplements?

Has anyone tried using turmeric to help with inflammation? How do you take it - just added to food or as a supplement?

Has anyone tried using turmeric to help with inflammation? How do you take it -...

Shauni24

•8 years ago

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cup of tea and advice

Hi an coll59, new member endo for 14 yrs, two cats tc and scamps. Waiting on gynea appt next month. So far no treatment has worked for me although had...

Hi an coll59, new member endo for 14 yrs, two cats tc and scamps. Waiting on gyn...

coll59

•8 years ago

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Swab result and blood tests

Hi I recently had a swab due to post hysterectomy discharge and spotting every 3-4 weeks. The swab came back as not isolated result"yeast species". I have the...

Hi I recently had a swab due to post hysterectomy discharge and spotting every 3...

Hidden

•8 years ago

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Nervous for first Gynecologist appointment

Hello ladies. I'm new here but I've been reading through all of the posts and slowly all of the pieces are starting to fit together in my own puzzle. My pain...

Hello ladies. I'm new here but I've been reading through all of the posts and sl...

Titchterry

•8 years ago

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Laproscopy found endometriosis!

Hi, just got back from the hospital yesterday having had my first laproscopy when I woke up in the recovery ward next to theatre the doctor told me they had...

Hi, just got back from the hospital yesterday having had my first laproscopy whe...

Georgiam

•8 years ago

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Any lap & mirena positive stories

I am due my first lap in the coming weeks and this forum is overloaded with really awful follow up stories following lap and mirena coil fitting. Are there any...

I am due my first lap in the coming weeks and this forum is overloaded with real...

zoehutchy

•8 years ago

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Flank/kidney pain before and during period

hi ladies, I'm having a lap done in 3 weeks to hopefully diagnose suspected endo with possibility of excision. Also having a cystoscopy at the same time due to...

hi ladies, I'm having a lap done in 3 weeks to hopefully diagnose suspected endo...

Kayjade88

•8 years ago

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Some good news

For the past 7weeks have been feeling much better since- Coming off- Birth control Amatriptaline Voltarol back gel Morphine Acupuncture and a read meat,...

For the past 7weeks have been feeling much better since- Coming off- Birth cont...

Hopeful82

•8 years ago

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Abdominal wall/Scar endemetriosis? Anyone else?

So after having really severe pain in my lower left abdomen since March 2016 I have recently been diagnosed with abdominal wall endemetriosis afer having a...

So after having really severe pain in my lower left abdomen since March 2016 I h...

Ashy11

•8 years ago

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Gynecologist referral

Hi I've finally had a gyne referral, can you please tell me what I can expect? I had an internal scan about a year ago and there was 'no further action' and...

Hi I've finally had a gyne referral, can you please tell me what I can expect? ...

Li__B

•8 years ago

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Confused and back in hospital

Hi I wonder if any one can help me please. I am back in hospital with severe upper right quadrant pain. I have been checked for kidney infections (I have a uti...

Hi I wonder if any one can help me please. I am back in hospital with severe upp...

njh7

•8 years ago

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People who tell you to just get on with it

I'm sick of people saying to me well you just have to get on with it, everyone else does. I'm pretty sure everyone doesn't feel like there insides are being...

I'm sick of people saying to me well you just have to get on with it, everyone e...

Natashalsl

•8 years ago

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Severe aches and pains

Anyone experience aches and pains all over body while on prostap. My next dose is in September. Pains in body and so bad sometimes.

Anyone experience aches and pains all over body while on prostap. My next dose i...

Ncoowar

•8 years ago

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Prostap

Anyone had prostap 3 for endo and experience bad swollen ankles.

Ncoowar

•8 years ago

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Confused after gynae appointment - need advice

Hi everyone! I have posted previously about my experiences, so if you want a bit of background please check out my other posts. I am 19 and not diagnosed with...

Hi everyone! I have posted previously about my experiences, so if you want a bit...

katiesinead

•8 years ago

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Not sure what's wrong ?

Hi ladies, I don't know if it's endo related or not I'm having a flare up this week, but I'm having trouble eating I get hungry and stomach is rumbling but as...

Hi ladies, I don't know if it's endo related or not I'm having a flare up this w...

Soph94

•8 years ago

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On cerazette for endo but having probs: weight gain/continual bleeding. Anyone on other kind of combined pill? I am 44

Hi there I've been on cerazette for the last three years since emergency laparotomy. Most of the time been good, however since January this year, my weight has...

Hi there I've been on cerazette for the last three years since emergency laparot...

NatAbad

•8 years ago

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Is naproxen better then mefanamic acid?

Saw a different doctor than normal today as was a last minute appointment I booked this morning, I've been I agony with hip pain, also lower back and...

Saw a different doctor than normal today as was a last minute appointment I book...

Jojo-burkitt

•8 years ago

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Brighton BSGE - missing?!

I went to see a gynae consultant and he mentioned a retirement at Brighton. I went to look to see my nearest specialist centre and Brighton is off the map!!...

I went to see a gynae consultant and he mentioned a retirement at Brighton. I w...

squibbitus

•8 years ago

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Any advice needed

Hi I wondered if anyone could help with advice for me please? Quick history of the last two and a half years for me - gave up my job due to constant pain in...

Hi I wondered if anyone could help with advice for me please? Quick history of ...

donna01022401

•8 years ago

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to hysterectomy or not to hysterectomy

I am 37, just been diagnosed with endo after going to the Dr with some bleeding inbetween periods (because the 20 years of going with painful periods and being...

I am 37, just been diagnosed with endo after going to the Dr with some bleeding ...

emmab178

•8 years ago

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Prostap - other medication

Hello, me again asking yet again about Prostap - sorry :/ I just feel a bit weird about it as I don't really know much about it other than it "shuts down my...

Hello, me again asking yet again about Prostap - sorry :/ I just feel a bit weir...

Buttoon

•8 years ago

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Laparoscopy & Stage in Cyle

Hi all - I am new to this forum and new to potentially having endometriosis. I am scheduled for a laparoscopy to both diagnose and perform excision of a number...

Hi all - I am new to this forum and new to potentially having endometriosis. I a...

sukoshi

•8 years ago

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Zoladex/Prostrap Bone Density

Hi all, Does anyone know whether a bone scan is recommended after you've had courses of Zoladex and/or Prostrap? And how many cycles of these drugs could lead...

Hi all, Does anyone know whether a bone scan is recommended after you've had cou...

Lhaver

•8 years ago

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What causes your flare up's?

Hi Ladies, I am 9 months post lap for stage 3 endo, and at the tail end of a bad flare up which has resulted in extreme pain, emergency docs, Tramadol,...

Hi Ladies, I am 9 months post lap for stage 3 endo, and at the tail end of a ba...

Adele-84

•8 years ago

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Some support needed!!

I'm 28 years old and have been diagnosed with severe endometriosis I have had it removed from the womb but am currently waiting for MRI scan to see if the endo...

I'm 28 years old and have been diagnosed with severe endometriosis I have had it...

nat1987

•8 years ago

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Don't you just get sick of it all

Having a bad day just sick of it all my life consist of doctors hospital appointment over and over medication and more medication and of course pain and more...

Having a bad day just sick of it all my life consist of doctors hospital appoint...

Sunset81

•8 years ago

14 Replies

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All posts for August 2016

Do you have to have birth control

Prostap and bleeding

Zoladex/Prostrap - How long till pain stopped?

Turmeric supplements?

cup of tea and advice

Swab result and blood tests

Nervous for first Gynecologist appointment

Laproscopy found endometriosis!

Any lap & mirena positive stories

Flank/kidney pain before and during period

Some good news

Abdominal wall/Scar endemetriosis? Anyone else?

Gynecologist referral

Confused and back in hospital

People who tell you to just get on with it

Severe aches and pains

Prostap

Confused after gynae appointment - need advice

Not sure what's wrong ?

On cerazette for endo but having probs: weight gain/continual bleeding. Anyone on other kind of combined pill? I am 44

Is naproxen better then mefanamic acid?

Brighton BSGE - missing?!

Any advice needed

to hysterectomy or not to hysterectomy

Prostap - other medication

Laparoscopy & Stage in Cyle

Zoladex/Prostrap Bone Density

What causes your flare up's?

Some support needed!!

Don't you just get sick of it all

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