I am 48 and I have had crohnic pelvic pain for 18 months but have had painful periods and left hand side pain for 20 years. Every uss I have had has come back clear.I had an uss a year ago that came back clear. I saw a nhs gynae in October who said she could feel Fibroids pressing against my bladder and bowel and put me on Prostap for 6 months. For 2 months my symptoms disappeared. They added in hrt and my symptoms flared up so badly that I was off of work for 5 weeks. My gp wasn't convinced it was fibroids as I was having classic Endometriosis symptoms - pelvic pain, bleeding from the rectum, urinary incontinence, constipation, pains down my legs, bloating, painful sex. All very debilitating. Morphine didn't touch the pain.
I then saw a private specialist who said that he didn't agree with the nhs gynae as my scans were clear and I would need a Laparoscopy as Fibroids wouldn't cause those synpoms.
As you can imagine, I was so confused and my gp agreed that I needed further scans.
I had my ultrasound yesterday and they found a Fibroid, the size of a large orange, at the top of my uterus. Pressing against my bladder! She said the previous ultrasound missed it, as they didn't scan the top of the uterus. She said (her words, not mine) that the only way to tell if I have endo, is if I have a Laparoscopy. I have been expedited for this.
Has anyone experienced anything similar. I am just so confused now. Is it the Fibroid causing all of this and do I need a Laparoscopy after all?
Thank you if you got this far 💕