Endometriosis, Heavy Periods, Fibroids...

There are good docs out there. I have been dealing with endo since puberty basically but the last 3 years have been the worst. Two laps, 6mos of Lupron (whole other story), ER visits with ovarian cysts rupturing, and pretty much living on Percocet. I had a good 10mos with only minimal pain. All that to say you get to know your doc pretty well. I don't know how many times I have sat in his office bawling my eyes out. He has been very supportive and very open to trying out different alternitive treatments.
There are good docs out there. Do your research.

CountlessLies, I am so sorry to hear that. I can tell you that I have endometriosis and the only way they were able to diagnose it was through laparoscopic surgery. I started having problems when I was 12 and was put on birth control at 13. Turns out, I'm allergic to birth control, whole other situation, but needless to say it didn't work for me. They did the surgery when I was 20, and treated it by lasering off the excess endometrium and then gave me 2 shots over a 6 month period that put me into menopause temporarily for the majority of the year I was 21. I can honestly say that it sounds like you need a second opinion. Maybe you can find a Gynocologist that has worked with Endometriosis and things like that prior to you and your visit. I can tell you that my cramping can sometimes be crippling. I don't take pills, so I am a lightweight and my doctor gave me a prescription for Loritabs. They are the only thing that works. I have been so much better the past few years. I am 28 now and the bad months are FAR more irregular. The other alternative was to have a baby and that wasn't something I wanted to do at that age. It is also hereditary. None of the women in my family ever told me they had it, but my doctor did the surgery anyway because he was out of options. It took me numerous doctors to get someone who even told me about endometriosis let alone to finally find out what was wrong withe me and that I wasn't making it up in my head. Come to find out, my grandmother on my father's side had it. Try to research your family history. It's not a guarantee, but it might help. I don't know if my life experiences can help, but I hope that I can in some way.

I do have severe cramps before, during, and after my period. I have terrible cramps during ovulation. I am also constantly spotting. I don't have much faith in doctors anymore. I have endometriosis. I have had a tubal pregnacy and a miscarriage. I have no children and am 38. I am so tired all the time. I wish I could get someone to help me instead of telling it will be okay (doctors).

Does anyone have cramping as severe as menstrual cramping but before/during ovulation?

I'm 27, 2 kids, 2 C-sections lots of scar tissue AND a rough case of IBS (all my life) it seems that menstrual cramps and ovulation are nearly unbearable - my Dr.s don't think I have endometreosis (sp?) but, no I've never had the endoscopy which is what I'm told is the only definite determinate...

Naproxen is my friend, but sometimes even that doesn't work - I totally relate to the stretching (I find doing crunches takes the edge off) but like naproxen, it's not always a good enough fix... any ideas?

Ok so I've been charting my periods for about 3 years now. I had a miscarriage last year so my WONDERFUL DR. provided me with a referral. The skinny of it all is that I am now on clomid after going through tests after reading a bit about it I am kind of scared to take it. Should I be? I'd appreciate good and bad experiences with Clomid to make sure that I am doing the right thing.

Thanks in advance for your insight.

We have been TTC for 2 years w/no luck at all. On tuesday i found out that I have PCOS. I finally got my period on Monday after not having one for about 6 months. Did not happen naturally though. I had to take Norethindrone for 10 days. Now I am taking 1500mg of Metformin a day. And my doctor is hoping that this will help us achieve our goal within the next couple months. I go back to her on August 4th and if the Met does not help me I will start taking Clomid with it.