Listen to Your Gut

Warning: This contains information about female stuff! Gentlemen read at your own risk! Kidding, but if you are uncomfortable then I would suggest not reading it.


In the past I wrote about my struggle with PMDD in my blog PMS My S!. Well about a year ago I began having severe lower back pain. I have had lower back pain, but this was something else. I would be doubled over at work from the pain. I also had severe pain in my uterus, and could feel every moment of my ovulation. I would come home from work or school and just lay in bed from the pain. When I would go to take a shower after work I would lay on the floor from the pain. Basically three weeks out of the month I would be in constant pain.


I decided to go to my gynecologist to see what was wrong. They did an ultrasound, blood work, and also an internal examination. The doctor had absolutely no idea what was wrong. She told me that she was going to have me skip my placebo week of my birth control, and have three months without a period. Well I was psyched about that, but at the same time something told me that that was a bad idea. However, I did it anyway. Well for three months instead of not having a period, I had a three month period. I am not joking! I bled for three months straight. After a while I gave in and went to see a doctor at the office my mom goes. I had a feeling in my gut that I had endometriosis. One reason was that I had all the symptoms, and my mom has severe endometriosis. I didn't listen to it because I thought my doctor new best.
Endometriosis is when the tissue that lines your uterine walls grows outside of the uterus. For more information visit Women's Health. Some of the symptoms I had were painful cramps during my cycle, chronic lower back pain, pain that occurred in my intestines, pain in my bladder or bowel movements, and constantly being exhausted. My new doctor told me that from what I told him that it appeared that I had endometriosis. Since my mom had it as well that also made him believe I had it. He did not agree with my former doctors opinion that birth control would solve my problem because that's not what it is for. He was very matter of fact and gave me three options. The first was a laparoscopy, which is surgery. The other two were shots that I would be given on a regular basis. The only way to know for sure if I had endometriosis, or if anyone has it, is to do a laparoscopy. I wanted the surgery because I needed to know what was going on with my body, and have anything hurting me removed. Remember I am not a doctor. I write from my personal experience. Always check with a medical professional if you suspect you have any illness.
Next time I will write about my experience with my laparoscopy. In the mean time keep livin'.


Kayla Dawn