I never really had issues with my periods.. if they were more painful than they should I knew no better. I am pretty tough my mom is marine and I got two older brothers .. I had really bad pain in July which I ended up at the ER.. I think I had a ruptured cyst. I had some moderate fluid in my cul de sac.. and they found a 8.6cm cyst. I have had a cyst before and the pain I had 4 years ago definitely mimicked what I experienced in July. Fast forward my CA 125 levels were very high 7,018. I have… read more
@A MyEndometriosisTeam Member thank you !! I am going back to the Dr Nov 2nd we will go over my latest CA125 test and I will get another ultrasound and then he said we will also discuss who will be doing my surgery based off these last tests. They definitely agreed to the surgery it's more or less who will be doing it my OB or my oncologist .. so I am just ready to get some answers, relief. I appreciate you sharing your story with me !!
Mine started out mild 10 years ago. It felt like a UTI that kept coming and going. I went to the hospital A LOT. They kept saying it was appendix or gallbladder, gastric etc. Finally I found a gynecologist when I moved to NJ who said endometriosis without a doubt! The only thing is they have to do surgery to diagnose. I did it and I was filled with endo. Birth Control is a band aid, waste of time. You have to demand laparoscopic surgery to check for endo so they can remove it. I had all your symptoms for 10 years before I was diagnosed! Do not wait! Endo can cause disease and damage to your ovaries, falopian tubes, uterus. Please, trust me. You have to demand treatment these days.