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Has Your Endometriosis Effected Your Work Schedule?

A MyEndometriosisTeam Member asked a question 💭
Waldorf, MD

I have recently been diagnosed. Don’t know what stage yet. The worst part of my pain comes at night. And sitting up for longer than an hour or walking for more than 5 mins has me in pain and fatigued to the point I might pass out. Basically, anything working my abdomen area makes it flare up and I’m in pain or overly exhausted. Is anyone else experiencing these symptoms?

December 27, 2017
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Members openly discussed how endometriosis has significantly disrupted their work lives, with many describing debilitating pain, extreme... Read more

Members openly discussed how endometriosis has significantly disrupted their work lives, with many describing debilitating pain, extreme fatigue, bloating that makes physical tasks impossible, and sleep deprivation averaging around four hours per night. Several members shared their pain management approaches, including heating pads, oils, physical therapy, acupuncture, and medications like Tramadol, Motrin, and Lupron shots, with many cautioning about opioid dependency and noting that treatments often provide only temporary relief. A recurring theme was the invisible burden of chronic pain, the struggle to maintain employment while managing symptoms, and the critical importance of understanding employers and supportive partners in navigating daily life with this condition.

A MyEndometriosisTeam Member

Be very careful with the oxycodine. It can be highly addictive as it is a narcotic. One of my sister’a friends took a narcotic pain killer (she took endone/oxycodone) regularly for endometriosis and she became so addicted she ended up in rehab. I suggest talking to your doctor and looking for another drug that works well but isn’t addictive.

March 14, 2018
A MyEndometriosisTeam Member

I'm staying home today because I just cannot deal. I have a really high pain threshold so people don't even know what I feel because it doesn't show on my face. But today is just not a good day. The pain, fatigue and heavy flow makes it near impossible to do anything. I stopped taking tramadol ages ago.. It really wasn't doing my body any favors. My heating pad givese some relief though but for most part I just put on a brave face and suffer in silence

March 20, 2019
A MyEndometriosisTeam Member

I have used many oils ,physical therapy ,exercise daily when I can function and other vitamin supplements. When it is terrible I have used oxi and flexoril. Missed work due to pain on many days. Looking for another solution! Ugh

December 18, 2018
A MyEndometriosisTeam Member

Thank you. They have already taken me off of oxicodine. I now take tramadol. I don’t have an addictive behavior and didn’t want to develop one so i was already hassling the doctor to take me off of it and she agreed. I’m not addicted to tramadol either. Some times I allow myself to suffer through the pain unless it’s unbearable.

March 14, 2018
A MyEndometriosisTeam Member

I was just diagnosed a week and a half ago. Since then I have been taking Motrin, Oxicodine, and Tylenol. I was just instructed today to stop taking the Tylenol. And tomorrow I will be doing acupuncture. I also rub some oils on my belly to help with the pain. The only one I take at night is oxicodine. I take one before I go to sleep and two between 3 and 6 am depending when I take the first one. My late morning pain is always between 8-10 pain scale. Lastly I keep my heating pad on my stomach most of the night. On average I also get 4 hours of sleep.

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