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Deaf Doctors? No. It's myself to blame.

After years of suffering with pain, I learned to give up on the many doctors I seen. Nobody seemed to LISTEN to me. Now, over 10 years later, I found a doctor that said "you have endometriosis".

Should I trust this doctor?

Jul 21 2010

I was in high school when I first started having LLQ pain with blood in my stools. One doc said "you have ovarian cysts" because my periods were very irregular. She shrugged it off and referredme to a gastroenterologist. (makes sense right?)

To make a long story short, I had 2 colonoscopies done within 6 years of each other, both negative for anything. I continued to bleed here and there, but not to the extent where I needed blood transfusions. My diet consisted of a lot of greens. I don't like fried food or fatty crap. So I know my diet wasn't to blame for my GI symptoms. Nobody listened.

I continued having pain to my LLQ. My periods were irregular. Sometimes I would bleed for a month, sometimes for just a few days. I suffered with migraines, severe low back pain, nausea... now 10 years later...I haven't had a period in 3 months. My doctor finally listened.

"You have endometriosis. This is a rare case because of where you're nodules are located. In over 10 years, I have never come across your case. You need surgery right away." My uterus is deviated because of the large multiple nodules. One week later the same doctor says "it's no big deal. You don't have a serious case." He wants to put me on Provera to induce my period. And then put me on BCP then surgery later.

I'm confused. I'm frustrated. I'm tired.

Should I get a 2nd opinion?

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written by Jennie10, July 23, 2010

Go with your gut feeling. The weverity of your case can not change over night and without surgery how did he diagnose endo the only 100 percent way is to do a laperoscopy if you would like you can go to my profile and add me and i can talk to you when needed. i am 24 and just diagnosed in december. i had my lap and abotion removal of endo all in the same surgery. i dont feel comfortable with what he or she has said i would want a s

written by Jennie10, July 23, 2010

second opinion good luck