Excuse Me While I Vent
Two days before Thanksgiving I had a laparoscopy to see what was causing my horrible, horrible pelvic pain that started on suddenly on August 24. Even though all my CT-scans and ultrasounds were normal they found a “significant growth” and it was leaking blood. They removed the ovary and the fallopian tube and that should’ve been the end of my pain. It took 2 weeks to feel better from the surgery and I had 2 super weeks of feeling fantastic. I was so happy that the 3 months of constant pain were over. That wonderful feeling lasted until my next period. The pain came back and has stayed since December 21. I’m back to the almost constant pain that I had pre-surgery and it’s really pissing me off!
I went to my doctor last week and she is really at a loss to explain why I have this pain again. It sounds crazy, if they took out all that stuff, how could I have pain again? Her suggestion was to try birth control pills for 3 months and see how it goes, thinking that will help calm things down. I took the pills and at her suggestion started them that day. This past Wednesday the pain was so bad I just couldn’t stand it anymore. I called the office on Thursday and explained the situation saying I needed something stronger than Advil because it wasn’t working. They nurse said “Well it can take a month or more for the birth control pills to work.” “What am I supposed to do in the mean time?” The nurse called back and said they had a prescription for tylenol with codeine but I had to come pick it up. Because it was a narcotic they couldn’t call it in. Ummmmmm…I know that’s not exactly true, but I said fine. The nurse said they would be in the office until 5. My husband came home early to take me and we got there at 4:40. Guess what? The office was locked up tight and all the lights were off. I tried the office number and got the answering service. They paged the doctor on call but nobody called me back. Grrrrrrrr.
So this morning I called the office and explained the situation again and asked them to please call it in. Once again, they said they couldn’t and oh, they were sorry nobody was there. Big freakin’ deal. Like that helps me at all. I would need to come back and get it. I was so angry that I just told her to mail it. I said “I’ve been in pain for 5 months. What’s one more day?”
My next appointment with my doctor is in March. If I’m still in pain she said we could try Lupron which is an injection that puts you into menopause for 3 months. So that’s another 3 months. All the ”try this for 3 months,” “try that for 3 months” still puts me in pain for another 3 months if it doesn’t work. It’s hard to try to do things normally when there is pain every single day. I get irritated with the kids easier. I’m always wanting to lie down when I’m home. The housework isn’t getting done like it should and I hate feeling this way. I know this isn’t our usual funny sarcastic post but I just had to vent.
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Anne
Oh, Elle, I hope you are feeling better soon. That just sucks. Do they think it is endometriosis? Lupron is often used to treat endo (I have taken it twice). If you have any questions or just want to talk about it, let me know. I am here.
Stephanie@The Blue Zoo
Wow, that is just beyond sucky. I’ve heard some bad things about Lupron so be careful.
Cassie
Oh wow, that’s terrible! I hope something starts working soon.
Connie
If you go for a second opinion, you should try my gyno - Dr. David Gandell. He is marvelous. I have been seeing him since before Dawn was born. He is a “woman’s doctor” - by that I mean he puts the woman’s needs, concerns, etc first and foremost. He is very caring. He was recommended to me and now Dawn goes to him. I have also recommended him to others who think he is wonderful as well. Please let us know if you need anything and I hope this gets figured out soon!
Stacy
I feel so bad that you feel this way. I loved the Lupron shots and it helped my endometriosis, but the shots are about $600 each, and most ins. doesn’t cover them. You need a second opinion, you shouldn’t be in as much pain as you are. It can’t be endometriosis causing it because you JUST had surgery and it couldn’t of grown that bad in 2 weeks. They need to go back in and figure it out!
Andrea
I’m so sorry! Maybe you could try seeing a specialist if this doctor isn’t giving you an answer you can live with (and living with pain is not living!!)
I hope they get it sorted out and very very soon!
Margaret (Nanny Goats)
Try shooting the next person that pisses you off. THAT might make you feel better.
OK, but seriously, that sucks big balls, man. I’m so sorry you have to suffer like that. I wish people could literally “feel your pain” so they could be a little more compassionate. Jerks. I really really hope you feel better and SOON!
Becki
I’d be pissed off too
Hope you can find some relief soon! Is there another doctor’s office you can try? Besides someone actually doing what they say, sometimes a new set of eyes can help the problem…
Rick Olderman
I’m so sorry you are experiencing this pelvic pain. If there is no other medical explanation, I might suggest you could have a rotated pelvis causing your pain. There are muscles that attach to the front of the pelvis from both legs and quite often one side becomes tighter than the other side pulling the pelvic bone forward relative to the other side. This creates pelvic and SI joint pain as well as back pain. I wrote a blog about this as it relates to sciatic pain which you can check out if you like. Otherwise, I’ve also written a book, Fixing You: Back Pain, which talks about this. If it is a rotated pelvis, it can be corrected fairly quickly and easily using the TFL & Quadriceps Stretch from my book. I wish you luck with this and feel free to email me if you’d like to discuss it further.
Best,