Endometriosis update

On Wednesday the 12th February, I had an appointment with my specialist to discuss the next steps in my treatment plan and this is what is going on and how it went down.

it started out with me writing down a list the night before of all the symptoms I have experienced in the past which still affect me today and all the newer ones and printing it off.

my list:

painful periods,

heavy periods (maternity pad soaked on a light day),

blood clots (around 20 to 50 cent coin size),

Fatigue,

pain when I have a full bladder,

pain when going toilet,

sharp pain in the rectum and lower back when I need/when I have a bowel movement,

nausea around ovulation and period,

vomiting from pain around period,

lower back pain (24/7) with pain increase when I am sitting/standing too long (around period and ovulation),

pulling inside near my right ovary on my period when moving that feels like something is stuck and every time I move is pulling,

sometimes not being able to walk on my period because of the pain,

pain in the cervix that radiates to the anal canal,

pain during intercourse.

my pain is:

Sharp,

Burning,

Tight,

Stabbing,

Radiating,

even feels like an alien is inside my abdomen and is trying to rip itself out of my body.

at the appointment me and mum sat for almost an hour before being seen, my specialist was on call the night before so was running late with his appointments and there was an emergency in maternity so it was a while before I saw him.

once in my appointment I handed him my list and after reading it he decided to give me two options. I could either do the depo shot and then surgery or surgery and then the depo shot. I decided surgery and then Depo Provera so we filled out all the forms that needed to be done and I was put on the waiting list for the surgery. 

he also told me if depo isn't helpful he will be putting me on estrogen blockers for 6months of the year and then the last 6 months off to allow bones to recover.