I’m waiting an op to remove a fibroid (44, had an op previously but regrown) but the pain for 4 days during my period is utterly unmanageable.
It’s like being 8cm dilated but with no gas and air and no respite between contractions - and four days in every 23.
Ibuproften, paracetomol and codeine all together don’t make the slightest difference. Naproxen does nothing.
Have just taken my first dose of mefenamic acid prescribed today but I’m not expecting much.
When it’s bad like tonight it’s my whole abdomen that hurts. I can’t urinate or eat or cough without pain. I feel sick now and probably won’t keep the meds down. I’ve got pins and needles/shKes from the nausea waves.
i feel like I’m dying for these 4 days. I have responsibilities I can’t just drop. Tomorrow I have to visit a school (though I won’t be able to if it’s like this in the AM. Nothing at all takes the edge off.
i think I might have endo too - the pain seems to diffuse for it to just be a fibroid.
This all started after I removed my coil in June (massive mistake) and when I have the op to remove the fibroid they will also refit a new one.
But can anyone help me in the meantime? If you have severe Endo pain or anything gynae, is there any painkiller at all that works?
I can’t go on like this. It’s awful. My husband works shifts and I’m often alone with the children and it’s not safe