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Bloody Doctors.. GRRR

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xjemx · 24/12/2005 15:03

I have spent the last year in and out of the doctors surgery in relation to the extremes of my periods- they are ridiculously heavy- i know lots of people complain of this but i cant sleep at night its so uncomfortable, i cant go to school, i cant go out. I have to use night ones in the day and a matress protector on my bed. It is getting ridiculous- how am i going to get through university life e.t.c?
The pain is excrutiating, but i only get it for one day right at the start, i have to get on my hands and knees- sometimes they last for 2 days, and on one occassion 17 days! It is getting me down so badly.
The doctors have put me on menafanamic acid, microgynyn, cilest- and nothing has worked, though atleast on the pill i could be prepared! My weight control is awful too- The women doctors have been pretty good, but the male ones think im pathetic- they took me off the pill because apparently "its not worth it just for period pain" (!!!!) grrr! Now they are telling me they can give me a coil in a few months- oh great! I asked to see a gyn but they dont see it necessary- im fed up with tablets and contraceptives surely they should find out whats wrong? Any ideas!

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Lmccrean · 24/12/2005 15:14

next time it gets really bad, get yourself down to A+E...worked for me, and I was given great painkillers and a few more tablets to take..that was 4 years ago and now i rarely get any discomfort at all.

Lmccrean · 24/12/2005 15:15

sayin that, reason they brought me in was cause they thought it was my appendix!

xjemx · 24/12/2005 15:18

I dont care! anything will do!!!! lol

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MrsBubsDeVere · 24/12/2005 15:27

xjemx, i have the same problem and I am waiting to see another gynae, my pains are so bad that i am on tablets that are just below morphine in pain releif. I am so heavy I become anaemic, want to spend days sleeping and i feel continuously sick and i;ve passed out on few occasion. Just wanted to let you know you are not on your own

xjemx · 24/12/2005 15:29

thanks yours sound awful too- i can appreciate how you feel. My problem is i'm so squeamish it makes it impossible- blood makes me faint!

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MrsBubsDeVere · 24/12/2005 15:39

Oh dear. how long have you been suffering like this? It makes it more difficult having to deal with two rugrats when i'm feeling rough

xjemx · 24/12/2005 15:40

about three years now- i can imagine, i couldn't do it i just want to curl up in a ball!

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MrsBubsDeVere · 24/12/2005 15:44

I take it you don't have a youngster yet? I was told that as soon as i had children it would get better, but if anything it has got worse.

oldbuzzard · 24/12/2005 16:42

I also know how you feel. From the age of 14 I was put on the pill for horrendous period pain, and was told that the pain would go when i had a child. Well its 25 years on and two kids later, various painkillers, anti-inflammatorys and mirena coil, which have all been a disaster. Gynae not prepared to do anything as he can see no underlining cause. Quite how he knows this without a scan or laparoscopy, i have no idea.

xjemx · 24/12/2005 17:26

not much hope then eh? ah well nice too know im not on my own atleast

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