At Wed, 21 May 2003, Elaine wrote:
>
>Saw my GYN today. Says its not an ovary problem, it's a GI problem. No
>exam, clothes were on - and he listened around my belly button with his
>stethescope - mashed around a bit. He spent a lot of time talking to me
>(which I appreciate), but I left feeling as if I really wasn't heard.
>So, I have no idea if I now have a cyst on my right ovary and really no
>clue why my left side hurts and hurts worse after bowel movements.
>
>He suggested tri-something anti-depressants for "chronic" pelvic pain if
>GI says nothing is wrong. I don't HAVE chronic pelvic pain:
>
>Had pain after my second c-section. 2 YEARS I lived in pain every
>month. I was treated like a hysterical female and told "either the pill
>or hysterectomy." Finally had the hysterectomy in Oct. last year -
>adenomyosis. Ok, that'll hurt (scarasm). THAT's a reason for pain.
>
>After the hysterectomy, had bladder problems. My bladder was stuck to
>my uterus. Camera in the bladder showed something sitting on my
>bladder. Bladder was sore from being peeled off the uterus to begin
>with - something sitting on it would hurt. Turns out it was my colon
>pushing my bladder over to the right. Had a barium enema - that
>corrected the problem with the bladder being pushed over after I pooped
>enough for a football team since I couldn't go BEFORE all the stuff you
>drink. Still had problems going to the bathroom. Had to "white
>knuckle" it (what I call the bad cramps, sweating, not knowing if you're
>going to poop or throw up - or both) every time I did go.
>
>Cyst found on left ovary. Still pain. Was told see you in three
>months.
>
>THREE MONTHS I live in pain (this is now month four after the
>hysterectomy). All through the holidays - so much for fun...I was
>hurting EVERY DAY. I know this isn't news to you guys, you live it too.
>
>They go in to remove the cyst in Feb. Adhesions sticking my intestines
>to my abdominal wall - or omentum the fat layer I was told today. "No
>wonder you were in so much pain" is what he said when I woke up from
>that surgery.
>
>No pain on that left side for almost 2 weeks after the surgery. Then,
>little by little it creeped back in. Hey, I was going to the bathroom
>every single day though - I wasn't going to complain.
>
>April, pain increases, can't go, did I mention PAIN? It's now the end of
>May and NOT ONE DOCTOR HAS EXAMINED ME with anything other than a darn
>stethescope. Only a nurse practitioner who suspected a cyst on the
>right ovary and put me in for an ultrasound. I don't get to do that fun
>trip until JUNE 2nd. April - June, pain and without any exam by a
>doctor, any ultrasound, no CT scan - and all I keep hearing is darn IBS!
>How the heck do they know that left ovary hasn't stuck itself to my
>colon or my colon to my abdominal wall now or the right ovary doesn't
>have a cyst too since it's sending nice shooting pains all into my groin
>and thigh?
>
>Nah, it's IBS and if the GI doc says it's not, then I need
>antidepressants. You know, last month I was so upset over this I might
>have done the antidepressant route. This month, I'm so ANGRY over being
>dismissed, talked to as if I'm unable to make decisions and bounced from
>one physicians assistant, to a nurse practioner, to finally getting to
>see my GYN and being told to see a GI doc, I want to SCREAMMMMM! And -
>cause great havoc by writing letters to bosses when I finally find out
>what the problem is and these people have let me suffer for months :(!
>
>So, there you have it. Chronic pelvic pain when I've only had pelvic
>pain TWICE before in my life and both times there was a reason. IBS,
>but if not IBS, then I need antidepressants. WHAT do I do now??
>
>Oh and my doc doesn't think adhesions. Adhesions hurt all the time he
>said. I wake up fine in the morning. NO pain for the first 30-45
>minutes. Once I'm up and getting babies ready for school, dogs out and
>cooking breakfast I start to hurt. By the time I have to cook dinner at
>night, I'm in so much pain it's in my thighs like when I had my period.
>I'll mention this is how I felt while waiting for them to remove the
>cyst after the hysterectomy. But nah, it couldn't be adhesions. I'm 31
>years old, in good health besides THIS atrocity, and by the time I walk
>through walmart I'm hurting so bad I just want to curl up in a bawl.
>Nah...I need antidepressants.
>
>Anyone else been in this situation and have any words of encouragement
>or experiences to share? I'm NOT depressed, I'm finding I have a rage of
>anger growing inside though lol.