I’ve always suffered from severe period pains from about the age of 16. I was referred to a consultant with suspected endometriosis at that time who did an external ultrasound which came back clear and as such they just said to take the combined pill back to back for 4 months to ensure I only had a period 3 times a year. Each one of those periods were horrendous but at least few and far between! I then started with migraines on both the combined and mini pill so had to come off them around 18 months ago. Ever since I’ve gone back into having, monthly(ish) periods which over the last year have become more and more severe, now to the point where I can’t move for a day, I take codeine, paracetamol, ibruprofen, buscopan, every possible pain relief which barely touches it. I’m reduced to tears my body goes into shakes I’m in that much pain, I have diarrhoea, and nausea/vomiting. I start with pain before my period and although I normally have only 1 or 2 days as severe as the above the uncomfortable pressure and cramping normally lasts for around 7 days. The past 8 months I’ve also started with heavy foul smelling discharge, I saw my GP about this who tested it for BV/thrush, it came back with nothing so that was just left. I have pain on my left side all time, like something is twisted or pulled or just uncomfortable, I’ve tried to keep a diary to see if it could be linked to ovulation but there doesn’t seem to be any consistent cause. I seem to bloat a lot as well around my period which has always been the case but now with it i have a pressure to pee is the only way I can describe. On my last period I went to the GP because I kept feeling the urgency to pee then nothing so the GP tested some urine and said there was some blood in it (I suspect from me still being on my period) and gave me antibiotics. This pressure persisted after my antibiotics ending and comes and goes most days.
I lost over 6 pound in 2 weeks on my last period it made me so ill, but I’ve given up on going to my GP because they haven’t done anything recently to explain to me why it’s getting worse, what’s causing the new problems, suggested any new investigations or any way I can help myself. All I get told is to have the coil fitted (which was advice left to me in a voicemail on the phone, not relayed to me at an appointment) but I’m genuinely terrified of having this done, I’ve read it often causes people to bleed more in the first 3 to 6 months and be more painful before settling down. I can’t take more pain or more bleeding but I’m unsure of what other option I have? I also don’t think I could bear to have anything inserted in that area if it was on of the days when I’m having pain even not on my period. I don’t feel able to go to my GP again because I’m made to feel almost like I’m making it up. the whole situation is genuinely stopping me from moving out my parents house because my mum has to come and pick me up of my bathroom floor when the pain comes on so suddenly and I can’t stand from the shakes and pain, I have to have constant time off work and quite frankly I’m at the stage where I’d rather have a hysterectomy at the age of 24 and sacrifice not having children then to have to go through this for the next 30 years every month. Is there anyone who has had something similar? is there anything else I can do? Any advice is appreciated.
go to a better doc or demand an MRI also external ultrasounds are poor tests they should do a trans vaginal approach how old are you? i would say take the birth control pills id rather have a headache then your periods