Guest guest Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Caitlin, I did not have endometreosis but I did have other female problems that led to a hysterectomy. I also have a degenerative disc problem in my lower back. For some reason I decided that after I had the hysterectomy my back problems would just mysteriously go away and I'll feel better. Well, they were two very different problems and fixing one didn't help the other. Now I don't know if endometreosis is the same pain that I had prior to my surgery but my only advise is this - make completely sure before you do anything about the endo or the back problem that you can identify which problem is causing the most pain and which problem is the most serious and needs immediate attention. Knowing what I know now, I might have just gone forward with back surgery and tried to postpone a hysterectomy for another 5-10 years if possible. I know our problems aren't exactly the same but the similarity is that you do also have two very different problems in the same area. Seek all of the medical advice that you can before you do anything serious. Hope this helped at all. Write back if you ever consider hysterectomy and I can go into more detail with you. Robyn Subject: Endometreosis? To: chronic_pain Date: Thursday, January 8, 2009, 12:45 PM Does anyone here have endometreosis? Have you ever had such a painful period you thought you herniated a disc in your back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 I have had this, I had surgery in Sep and had everything removed. My uterus stayed swollen. The good news is the pain is better, the bad is I still have pain in my lt side and my back. Try a heating pad. >Does anyone here have endometreosis? Have you ever had such > a painful period you thought you herniated a disc in your back? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Thanks Robin. I appreciate you sharing and the advice. Caitlin Caitlin, I did not have endometreosis but I did have other female problems that led to a hysterectomy. I also have a degenerative disc problem in my lower back. For some reason I decided that after I had the hysterectomy my back problems would just mysteriously go away and I'll feel better. Well, they were two very different problems and fixing one didn't help the other. Now I don't know if endometreosis is the same pain that I had prior to my surgery but my only advise is this - make completely sure before you do anything about the endo or the back problem that you can identify which problem is causing the most pain and which problem is the most serious and needs immediate attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 > Does anyone here have endometriosis? Have you ever had such a painful period you thought you herniated a disc in your back? I'm having severe mid/lower back pain and spasms. But I also started my period and week and a half early and have been having bad endometrial pain in my abdomen. Yes, Caitlin, I had endometriosis. I had abdominal, and horrid back pain too. It got to the point where I was lucky to have one week out of a month when I felt human. I already had all the children I wanted, so even though I was 30 I had a hysterectomy. The way to confirm endometriosis used to be a by laparoscopy, but it's been more than 20 years now, so maybe they have something less invasive now. Good luck Kaylene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 > wrote: > >Does anyone here have endometreosis? Have you ever had such >a painful period you thought you herniated a disc in your back? Caitlin, Yes, I had it and I had it controlled with Lupron injections which dried it up and then I would be able to do okay for a long period of time. I also went on a medication called Danocrine but it had very bad side effects and I do not advise that. I had tissues that endometriosis detached and attached it to all areas of my abdomen and I would have severe pain that felt as if it was ripping out my back muscles. After I had my son, it got better but I eventually had a hysterectomy that left me " free at last " . The lupron helped me most. Bennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Bennie, How would you equate your endometrial pain compared to the pain/spasming your having from the SI joint and lower back stuff? I'm having a hard time distinguishing between the two! Thanks, Caitlin Caitlin, Yes, I had it and I had it controlled with Lupron injections which dried it up and then I would be able to do okay for a long period of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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