Is endometriosis as painful as child birth ?
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i was diagnosed with endo when I was 18 yrs. They told me I couldn't have children so I accepted that and got on with life. At 29 yrs I found out I was pregnant and it was the biggest and best shock of my life. I ended up being in labour for 6 days, yes that's right 6 days, I was in the worst pain you could imagine. In the end they gave me a c section. So what I am trying to say is my end pain was the worst i had ever felt in my life, that was until I was in labour. Endo pain is close but not quite there.!
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I always thought it did hurt...but not as much as childbirth will...
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Endometriosis and Natural Progesterone\nWhile the cause of endometriosis is unknown we do know that it is an estrogen driven disease. And the body's natural anti-estrogen is progesterone.\n\nControlling the Symptoms of Endometriosis with Progesterone\nWe know that when a woman falls pregnant, often endometriosis will disappear, only to return again after pregnancy. There is some very strong correlation between the two. This suggests that the sex hormones are involved and that high progesterone levels produced in pregnancy play an important part in controlling this disease.\n\nThat's why progesterone is recommended from days 8 to 26 (just before menstruation) or whenever your normal menstrual cycle ends, breaking from cream briefly to refresh receptor sites. This mimics a pseudo-pregnancy state, and facilitates healing.\n\nHigher than normal doses are required which appear to be well tolerated. Levels around about 60~80mg/day are usually required for pain management. You know you are taking too high a dose if you begin to feel sleepy after applying cream.\n\nMost women will find that they can reduce their dosage of progesterone after 7-12 months, however, attempts to go below 40mg/day progesterone often allows symptoms to creep back in.\n\nKeep in mind that a delayed diagnosis of endometriosis after numerous years of medication and synthetic hormone cocktails often leads to liver dysfunction, adrenal exhaustion, and chronic pain / fatigue which can compromise the uptake of progesterone.\n\nNo one is suggesting progesterone cures endometriosis but we certainly know, based on empirical evidence, that it appears to play a major role in controlling its distressing symptoms. We know that women who stopped progesterone felt great for a few months and then suddenly, after progesterone stores had washed from the body, the disease would flare back up.\n\nMost women with endometriosis remain on progesterone cream for maintenance and pain control, and adjust their dose when necessary, increasing when indicated such as in times of stress.\n\nCatherine Rollins\n\nNeed more info?\nE-mail me!\nBlessings~\nMichelle Jones
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I suffered from endrometriosis and polcystic ovaries which in the end after 5 years of problems i had a full hysterectomy even though i'm only early 20's. The lining of the womb growns outside so when an egg is realeased it scrapes it as it leaves the body and causes a lot of pain and discomfort. When it comes to reproducing the egg can't attach it self to the lining of the womb to grow. It also causes sex to be very painful depending on where it grows its different for each person. Cat good luck I hope your surgery suceeds i know what your going through.
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HOnest? It hurt like hell- cramps my ass. Childbirth was less painful.  IT took me several days to be able to walk about comfortably- luckily my mom came with and stayed a few days after - and I was already 25 when I had it - sometimes, mom just helps.\n\nDo get help around if you have children, you'll not be feeling up to the normal stuff for days.\n\nThe slough off was , well, like your worst period but ickier.  And you will have cramps at least the first 24 hours.\n\nGood luck, my sympathies, hope it takes care of your problem.
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Its because of the endometriosis!
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I have a lot of pain on my lower right side where my right ovary is.  I found out that I have endometriosis.  You really need to go to a doctor.  There's so much stuff in there to go wrong that's it's hard to know for sure.
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I'm not sure what your question is, but here's a list of Endometriosis organizations that may be able to help you.\nhttp://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=lang_en&q=endometriosis&btnG=Search
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Your doctor is suggesting hysterectomy and you haven't even had a laparoscopy to diagnose Endo yet??  Get a new doc.\n\nD&C and hysteroscopy will not show Endometriosis.  Only surgical laparoscopy+pathology/histology can confirm Endo.\n\nYou can either have surgery with a qualified surgeon (by the sounds of it, a *new* one) who will remove all disease and thereby help improve fertility or you can skip directly to a reproductive endocrinologist who can assist you with any IVF or ART as necessary.\n\nHysterectomy is not a cure for Endometriosis, and Endo *doesn't* hurt all patients all the time.  Find a new doc to help you.\n\nGood luck and feel better.
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It all depends- if you have any type of childbirth education, and even a doula at your birth, then it can be as painless as possible.  Many women experience horrendous pain, because they do not trust there bodies to do what comes naturally.  There are many natural ways to cope with the pain including massage, using a birth ball, showering, walking, hypnobirthing, etc etc  Education is the key to having a birth as pain free and possible, and a birth that happens the way that you want it to.
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Endometriosis is a very painful condition that does require the use of stronger pain relievers at time.  It sounds as if you have been questioning an addiction or over usage of her pain pills for a while now and truth is, although sometimes pain medication is required, unless she is under extreme pain she shouldn't be using the precribed pain medication as her only treatment and it shouldn't be needed on a daily basis.  I endured years of endometriosis and if the endometriosis is so severe as to require so many pain pills ... it may be best to seek another alternative treatment.\n\nAs with any assumptions, it is wrong to assume that she is giving false information to her physicians unless of course you have positive proof of this.  Yet, with an addiction to prescribed pain medications it is very possible that one will exaggerate the intensity of their pain and/condition to further their cravings for the drug.  She also may be taking prescriptions that have conflicting effects which could be causing her drowsiness as well as many other problems.  Speak to her openly and if you feel you are certain she has an addiction, try speaking to a family member who may be able to assist you in helping her if that is what course needs to be taken.  If she is abusing the rx's...she needs help but if she isn't, she needs your friendship and comfort more than anything.  Good Luck...\n\n The fact that she has had an existing problem popping pills would definately set an alarm off on me also dear.  Go with your instincts as you know her and obviously care deeply on her behalf.)
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if endometriosis has to do with the lining of the uterus i get that part, but i wouldn't know why there is a high WBC\n(whitebloodcell) count.  if endometriosis is bad howeve, then having lots of WBC's sounds like the infection, if thats what it is, is going away.\n    the only other thing i think endometriosis is, might be regarding ones menstration perhaps?
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From my own experience and a couple friends' experiences, it does hurt quite a bit (imagine your worst menstrual cramps tripled), but the pain only lasts a couple days. The first period or two afterwards can also be pretty bad. My friends and I found that all we needed for the pain was a higher dosage of ibuprofen (600-800 mg instead of the usual 200 mg dose we'd take for cramps). Other painkillers like Vicodin and Lortab might also do the trick, but I'd be surprised if you needed anything that serious.
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Birth is ALWAYS MORE PAINFUL!! \n\nImagine squeezing a watermelon out of your ass. Ya...its that painful! Women who go through natural birth are really tough. \n\nWomen use to die sometimes from giving birth when technology wasnt as good. It basically splits you open. Its why they have to cut a little into you so you wont be ripped apart by this thing coming out of you. Men will never understand what women have to go through to bear their child.
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I had my son naturally. It feel like nothing else you could imagine. And yes it hurts alot. Try to go to the bathroom as much as possible before you start to push. Also the body is an amazing thing. When you start to go into labor your body will naturally try to 'clean itself out' so that there is more room for the baby to come down the birth canal. Its quite miraculous actually. Don't worry, you wont be thinking about that when the time comes! The worst part for me was getting sewn back up after my epesiotomy. That really hurt!! Take as many birthing classes as you can and get the book What to Expect When Youre Expecting. Its the best thing you can do for yourself. Also exercising throughout pregnancy will really keep you in shape for labor.
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I'm sorry to read you have such serious gyn problems at your young age.  The best people to talk this over with are the professionals,and they are really the only people who can advise you well.  I can tell you the information they have given you is true, as unpleasant as it is.  I would suggest you consider seeking a second opinion, and discuss all your concerns and treatment options with a GYN physician, preferably one who specializes in treating PID and endometriosis.  It may be there are some other options for you to consider, or it may be that a hysterectomy is your best option.  If you do have one, it doesn't necessarily mean the end of the world, only that you will not have children.  But having children is already quite possibly not in your future anyway, so there is no point to suffering needlessly.  If and when you find the person you want to spend your life with, you can and should consider adoption to create your family.  In spite of what you might think, some children grow in your heart and some under it, but in the end you love both equally the same.  I urge you to speak with your doctor honestly, the way you did here, and then make your decisions.  Good luck, however things turn out.
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I've only been through childbirth, which some people do without drugs. I was in labor for 8 hours before I got my epidural with my first child. But the up side of any labor pain is the reward at the end... your child. Shoulder pain just hurts like a b...h. So I'd say shoulder pain is worse. :-)