So, after having excision surgery in October 2016 I was
feeling great and ready to start living a pain free life. Afterwards I wasn’t
put on any kind of hormone treatment as doctors suggest if you’re able to do
so, to start trying for a child. After the first month had passed I was still
sore and still in a little pain, but no way near what I had previously been in.
It was December and I’d gone back to my doctor for more pain medication, he
asked me how I was feeling and how I was getting on. I told him I was still
sore and in pain but feeling good, I was told to keep a note of how I was
feeling to take with me to my follow up. Everyone’s recovery time is different,
so it can be difficult to know what pain is from healing and what isn’t. My
follow up was 4 months after the surgery and by that point I was now bleeding
irregularly and heavily again. I was also back to being in pain during my
period. My specialist was certain the endometriosis was already growing back
due to not being on anything to help stop the regrowth. I was told the most
successful time to get pregnant was up to 6 months after surgery and that time
frame was almost over. I was told before surgery that it probably wouldn’t
increase my chances of conceiving naturally and I would most likely need help
to conceive. So, I was referred to the fertility clinic as well as being
prescribed more pain killers and told we would see where we are, at my follow
up in another 6 months. Over the next 6 months it got worse and I just felt so
drained and helpless. I was put on the mini pill to try to stop my cycle and to
stop me from loosing anymore eggs as I have a low reserve for a woman of my
age. The first month and the pill seemed to be working, but almost as soon as
I’d started taking the second pack I had started to get break through bleeding.
I was told it was normal and unfortunately there is nothing that can be done
about it. I was on my third pack and still bleeding irregularly and I was due
to get married in a few weeks. That was honestly my worst nightmare, worrying
about wearing a huge white dress whilst bleeding. I phoned my GP to ask about a
pill I had been told about that you could take for 3 days and it would suppress
your cycle. She said they were actually stopping the prescribing of this on the
NHS but she would give me the prescription as a one off. Thankfully taking this
on the 3 days up to my wedding stopped the bleeding. Although it was halfway
through December and I had started bleeding again, luckily there was barely any
pain. But on New years eve I woke up with the most awful stomach cramps and
feeling so nauseated, I thought brilliant what a way to start the new year.
Since then my abdominal pain has come back with vengeance and not in any particular
pattern. I try to take my painkillers as little as possible being that they are
so strong, but recently its been so difficult to fall asleep and then intern
wake up and get out of bed as the painkillers make me feel so sluggish. I know
I will need further surgery but it’s a case of waiting to see where my fertility treatment will go.
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