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I went back to my GP last week as my pill is nearly done and i wanted to find out what my next steps are for diagnosing my pain. After my horrible experience at gynecology where they washed there hands of me, I have been referred to General Surgery to find out what is wrong with me and what is causing my pain. My GP even read the letter he sent to them to me, and put in it that is think it could be endo. Lately my pain has been worse, to the point i had to leave half way through a lecture and doubled over in the bathroom, almost crying ( didn't help that it was a lecture about pain and assessing pain, ohh the irony). He believes that i might need a collaboration of gyni and general surgeons to get to the bottom of my pain. He said that because i am a young women (19) with non specific abdo/ pelvic pain it is going to be a nightmare to diagnose. I just want to know what is causing my pain and how, if it can, be stopped.
However on the down side, this is the second GP that I have seen for this problem that is leaving the practice, which i don't think is helping my situation. MY first one who did the referral to gyni left a few weeks after i saw her and now the one i saw yesterday is retiring. Why is this happening to me. He did tell me to look after myself as I was leaving which i thought was really sweet of him.
At least this is a step in the right direction to a diagnosis and treatment. or at least I hope so.
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acutee_-2 cabbage12
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Tazchurch acutee_-2
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I have been doing this for two months, it has worked in 75% of cases, the other 25% is still ongoing. I now have a diagnosis, a consultant and an operation date.
First came up in 2003 but not chased, wish I had, better late than never. I have found that it is a case of They who shout loudest.
cabbage12 acutee_-2
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I have been very persistant in getting answers for a few reason.
1) I don't show pain that well, so not many professsionals know when I am in pain.
2) I am a student nurse and know the questios to ask, plus i do a lot of extra reasearch into my symptoms so know what to look for and what the doctors should ask.
3) The pain has been increasing over the year, effecting my sleep, studying, and me on placement ( but not to the point i have had to take time off)
I think part of it has been luck as well
elizabeth142 cabbage12
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I remember my agonising pain, before I had my right ovary taken with a 3 lb cyst!
This was years ago.
But you should say this is your body you know that
You need attention ASAP!
But Definitley get an ultra sound.
All the best .. 🐥
acutee_-2 elizabeth142
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Tazchurch acutee_-2
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Presume you mean a transvaganal (internal) ultrasound. They have guidelines, if the first caused pain and these symptoms then it is not acceptable for them to do it again. Part states that if a woman is a virgin, cannot tolerate internal examinationsetc this test should not be done.
In my case a smear test is excruciatingly painful for a number of reasons so this was deemed innappropriate.
Tazchurch acutee_-2
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michelle32158 cabbage12
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My name is Michelle 53 in menopause. I don't no if you can help me. I had a transvaginal ultrasound and three doctors viewed without any mention I just saw my gynecologist looked over a report indicating fluid in my cervix. He told me I should get a procedure to remove the fluid on my cervix and I don't think it's serious the doctor wants to make sure nothing's wrong with the fluid. He wants to do this as an out patient procedure with an anesthesiaologist to put me asleep and scared I won't wake up
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