It was April 2016. I was 18 at the time, and suddenly began experiencing lower abdominal pain that would come and go whenever it pleased. It wasn't very painful at first, but oh boy was it painful later.
It took a year of numerous ultrasounds, abdominal x-rays, abdominal CT's, blood tests, urine samples, hospital visits, and sleepless nights before my family doctor referred me to a Gynecologist (finally). I honestly don't think my family doctor believed me, considering I returned to her every week asking her to figure out what was wrong with me. The pain was unbelievable.
My last visit to the hospital was at 3am. I had woken up out of a dead sleep in excruciating pain. I couldn't move. I screamed for my mom to help me get dressed and rush me to the hospital. Six hours later, I got misdiagnosed with a Pelvic Infection. We're supposed to trust doctors, and here they are misdiagnosing patients. I was relieved to finally know (or so I thought) what was wrong with me. I was put on heavy antibiotics and sent home.
Three months of straight antibiotics just to find out (when I had my gynecologist appointment) that I never freaking had a pelvic infection. Once again, I felt hopeless. And in excruciating pain still, I had to take time off work.
Two months later I had a Laparoscopy done by my gynecologist. It was then she found my endometriosis behind my uterus and on either side of my colon. She lasered them out and hoped for the best. The next few days were one hell of a recovery.
One month later the pain returned. Angry, I revisited my Gynecologist. She put me on Lupron (a medication that puts your body in menopause). I got two 3-month rounds of it (I'm current 1 & 1/2 months in to my second round). Relieved, I continued on with life.
PS: Along with the Lupron, I'm also on an ad-back medication called Norlutate.
1 month later (from the first round), the pain returned. It's increasingly getting worse again, and I'm fed up. In January my Gynecologist is trying a different approach and is putting me on a strong birth control - one that will keep my body in a menopausal state.
Moral of the story, trust your body. Never let a doctor tell you nothing is wrong with you when you feel otherwise.
