missroselee - 2014-02-13 12:23 PM  I will pray that you can find answers too.  I wish there were more doctors like this one.  He's a young doctor too. Can't be older then me.  I used to be nervous using a male GYN but in all reality, I've had way more problems with the females.  This one seemed so much more understanding of not only the pain and the mental part, but also how it has affected the intamacy with my husband.  He assured me we would be having "rockstar sex" again before too long.....and yes those were his words :)

missroselee - 2014-02-13 1:19 PM Thank you guys. It gave me piece of mind knowing there was a reason for the pain and that somebody finally would not only listen but also actually offer a plan. He did say I am a candidate for any permanent procedures that I want. He even offered to do them now. I can honestly say today there's no way I want to try to have a child but that in the condition I'm in, it's not a good time to make a decision. So I asked him for treatment and at least a year of "normalcy" before asking me again. Of course a lot can happen between now and then but it feels good to have a doctor actually ask questions and understand me.

missroselee - 2014-02-13 8:10 PM Thank you guys.  Even know nothing was done today and its a few weeks until surgery, and of course treatment afterwards, it's kind of wierd, but it's like I can almost relax again.  Because now I know what needs done and I know that it includes common procedures.  And just feeling like I can trust a doctor to listen and do what needs to done is a huge thing.  Especially after the last few experiences......I hate feeling helpless..... 

barrelracin85 - 2014-02-14 7:52 AM So glad you got answers. I'm not sure why but it seems that GYNs tend to dismiss things quite a bit. My mom kept bringing up her issues to her GYN and he kept brushing it off as "normal" female issues. Like you she had such severe pain she could barely function some days. She even went to the ER one day because it was so bad and got sent home with a bladder infection diagnosis. She kept being told it was all normal so she tried to push through it. She has diabetes so she sees several different doctors and while at her gastro doctor one day she told him how bad things were. The gastro doctor was the one who told her to go straight to the ER and he called ahead and told them he wanted her thoroughly looked over. They came up with a twisted ovary and sent her to surgery that same night. When they opened her up her abdomen was filled with puss and infection. What they had just diagnosed as a twisted ovary was actually a grapefruit sized abscess on her ovary that had ruptured and was leaking infection into her body. Her GYN was actually nervous to even talk to her after doing the surgery because he knew he had dismissed it. She asked him if he believed her now. She ended up being a week in the hospital as they had to thoroughly clean her around her intestines and inside her abdomen and then keep her on a high strength antibiotic to make sure the infection didn't take over. If her gastro doctor hadn't pushed her to go back to the ER her problem would have turned deadly. Long story short, listen to your body. If you think something is not right don't let someone tell you it's in your head. Keep pushing just like missroselee did. Prayers that you are well on your way to healing. A side note on fluid build up. I've had ovarian cysts rupture that filled me up with quite a bit of fluid. My last one I had rupture over a holiday and didn't get in to my doctor until 4 days later. The us tech called the doctor in to show him how much fluid I had and they were both shocked. If you have several cysts they could be rupturing and causing the fluid which is normal but very painful as our bodies get very irritated by the fluid.

chrissyfouse - 2014-02-13 3:37 PM  I dealt with severe pain after my children as well.  My last son was born Jan 21, 2004, had my tubes tied in March 2004.  Had a Hysterectomy Oct 4, 2012.  Pain was still there.  Ended up going in for exploratory and had to take my right ovary out.  No more pain!!  Apparently when my tubes were cut the right one reacted like a rubber band and retracted up around my ovary.  No way to see it unless they opened me up.  I have pictures of both ovaries during the surgery and I cant believe the difference. 



"Rockstar sex".....thats awesome!! 

angelica - 2014-02-14 10:33 AM I kept having pains and my GYNO kept blowing me off, he even suggested that I start taking anti-depressants. I went to a different DR. and it ended up being urinary tract damage. My urine would run back up in my bladder and cause inflamation and the pain was my bladder being irritated. I had surgery to fix it. Imagine if I listned to the first DR, I would have ended up with permanent damage or worse. 

Esther - 2014-02-14 9:37 AM My GYN sent me to a urologist believing that was where most of my pain came from was around my bladders. SEVERAL vists, MRIs, Ultrasounds later and it was not my bladder or kidneys. The urologist was very thorough. Any exams that I have had, the doctors know upon examination that I hurt because I will just about come off of the table. They just have not found the cause or source of the pain. I worry about my husband because I feel like me saying "I hurt" so many times makes him feel rejected. He never doubts me but I get upset about it. I don't believe this is normal. Both of your stories give me hope and I am so happy for you both to have been or going to be healed and have relief!