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The pain
just never
ever
ever
STOPS
four Advil
three Aleve
what does it take before it
STOPS
"there's nothing wrong with you," says the doctor
"you're perfectly fine"
wonder if he's ever felt like this
and whether he considered it fine
wonder how much convincing it will take
for him to scoop out my guts
so that all this will
STOP
just never
ever
ever
STOPS
four Advil
three Aleve
what does it take before it
STOPS
"there's nothing wrong with you," says the doctor
"you're perfectly fine"
wonder if he's ever felt like this
and whether he considered it fine
wonder how much convincing it will take
for him to scoop out my guts
so that all this will
STOP
no subject
Ouch.
Now, the pratical advice.
Have you been tested for ovarian cysts or fibroid tumors? My mom had fibroids and they caused her a lot of pain. My cysts can cause me lots of pain as well. I had docs be dismissive with me as well, and I know how infuriating it can be.
One doc I had warned against too much Advil as it can thin the blood which he claimed could prolong the period. Also, be careful with the Advil--I used to take 4-6 at a time, with the occasional 8 dose. Then once, in an effort to ward off a looming migraine I took 10 at once. I ended up very sick to my stomach.
Hope you feel better soon
no subject
My impression is that either ovarian cysts or fibroid tumors would show up when the doctor goes poking around in there, feeling and squeezing everything. My doc has, at least, been thorough with that type of examination; he seems almost annoyed at himself for not finding anything wrong with me. Is it possible that I have those and the doctor can't feel them?
The one thing he has suggested is endometriosis, which also shows up in a manual examination if it's advanced enough but he was willing to go in with a laparoscope and look around for it just in case. The cure for that one, handily enough, is a hysterectomy. Sounds like a good idea to me.
I have made my stomach feel pretty icky with ibuprofen as well. A six-dose, or enough fours in a row, is too much for me. Unfortunately it's not enough for the pain. As I seem to be showing signs of becoming resistant to naproxen sodium also, I really have to find something other than pain relievers to deal with this.