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Well, it's 10:53 and I'm in quite a bit of pain. I took a Mercyndol but I might have to take another. I'm going to start bleeding significantly any hour now. There are signs of it, which I won't go into for fear of TMI.

I've had no energy for anything for the past two days. I check my mail, read up on my friends list, and sit there trying to find something to do that won't tax me. As soon as I start expending any reasonable amount of energy, the pains intensify, I get exhausted, and it all goes bad.

When I DO keep still and don't tax myself, I feel like cheat somehow. I'm failing school and there's nothing I can do. I think I'm going to have to repeat this term, which doesn't bother me at all cause I like it at school and it means I get to have extra time there. I know, terrible. Plus it's extra time I don't have the jobsearch people on my back.

I am worried about having to look for work in the break. They do that to you, don't they? How can I look for work when I'm in so much pain all the time? I'm too scared to ask the doctor for a medical certificate. I'm scared about the thought of it all. I'm seeing the doctor again tomorrow.

The pain swings around my body, I hate it. It's the worst in my waist area, the middle, you know? I wrote down when I had pain so I can show the doctor tomorrow. I'm going to let him know exactly how awful life has been with this. Hopefully I can get this all sorted out in the break and then I can start fresh next term.

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Dr Peter Buffham

206 Hampden Rd Nedlands 6009
(08) 9386 2998

hero of a GP. He won't make you scared, he'll be supportive, thorough, and lovely. Knows his medicine very well too, and good at looking at the whole picture, beyond your specific complaint.

Thanks. I'll call tomorrow and make an appointment. You're a lifesaver, Karen. Does he do bulk billing?

Oh - and do you think Dave might know what's wrong with my inbox? It's driving me crazy.

I'll ask Dave about it, but this is not a good patch of week for him - work trip to Busselton and all that.
Don't know if Dr Buffham bulk bills - you'll have to ring and ask the receptionist.
I hope he does, and I hope he suits you - a good GP on your side can make all the difference. You need to feel your GP is there to help you and back you up, not to be another obstacle. You have more than enough challenges.

I think the last two days or so I have felt as bad as you usually do, and I don't know how you have borne it so well for as long as you have.

Uhm, little breaks between the pain. Good friends. Support from other people going through the same thing. :)

*hugs you gently*

Hope everything goes well for you, Nancy.

Poor Nacey
Get well soon.

Um I feel weird just asking this but it is endometriosis that's giving you all this grief yeah?

I've just a week ago been diagnosed with it, but I'm wondering what your doc is doing, as I saw a specialist who decided to operate straightaway. In November. Is that like, the done thing? Or are you being treated in a way I'm not aware of. I'm just not too keen on surgery but the Australian and New Zealand college of gynocologists and obstetricians says surgery is the go. Sorry if you're not up for silly questions but I'm still kind of shitscared about having an operation and coming to terms with what exactly this *is*.

Also, WHY is this so common yet there is so little you can do about it? WHY?

Hey sweetheart.

Yes, endo is what I've got. Unfortunately I have a pack of dickwits for doctors. It took them three months around here before they figured out I had migraines. Fer real.

I'm going to ask for a referral to an endo specialist tomorrow. I'm not putting up with this any more - I want expert help.

You're in a good place - you're getting the op. Have you had any pain? It's neverending for me. Fucking sick of it. Right now I'm in agony cause of periods. I've taken TWO mercyndol and it's not helped. It's taken the edge off but I'm still in heaps of pain.

Anyway - any other questions?

Sorry to hear you've had a bad time with doctors. If you were in Melbourne I could give you the name of my doctor who is very clever and knows his shit. I hope you find someone who's willing to do the op for you, but let me recommend private health insurance because it's going to be a corker of a bill if you don't have it, depending on the doctor.

I haven't had much pain, a bit of discomfort after I saw the specialist. Fortunately and unfortunately I was on the pill before, which both masked my symptoms and thus made my periods completely bearable. I've had one period so far off the pill and it was horrible. All this is, as life would have it, on top of PCOS too.

I really hope you get it sorted soon, it's an awful thing to have. Thanks so much for answering my questions. I've had to rely on friends for advice on this as I haven't found anything terribly useful online.

All my best for getting it sorted, Nancy.

-Mel xoxo

I recommend joining the austendo2 mailing list at yahoogroups. Lots of wonderful people there with plenty of information and lots of support. I've found it a really great place to get my head together.

Nancy.

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