Hey everyone,
So today I thought I'd give you a health update as, to be honest, recently things haven't been going well (hence I haven't been blogging), but now I seem to finally be getting somewhere. The laparoscopy I recently had showed that Endometriosis on my womb isn't the problem causing me so much pain and other symptoms at the moment, as the Zoladex injection (just had my 4th this morning) is temporary curing that. It is most likely Endo on my bowel, another bowel condition or something else which could affect the bowel. Therefore, my GP has referred me to a colorectal surgeon, whilst mentioning that the Gynae expert recommended it (as he did) to move me along faster. Indeed it did! 24 hours later I got a phone call saying my appointment will be at the start of February. I also went to the GP for two other reasons, one was to ask if I could have any stronger painkillers. Unfortunately I'm not allowed to have anything stronger than tramadol, as other than morphine it is the strongest painkiller you can get, and at my age I'm not allowed to have morphine on a regular basis, only when I'm admitted to hospital or having an operation. So, he has increased my dosage of Gabapentin which should help a little with the pain.
However, the main reason I went to the GP was that on the 4th of January I found a painful lump in an area which has to be checked out (I'm sure you know what I'm talking about). He checked it out and said it's definitely a cyst, caused by the HRT I am taking. This is a huge relief as it means I don't have to get it removed unless it becomes too painful or hard. So yeah, things seem to be moving forward. Work are also helping me, as my doctor has written a note signing me off for 2 weeks and saying that I need to be moved to a more appropriate position. Hopefully this means I won't have to quit as I really do want to keep my job. Doing nothing all day whilst in pain is not my idea of fun.
Thanks for reading, and as always, stay strong! If your GP is not helping you, go to another. There are good ones like mine who will help you as much as they can, and I'm so grateful to have seen that one yesterday.
Louise x
So today I thought I'd give you a health update as, to be honest, recently things haven't been going well (hence I haven't been blogging), but now I seem to finally be getting somewhere. The laparoscopy I recently had showed that Endometriosis on my womb isn't the problem causing me so much pain and other symptoms at the moment, as the Zoladex injection (just had my 4th this morning) is temporary curing that. It is most likely Endo on my bowel, another bowel condition or something else which could affect the bowel. Therefore, my GP has referred me to a colorectal surgeon, whilst mentioning that the Gynae expert recommended it (as he did) to move me along faster. Indeed it did! 24 hours later I got a phone call saying my appointment will be at the start of February. I also went to the GP for two other reasons, one was to ask if I could have any stronger painkillers. Unfortunately I'm not allowed to have anything stronger than tramadol, as other than morphine it is the strongest painkiller you can get, and at my age I'm not allowed to have morphine on a regular basis, only when I'm admitted to hospital or having an operation. So, he has increased my dosage of Gabapentin which should help a little with the pain.
However, the main reason I went to the GP was that on the 4th of January I found a painful lump in an area which has to be checked out (I'm sure you know what I'm talking about). He checked it out and said it's definitely a cyst, caused by the HRT I am taking. This is a huge relief as it means I don't have to get it removed unless it becomes too painful or hard. So yeah, things seem to be moving forward. Work are also helping me, as my doctor has written a note signing me off for 2 weeks and saying that I need to be moved to a more appropriate position. Hopefully this means I won't have to quit as I really do want to keep my job. Doing nothing all day whilst in pain is not my idea of fun.
Thanks for reading, and as always, stay strong! If your GP is not helping you, go to another. There are good ones like mine who will help you as much as they can, and I'm so grateful to have seen that one yesterday.
Louise x
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