Total hysterectomy age 40 – Lynn’s Story

Since I started my periods at age 13 I suffered from painful periods. The pain got gradually worse over the years. I tried every possible type of contraceptive to help with the pain including Depo-Provera injections and the Mirena Coil but nothing helped much. I had numerous scans and laparoscopies but other than a few lesions and small spots of endometriosis there was nothing to explain the pain I was in. From age 30-37 the pain gradually worsened to the point that I had to go to casualty pretty regularly for morphine injections as it was the only form of pain relief that actually did relieve the pain. I have to say as well the nurses were often very unsympathetic, in-fact they thought I was exaggerating how bad it was…but I was climbing the walls. It was effecting my work and I was becoming depressed because it was so debilitating. My partner (who I have been with now for 5 years) told me to see a Private Specialist and I booked a consultation. I had a laparoscopy and was told that my uterus was larger than normal for my age. While the consultant couldn’t confirm for sure he said it was quite possible that I had Adenomyosis. Adenomyosis is a condition in which the inner lining of the uterus (the endometrium) breaks through the muscle wall of the uterus (the myometrium). It can cause menstrual cramps, lower abdominal pressure, and bloating before menstrual periods and can result in heavy periods. It made sense to me as it was the only possible answer left to expl...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: Your Stories adenomyosis total hysterectomy Source Type: news