Hi everyone
I'll start with the story of how it all began!!!
After a laparoscopy (had due to investigations into infertility) I was diagnosied with endo. I was then referred onto a fertility and endo specialist and had a further lap/hysteroscopy in July of this year which was said to be extremely successful - removing a cyst on my left ovary with was full of endo and leaving no endo behind. Since then I have been fairly pain free up until my last two periods. This one (which started yesterday) has been unbearable - I have been doubled over in pain and after calling my GP to see if any other medication (I am taking Voltrol and paracetamol) would be advisable was told they could not call back until later today!!! Waiting 7-8 horus for a response was not what I wanted to hear.
Anyway, the reason I posted was I am due to start my first cycle of IVF in mid-March and wondered if any of you out there new of anything that I could do to help with the pain until then without it affecting my treatment as I have noticed on the leaflet with the Voltrol that one of the many warnings says "do not take if pregnant or planning to become pregnant" - not sure what to do as the pain is so unbearable and Voltrol is what I was subscribed after my op (and it does seem to take the edge off the pain) but then getting myself prepared for IVF is also very important??
Any ideas/help would be really nice to hear.
Thanks for reading.
Niamh
xx
I'll start with the story of how it all began!!!
After a laparoscopy (had due to investigations into infertility) I was diagnosied with endo. I was then referred onto a fertility and endo specialist and had a further lap/hysteroscopy in July of this year which was said to be extremely successful - removing a cyst on my left ovary with was full of endo and leaving no endo behind. Since then I have been fairly pain free up until my last two periods. This one (which started yesterday) has been unbearable - I have been doubled over in pain and after calling my GP to see if any other medication (I am taking Voltrol and paracetamol) would be advisable was told they could not call back until later today!!! Waiting 7-8 horus for a response was not what I wanted to hear.
Anyway, the reason I posted was I am due to start my first cycle of IVF in mid-March and wondered if any of you out there new of anything that I could do to help with the pain until then without it affecting my treatment as I have noticed on the leaflet with the Voltrol that one of the many warnings says "do not take if pregnant or planning to become pregnant" - not sure what to do as the pain is so unbearable and Voltrol is what I was subscribed after my op (and it does seem to take the edge off the pain) but then getting myself prepared for IVF is also very important??
Any ideas/help would be really nice to hear.
Thanks for reading.
Niamh
xx