[Pipanella]

What's weird is, for YEARS, my doctor suspected I may have had endo, but never really checked it out. He based it on what I was telling him about the pain I had not only when I was having my period, but sometimes when I was not, as well as the heavy bleeding. For the last several years, I was given a prescription for 30 Darvocet a year, just to take when it got really bad, because nothing else worked for the pain.

I have battled anemia for the last several years, and they finally had me go through tests to find out what was causing the anemia, and it was determined it's due to blood loss. So that led to an ultrasound, then an MRI, then my choice of having a D&C and endometrial ablation or having a hysterectomy (uterine only). At first, I was going to go with the ablation, then thought.....hey, I'm almost 47, I don't need no stinkin' uterus anymore (and sure don't need to have those silly periods!), so just get rid of it.

Turns out it was the best decision anyway. My gynecologist couldn't believe just how enlarged my uterus was...the normal one weighs about 100-200 grams, and mine was astronomically larger than that. He showed my husband the pictures he took during surgery (I will get to see them at my post-op appointment next week), and told him, "Here is why she was in so much pain." DH said it was really obvious there was a problem. Finding all the endo led to the removal of the ovaries and fallopian tubes, too.

Yep, I think it's a combination of less activity, general anesthetic slowing everything down, and the Darvocet. I also have IBS, so I figured I wouldn't have this problem, but noooooooooooooo.

Oh well, my beverage of choice at the moment is Wild Cherry Milk of Magnesia. Yummy! LOLOLOL!!!