I finally found a doctor who would listen to me about my pain and symptoms, which I have thought for years was endo but couldn’t get any legitimate help from other doctors. He listened to all of my symptoms and he told me that he thinks I have a strong case for it being endo and recommended surgery. The only problem is that he has retired from surgery, so he scheduled me an appt with another provider in the practice (this practice specializes in endo treatment) but I had my appt today and feel like I was completely dismissed. The first doctor thought fairly certainly that I have endo. The surgeon today talked down to me, saying that 1-2 days of severe pain is probably not endo and if it is, then it’s not that serious. He also said my ultrasound looked completely normal. He told me “endometriosis won’t kill you” and that I can either get on birth control to manage the pain or I can take Tylenol and use a heating pad. I’m just curious, what was everyone else’s pain like prior to being officially diagnosed via surgery? Is 1-2 days a month of severe pain really not enough? (Combined with other symptoms that have also been linked to endo) I think if I hadn’t seen the other doctor, then I would’ve believed the surgeon and just given up again like I have in the past. But the first doctor really made me feel seen and heard and I feel like there was merit to his opinion. So now I’m not sure if I should get another opinion or not? Do I just keep letting it get worse before someone will actually diagnose me?   submitted by   /u/priceisright06 [link]   [comments]