Endometriosis Symptoms: Sharing Experiences & Seeking Support

Question
Hello Martha,
            Well my mom has had endo just about as long as you have. She has had it removed once but I know that it is never all gone. For a while now she has had blood in her urine, a hard time urinating and having a bowel movement. I was just wondering if you experienced some of these symptoms too? She does have some other things going on right now like she has M.S.!I hope that you can help. Thanks Kara
 P.S. Tell me all you can about it.

Answer
HI KARA,
HOPE I'M NOT TOO LATE TO ANSWER, FOR SOME REASON MY SYSTEM WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO OPEN UP YOUR QUESTION...BUT ALAS I FINALLY GOT THRU!
GETTING BACK TO YOUR MOMS DISCOMFORT...I NEVER HAD THE BLOOD IN THE URINE OR TROUBLE WITH URINATING/BOWEL MOVEMENT...BUT I WAS TOLD BY MY SPECIALIST YEARS AGO, THAT ENDO CAN INVADE MANY AREAS IN A WOMENS BODY...THE BLADDER AND BOWEL AREAS BEING TWO OF THEM. HAS SHE SEEN A GYNO LATELY OR EVEN A SPECIALIST? YOU ARE RIGHT ABOUT REMOVING ENDO SCAR TISSUE, ONLY FOR IT TO BUILD BACK UP SEVERAL YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. MAYBE YOUR MOM HAS SOMETHING PRESENT NEAR HER BLADDER AND BOWEL AREA. BEST TO CHECK OUT RIGHT AWAY. I STILL HAVE INSTENSE BACK PAIN, NAUSEA, HEADACHES TO MIGRAINES, AND RECENTLY A FEELING OF DISCOMFORT IN MY CHEST/LUNGS. I HAVE READ RECENTLY THAT ENDO CAN DO THAT ALSO.I HOPE YOUR MOM DOES NOT EXPERIENCE ANY FURTHER PAIN SUCH AS CRAMPING...I HAVE BEEN USING A GREAT ANTI INFLAMMATORY PRESCRIPTION CALLED ANAPROX, YOU TAKE ON AN "AS NEEDED" BASIS. IF YOUR MOM IS FEELING BLOATED OR UNCOMFORTBALE IN HER ABDOMEN AREA...MAYBE THIS WOULD HELP HER. IT IS AN INEXPENSIVE DRUG AND WORKS VERY WELL FOR ME...BETTER THAN THE PILL, THAT DUMPS ALL SORTS OF UNECESSARY STUFF INTO YOUR BLOOD STREAM...ALTHO, THE PILL DID HELP ME FOR MANY YEARS!I'M NOT SURE I EVEN HELPED BUT TRUELY HOPE YOUR MOM FINDS OUT WHY SHE IS EXPERIENCING THESE SYMPTOMS...ENDO IS SUCH A BURDEN ON WOMEN...AND VERY EXHAUSTING...MOST WOMEN DO NOT FEEL WELL FREQUENTLY DUE TO ONE OR MORE SYMPTOMS. AND UNFORTUNATELY, ENDO CAN CREATE VERY UNUSUAL SYMPTOMS IN A WOMANS BODY. I WISH YOU BOTH LUCK AND HEALTH! MARTHA