I’m Really Worried, Possibly Endo?
So a couple things I want to start off with is I’m 17 years old, and that I had cancer when I was 12 and it didn’t last that long and I’ve been in remission for 5 years. Now I’ve been worried because I’ve been having pain in my lower abdomen (where my uterus is) in between periods. The thing is though, it isn’t unbearable. It’s just like a kind of sharpish pain, but not the most sharp pain I’ve ever felt. Just sharp enough to notice it. And I have it a lot. But when I’m on my period, it’s heavy, but I don’t think I would call it excessively heavy. It’s certainly gotten heavier over the years, but for a while I was on birth control to control my periods, and now I no longer am. I don’t think it’s abnormally heavy, and it gets lighter about 4 days in (my periods usually last a full week). I also don’t have unbearable cramps. I once knew a girl that would scream and cry with her cramps, and I’m pretty sure she had endo. Mine aren’t nearly that bad. I have cramps, but definitely not cramps enough to worry me. All I have is cramps in between periods, and they’re noticeable enough to worry me.
I know the obvious answer is that I need to go to a gynecologist. But the thing is, my family is really tight on money right now. And we still have hospital bills from 5 years ago still. And, I have really bad body issues. As in like I cant stand how any of my body looks, and I dont really want anyone else seeing it. I’m really scared of going to a gynecologist. Does anyone have any advice? I’m really worried. I know this has been a really long post and thank you so much to anyone who has taken the time to read it. Any help is appreciated
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