Endo/Adeno & immune-enhancing treatments

Hi there. I was diagnosed with endo/adeno by an endo expert in November of 2024 after 3 emergency laparoscopies for functional ovarian cysts causing intermittent torsion (both sides). I just had another one, but that is not what my question is about. The gynos who did those surgeries totally missed what ended up being stage 3 endo and adeno w/DIE; one was adamant that I did *not* have endo because she had “seen in there herself”. I had endo excision surgery in January 2025 with an excellent surgeon, but have had bad pelvic pain beginning ~4 months post-op. I also discovered I had a serious vitamin D deficiency at that time (I live in upstate NY). I also regularly test positive for HPV/abnormal pap, since the HPV vaccine came out after I was sexually active. I recently began taking AHCC, an active hexose correlated compound made from shiitake mushrooms, for HPV. Here is my question: I don’t understand if taking something that is meant to enhance the immune system should help with endo/adeno (particularly with preventing new adhesions and growth post-op), or if it could exacerbate my pain if I have already begun forming new growths. I also happen to have migraine with aura, and every time I have tried a combination birth control to suppress ovulation (mostly for the functional cysts, which began out of nowhere two years ago, but also for endo/adeno symptom control), I have severe and prolonged migraine episodes that land me in the ER with symptoms of stroke/blood clot (but are always just migraine). So do immune-enhancing treatments like AHCC help or hurt if you have endo/adeno? Thank you very much for your time.

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