Hi,
I am looking for advice on how to proceed with my 17 year old daughter. Just yesterday, her gynecologist (who I respect), told me their was no medical value in a diagnostic laparoscopy. We are so confused on how to proceed. She is suggesting we combine hormone therapies at this point.
Brief medical history
~ age 11/12, missed days of school due to abdominal pain. I realized it was every 30 days each time even though she hadn’t started period.. Pediatrician said it was her body gearing up to start period
-around this same age IBS symptoms started
~age 13, severe abdominal pain after running in school or soccer
-around 14 started period
-IBS symptoms intensified during periods
~heavy periods with clots
~cramps that Midol doesn’t always relieve
~side pain during ovulation
~cramps start a week before period
~back pain
~bloating
1st gynecologist
-talked a few minutes then gave samples of 4 birth control pills and said try these until you find one that works
2nd gynecologist
-bloodwork
-vaginal ultrasound that showed dip in uterus and ovarian cyst
-prescribed 1st birth control, combined hormones. This made her bleed heavily a couple of weeks
-prescribed 2nd birth control, high estrogen, to stop bleeding that made her throw up all night and the next day
-prescribed 3rd birth control, low estrogen, that made her wake up nauseated most nights and some she would wake up up late night to early morning to throw up
-prescribed progestin only birth control that made her bleed 56 of the 69 days she took it
-lack of appetite and loss of ~8 pounds
-side pain has continued through all prescriptions
