Thank you so much for your replies and help! It IS much easier to cope with emotionally and psychologically when you know there is a cause and you can tell the doctor "I have this, now I need proper treatment!"
I am going to make an appointment with my GP tomorrow to give her the hospital letter and to ask for some help. I had very low blood pressure after my operation, and since leaving hospital I have been going dizzy and tingly in my hands and arms frequently, which is not normal for me, so I want to get that checked out. I even stoppped taking my painkillers today to see if it was them! I am in discomfort and the position of the stitches makes wearing trousers and even knickers very uncomfortable! I know it sounds minor but these things get you down!
Eva, I am pleased for you too, I hope you find some relief soon!
I do feel that in the UK, the NHS really don't take women's conditions very seriously. I was told I could go back to work in 3 days! Well tomorrow is day 4, and I need another week! I can't do very much, I'm in pain, unsteady, find that pretty much everything hurts, and the risk of getting injured at work would be too great! I work in a rather boisterous school... Although the nurses were quite nice at my hospital, there was a terrible "care assistant" who inserted a catheter in me (after I found it diffivult to pee due to the anaesthetic taking a while to wear off) and threatened and made me feel so scared and embarressed at 2.30am that I was screaming and a nurse ran in to see what was going on! I am still appauled by this woman and will be writing a complaint. It made me realise how vulnerable we are at times.
Still, other than that, I am looking forward to recovering and managing my endometriosis. xx |