Hello,
I'm new here, my name is Janice, and I'm a 43 year old perimenopausal mom of three teens. I'm a sexual abuse survivor, and deal with recurring eating disorder 'seasons' since age 16. I had a tubal after my third child was born, because at the time I remember the pain, the mood madness, and other symptoms I just couldn't take while raising three kids. But, I believe it put me in early menopause, and when I realized they had a name for it, I was slightly relieved. I was just diagnosed with endometriosis though, which for me, explains the years of extreme pain, bloodbath periods, and off the wall behavior, but my Dr.'s 'solution' of choice was megace, a form of progesterone, which after 4 weeks, I cannot continue this and still be true to myself. He said it would 'stop' my periods, which would cause the endo lesions to shrink or slow down, and the pain would be almost gone. But, I must say, the side effects from this drug are not worth it, I'd rather take a painkiller and deal with it, than go through this. Has anyone else here had success with another treatment, or must I bite the bullet and have it all taken out surgically? I've already stopped taking the megace and I feel much better, but I know this endo will not go away without some change on my part, so any advice would be much appreciated...thank you, Janice