A second opinion? PID or HBC adjustments?

[cherylee7110.livejournal.com]

Just yesterday I posted here: http://community.livejournal.com/vaginapagina/9526233.html

And an update...

I went in to have my doctor check out the pain. When I was getting undressed, I noticed that I had suddenly started bleeding! It was pretty badly too. It was period-like but it's not time for my period! It just ended!

I brought this up to her before she examined me. She pressed on my lower abdomen and it hurt like a bitch. It was more when she pressed in versus when she let go. The pain is more right under my belly button and about a palm sized area on my right lower abdomen. When she tried to use the speculum, I cried. She wasn't even able to lock it open because of the pain. She said there was quite a bit of bleeding so she stopped.

She constituted all of this pain and bleeding to my birth control! She said that I'm in pain because I'm having breakthrough bleeding. I've been on three type of birth control since last May and I have NEVER experienced this kind of pain OR ANY breakthrough bleeding/spotting. I'm on Trivora-28 and she says that my body is trying to adjust to the different hormone levels in each of my pills. I'm supposed to wait it out for two more pill packs and see if this keeps happening.

I'm not a doctor in any way but... this isn't my normal period pain. Maybe I'm just overreacting because I just recently had PID and I'm worried about my fertility. This pressure is constant. I can feel that something isn't right. It's not painful unless there is pressure applied to my lower stomach (ex: sitting down, standing up from sitting down, bending over, standing back up from bending over, pushing up against the counter when I'm doing dishes, pushing up against the windowsill while handing out food though the drive-thru... etc.). I'm not saying that I think my doctor is lying to me. I think she's wonderful but I'm just scared that she missed something.

Should I wait this out like she said or get a second opinion? I'm so stressed out and for the past month, I've been in some sort of reproductive-area pain. I just want to feel normal again!

I'm sad.

Comments

[absolved.livejournal.com]

Could I ask, what kind of pain your having/had with PID? Your story sounds much like mine, though my doctor has not mentioned PID. My pain is sharp....I picture a sharp thing imbedded in my lower right abdomen

[cherylee7110.livejournal.com]

When she first diganosed me it was during STD testing. I had severe cervical motion tenderness. I thought the bloating was just gas so I wasn't worried about it. We first thought it was chlymida or ghonorrhea. Luckliy, it wasn't either of them. And, also, the slide showed signs of infection.

It's also possible that you're experiencing appendex pain. She said this second round could also be that. I hear that some women experience pain around the overies when they are ovulating.

I would bring it up to your doctor and ask why he/she is ruling it out as a possibility. Just for reassurance and to know what to look for in advance.

I hope you don't have PID. It's really kinda depressing.