Now the endometriosis symptoms had taken on a different character. It now was lasting beyond the 2-3 days of my period. It was now lasting beyond a week after my period. My period started October 7, 2005. It is now November 3, 2005. This week is the first week that I’ve been basically pain free. Basically.
A week or two after my period, I was still having painful bowel movements. Knowing I needed to move my bowels, but not wanting to or not wanting to eat the foods (fruits and vegetables) that I knew would cause me to have a movement, made me very anxious. Urinating and passing gas was also an issue. I was very sensitive urinating or may have even felt a burning sensation; and either I couldn’t pass gas or it was painful.
One of the days that I went back to work, sure enough I had to have a movement. I went down to the handicap bathroom (don’t frown, you know we all do it) to have my movement. Upon having it / during having it, it sent me into a crazy spiral of pain. I was going out of my mind. I immediately came back upstairs to my office (didn't want anyone I knew to see me coming out of the handicap bathroom), told people I was leaving and taking a cab home.
One of my co-workers / girlfriends came with me to make sure I got home okay. She said my face was flush and she could tell my pain was over the top. I think I scared one of my male co-workers.
Men - they don’t have a clue.
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