Hi, my name is Julie.
I am new to the message-board community; and was diagnosed with pre-ovarian cancer 2-3 years ago. I am 25 & just currently received my grant to go to school. I do not have insurance; and was treated at a clinic here in Alabama. A procedure in which they take a kind of scraper & attempt to scrape away pre-cancer cells inside the uterus. Again, this was about 2-3 yrs. ago.
The thing is, I still have chronic reoccuring pain / bloating & nothing is really able to relieve it. The first day of my mentrual cycle is usually the worst of it. Pain killers do not relieve it; and I am supposedly "cancer-free" at this time.
Today, I woke up debilitated; I found I could not stand or reach to far without having my belly cramp to the point of tears.
I wanted to see if any of this sounds familiar to anyone? As these were some of the symtoms I'd had, before being diagnosed the first time. I was having my fiance' bringing me boiling hot compresses to lay on my belly; and this would only work for maybe a min. or two & then I would have to dip the rag again (and basically repeating this all day).
I've noticed that the heat seems to be the best remedy & by that, what I mean is the hot compresses & lying in boiling hot water for maybe 1 hr. or 2. Anyway, as said the pain is debilitating; I don't really know how to hold down a job; as well as having to worry how this might affect my education. I have already lost one job over this condition; and yet the last pap-smear I received (maybe 3-5 months ago now); they told me everything was fine.
Does this sound familiar to anyone?
What should I do at this point?