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[USER=”2580″]DrBrown[/USER] Thanks so much! I will go look at his website. My symptoms don’t seem to line up with endometriosis, but I want to try and rule it out if possible. Thanks for the link. 🙂

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[USER=”2488″]Jjpugsley[/USER] I hope you were able to get a diagnosis for your daughter. Chronic pain and not knowing what’s wrong is so hard and scary.

[USER=”2580″]DrBrown[/USER] Would a diagnostic laparoscopy be to check for endometriosis? or for a hernia or both? I am seeing a physical therapist to work on my muscles and if that doesn’t improve things for me I am hoping to make an appointment with you. I live in the Bay area.

I have been dealing with Chronic pain on my lower right stomach/pelvis non stop for 3 months. Pain meds aren’t even helping. My doctors said my ct scan is fine so there is nothing wrong with me. I had an ultrasound done which ruled out any cysts, but no way of knowing about endometriosis because it cant be seen on imaging tests. My gyno just told me the pain looks to be possibly muscular and then gave me a card to see a psychiatrist and told me to take birth control incase its endo.

Since the beginning of my pain I have been wondering about an inguinal hernia because of the location and my symptoms seem to match, but of course my doctor doesn’t believe in hidden hernias so he wont even look for it to try and rule it out. He made me feel stupid when I asked about it. I haven’t been able to function since January and have been bedridden. I have felt a lump that disappears near the pain and shows up randomly but cant tell if it is a lipoma or a hernia i’m feeling. It’s so hard when your doctors give up on you and you don’t know where to turn. This hernia talk website has been so very helpful for me! Such a great resource. Thankyou for all the time, answers and knowledge you put into the site.
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Thanks, Rebekah

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[USER=”935″]drtowfigh[/USER] You mentioned that above ” in the case of indirect inguinal hernias, the hole is always there for the round ligament (females)”. I had a transvaginal ultrasound to rule out cysts from some pain I was having. The technician was pretty rough. Afterwards, The pain on my right side has gotten a lot worse along my inguinal ligament.

Is it possible that if I had weak muscles before that the ultrasound could have caused a hernia or the round ligament to get bigger? Is the Round ligament near my ovaries or uterus?

I’m interested in this thread, because i’m hopeful that if I do have a hernia, strengthening my muscles will help with my pain and maybe reverse any damage. I’m wondering if the ultrasound possibly weakened my already weak muscles which hopefully can be reversed by strengthening them. Could that be a possibility?

My dr doesnt believe in hidden hernias in women, so I am hoping to get a second opinion very soon. Until then, i’m thinking of starting physical therapy.

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Is there an update on your daughter? I just started reading this feed and your daughter’s symptoms sounds like exactly what I have been going through. Even the pain location is the same. I just ordered a cd of my ct scan to get a second opinion because no one believes at my dr that you can have a hidden hernia. I hope your daughter is doing better. It’s so hard to deal with chronic pain. I am not able to stand or walk for long periods of time also. I am in bed a lot.