Killer Cramps

I feel like I've been hit by a truck! Everything hurts. The last week I have been feeling so crampy and sore. My pelvis and back have been so tight and stiff, feels like someone is squeezing my ovaries and spine in their fist. I have hardly been able to get anything done, the house work is building up and I need to start packing up to move back to my home town. I have been feeling utterly exhausted! Yesterday I slept 16 hours and still feel like I haven't slept. My brain feels foggy and I feel like I can hardly function. I still feel guilty that I am unable to attend my friends wedding but I can barely get the energy to get out of bed. I think I could sleep for a week! 

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"What’s the difference between normal menstrual cramps and abnormal ones? How does one measure pain?

First of all, many girls are made to believe (from family and friends) that pain during menstruation is normal. In some respects, this is correct. More than half of young girls experience pain with their periods. However, we need to do a better job of defining the difference between normal and abnormal.  Cramps are normal. Chronic, debilitating pain, vomiting, bloating, and abnormal bowel movements is not.

By the time women with endometriosis get to college, they have learned to suppress their pain.  And, when they begin sexual activity, they have another set of problems: pain during intercourse. At this point girls, often go to a gynecologist or nurse.  OB/GYNs prescribe birth control pills, which often do not alleviate the pain."

http://www.endofound.org/interview-dr-tamer-seckin-on-endometriosis-killer-cramps-are-not-normal