Becca's Journey:Endometriosis- a life in pain.

Becca's Journey:Endometriosis- a life in pain. Mystery 1 solved: Endometriosis. Mystery 2: believed to be the effects from the Gardasil vaccine. Place to obtain updates on Becca's current health situation.

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Becca is a unique 23 year old young woman. She is the youngest of 4, all whom are very close. She is full of life & has an incredible soul that is wise beyond her years. Those who know her say she is like no other. Described as the best friend anyone could ever ask for, trustworthy, loyal, brutally honest, gives th

e best advice, & regardless of how she may feel about you or if you are fighting, if you are in need, she is there. Becca works full-time and lives on her own. The endo greatly impacts her work and social life. Thankfully her employer, fellow employees, friends, and bf are sympathetic and flexible. Medical issue has been updated from medical mystery to endometriosis. However, we do believe that the vaccine, Gardasil, was/is a contributing factor in some of the symptoms. Mind you, Becca received an extra 2 1/2 doses than what is recommended due to medical error and me not being as well informed as I should have been. Becca has been in constant pain since Nov 2013. (Although this issue surfaced abt 5 yrs ago, got worse and has been a constant since 2013). The pain was located on her entire right side for the longest time; now the pain is all over. The most painful is the area around her kidney & right about where her appendix is, plus her lower right pelvic area The pain is constant but the intensity changes b/w tolerable & severely excruciating. There is no rhyme or reason to the pain as it is not influenced by any foods. We do know that her white blood cell count is very high. Her CRP levels were "concerning" and "oddly" high but have since returned to normal. Becca has a very weak immune system; which we contribute to the endo. Because of this, Becca is constantly sick :(

http://www.endo-resolved.com/autoimmune.html

Other symptoms include:

Headaches
Blurry vision (occasionally sees everything in orange)
Side swelling
Dizziness
Fatigue
Passing out w/ activity (stairs, walking, & anything physical)
Loss of appetite
Easy bruising
Some fluid retention & joint stiffness/pain
Difficulty fighting infections such as colds
Random vomiting
Diarrhea
Very sore to the touch
Irregular/frequent periods
Weight loss

Both Fletcher Allen Hospital and CVH as well as GYN and her PCP have performed such tests as:
Ultrasound (has had 4 so far)
X Rays (1 set so far)
HIDA Scan
A slew of blood labs & Urine analysis'
EGD & Colonoscopy
Internal Pelvic Exam

Becca also has significant issue w/ ovarian cysts, a tilted uterus, & endometriosis. They kept thinking its either gallbladder, appendix or kidney but all tests so far show nothing is wrong with any of them. UPDATE 4/2015:
Tested for:
Mono ... Neg
Hep C ....Neg
Thyroid...Normal
Lead....Normal
ANA (antinuclear antibodies- autoimmune)... Normal, but at the high end of normal
ESR SED (has to do w/ inflammatory)...normal
Rheumatoid Screen...Neg
CRP (inflammatory markers)... normal but still at the high end of normal

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East Calais, VT

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Place to obtain updates on Becca's current health situation. Share your support, love, prayers, uplifting words & stories. Personal background: Becca is a unique soon to be 22 year old young woman. She is the youngest of 4, all whom are very close. She is full of life & has an incredible soul that is wise beyond her years. Those who know her say she is like no other. Described as the best friend anyone could ever ask for, trustworthy, loyal, brutally honest, gives the best advice, & regardless of how she may feel about you or if you are fighting, if you are in need, she is there. Becca works full-time and part time. Full time she works with adult males that are working towards getting their life on the right track; re-entry house. Part time Becca is a pizza maker. The endo greatly impacts her work and social life. Thankfully her employer, fellow employees, friends, and love interest are sympathetic and flexible.

Update 5/31/2019:

Because of the endo Becca is prone to BV (which is a ph imbalance) and UTI’s. Recently she visited the doc to discuss birth control and obtain treatment for a BV. During this visit they agreed to try the IUD route for BC. That turned out to be a very bad idea. The procedure was excruciatingly painful. Caused the infection to travel. She was in pain for weeks and had a lot of cramping. It became unbearable and Becca decided that she wanted the IUD taken out. At the appointment the IUD could not be found. She was sent to have an ultrasound to locate the IUD, which was painful. Thankfully it was not imbedded and didn’t travel further up. Becca made another appointment to have it removed. The doc tried for over half an hour to remove the IUD and was not successful. It did indeed travel and got stuck. She left with a tear, a few nicks, an imbedded IUD, and more pain. Now her only option is to have it surgically removed. That appointment is in 2 weeks. (side note: the ultrasound revealed 6 large cysts on each of her ovaries)

Despite being a fertile myrtle, Becca’s chances of getting pregnant and/or carrying to term decreases as time goes by due to scar tissue caused by the endo and recurring cysts. Full Story from the beginning: