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I have always thought that I have endometriosis and I finally have an appointment with a specialist on March 1st. I have EXTREMELY painful periods - to the point where Im just curled up on the floor in severe pain. I finally went to a gyno last year and got on the patch and I only have to take it off every 3 months so that definitely has helped. But the doctor that I went to always just said "I dont think you have endo" just from doing his normal routine exam. He would never ask any questions and when I told him how bad my periods were he would just say "oh ya - it happens to a lot of girls - especially if you have IBS - you cant tolerate pain as well as others" and that would be it and he'd send me out the door. He was such an awful doctor so I called around and got an appointment with this new one that is supposed to be really good. Anyways my question is: Since I have my appt. on March 1st should I set my GI appt. up for afterwards. Im asking because I know that endometriosis can mimic IBS so Im wondering if maybe my new gyno can get to the bottom of things. Has anyone ever had endometriosis when they thought they had IBS instead? Did treatment for endo help your IBS symptoms at all? Any info or suggestions would be VERY appreciated!

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