Wendy S replied: "First, take a deep breath and relax. For the past three years I have had the same trouble. It first started as just some extra painful cramps then it proceeded to some extra days with my period. I thought ok it has to be starting the change of life early. This went on for a year, I just keep telling myself that it was normal. Went to the doctor they told me not to worry, and put me on bithcontrol to which I did not need because my husband was fixed. The said that would regulate me. In stead it gave me leg cramps and mad my moods very hard to handle and did not regulate me. Another year and things just go a lot worse. The bleeding was flowing so much the I would hate the thought of standing up for fear that I would have a royal mess. The cramps intensified and now I had my perion for 2wks at a time. Life was just bad. I felt dirty and I felt that everyone around me could smell what I smelled. I ended up wearing a pad everyday that I worked for fear of getting. I know longer knew when I would have my period. My poor husband was lucky to have sex once a month. I tried to have sex during it but I felt dirty and it was such a mess. It even got to a point where I told my husband that I am not able to be a wife and you can leave me if you want. This year was the last straw. The bleeding was non-stop clotting the size of golf balls, constantly soiled bedding. I even had one day at work that I went through all my supplies headed home and bleed through all my clothing. That was it. I doubled up so bad in pain went to the doctor and ended up at the hospital because they thought it was my appendix's. But what it was I started my cycle again and that is how bad the pms was. Hormones so uncontrolable. One minute happy, next crying for no reason and finally so mad I could have killed. I had some tests done they found cysts, enlarged uterus. I went to my ob-gyn and he did a scope. Which I chose to be put out for and HIGHLY recommend that. Even if they say it's nothing tell them I would feel better if I had it in a hospital or surgery center. Less stress on you and no pain you have been through enough. Trust me I am no wimp to pain I love getting tatoos, but no matter how they do it you feel the needles and the cliping they do for testing. It cam back that I had precancer cells and I could take hormones but there was no definate answer that it would stop and that the cells would not change. It went constant visits to the doctor. Or have a hysterectomy. I chose the surgery. I just had it do on 8/22/08 and it was laperscopi and vaginal. I was in the hospital 1 day and honestly feeling pretty good. The first few days I won't lie I was sore. But I have done everything I have been told to do and I go back in on 9/4 to have stitches checked then again in 6 wks. I will not be able to work until 6 wks but that is ok. I can keep you posted. Personally if you are not planning on more children this is really the only way for it to stop. It took me a long time as you can see to make that choice. It took not having a fun life anymore to do this. Before the surgery I was in constant pain and bleeding, always feeling run down because I became anemic and continually catching every bug going a round. I am not completely healed, but I can tell you that I no longer have the rash from the pads, I sleep through the night not worring if I will have a mess in the morning. I do not have the constant discharge and I feel CLEAN. I have even started wanting my husband to sit and just touch me. I can't wait to be able to be a wife again P.S. Life can be fun again"

Bored Enough To Be Here replied: "They aren't just in it for the money, they are liable for treating you, medicating you, and for setting physical demand limitations for employment purposes. They have to be sure of the condition before doing those things."