Hi I'm new to the boards. I am 23 and have a host of medical problems, but my main problem is sever endometrious (which I can't seem to spell). It is bad that my doctor has me on a pain management regiment. I was non functional without medication, I could barely do household chores and even going out with friends (especially during my time of the month) was a chore. I can't come off birth control until I try conceiving because when I do I get my period for over a week every two weeks with heavy bleeding. The Von Willie Bran's makes it all the more complicated because I can't have the scar tissue removed from my uterus. I also have the lupus coagulation factor and I have no idea what that will mean for me, but I've read some scary stuff. To top it off I have a tipped uterus.
My problem is I feel like I have a ticking time bomb of a uterus. I have been with my husband 7 years (married for one) and we want kids, but we're still very young. He is very supportive and has been there for me through all the bad news, failed treatments and moments of fear and desperation. He wants to wait a few years and I don't know if I have that kind of time. None of my doctors will give me numbers or statistics and I know everyone is different, but I feel like I don't have enough information to make this kind of decision. I don't want to miss out on my chance at having a family, but I don't know if it's even a possibility. I know that all these problem puts me at high risk for a miscarriage and that scares me, but I worry that having a family may not happen for me. My doctors agree that the only way I'll ever feel better is to have a hysterectomy but no one wants to force me into that decision when I'm so young. One doctor even told me that having a baby could be the best thing for me, that it could help the endo, but I refuse to have a baby just for that reason. I want to be a mom more than I can say, but I don't want to force my husband to have children before he's ready or selfishly have a child if the risk is too great for to that child's help. I know I kinda ranted and I don't know if anyone has any insight into the matter, but I appriciate any information I can get
My problem is I feel like I have a ticking time bomb of a uterus. I have been with my husband 7 years (married for one) and we want kids, but we're still very young. He is very supportive and has been there for me through all the bad news, failed treatments and moments of fear and desperation. He wants to wait a few years and I don't know if I have that kind of time. None of my doctors will give me numbers or statistics and I know everyone is different, but I feel like I don't have enough information to make this kind of decision. I don't want to miss out on my chance at having a family, but I don't know if it's even a possibility. I know that all these problem puts me at high risk for a miscarriage and that scares me, but I worry that having a family may not happen for me. My doctors agree that the only way I'll ever feel better is to have a hysterectomy but no one wants to force me into that decision when I'm so young. One doctor even told me that having a baby could be the best thing for me, that it could help the endo, but I refuse to have a baby just for that reason. I want to be a mom more than I can say, but I don't want to force my husband to have children before he's ready or selfishly have a child if the risk is too great for to that child's help. I know I kinda ranted and I don't know if anyone has any insight into the matter, but I appriciate any information I can get