How did you get your diagnosis?

Hi, I have never posted on this sub and I don’t really know where to start. Basically ever since I started my period at 14 my cramps have been awful. Growing I saw how difficult my mom’s cramps were and throught it is, what it is. Fast forward to a decade ago I went on Mirena and I started experiencing the worst period cramps of my life and terrible constipation (like not go in weeks terrible). I got off the Mirena thinking that must be the cause. However my cramps and constipation stayed the same.

I then put in another IUD in 2020 and last summer it was embedded so it had to be removed with me under. So, now I am on no birth control, my cramps make me curl up in bed days 1-5 of my period and then a week before my lower back pain is hell. My constipation used to go away with my period but it’s just hanging out now. I bleed through pads and my pants most of the time every hour the first few days.

Drumroll please! New symptom unlocked. I am training for a marathon and I went on a run on my period and i had to stop early because the pelvic pain was SO intense I was in tears. I think I took over 8 ibuprofen and it wouldn’t touch the pain. It felt like my whole pelvis was angry and wanted to fall off. I also have bad pain on my right ovary during every ovulation and period. I am constantly told to take ibuprofen for the period pain and laxatives for the constipation. I am at the point where I want to scream and get the laparoscopy even if there’s a chance they don’t find anything. I don’t think this is normal, I don’t want to live my life like this. How can I say “no” I won’t take ibuprofen and “deal with it” anymore. I don’t know what to do. Any suggestions?