Does this sound like endometriosis? Anyone have personal stories?

For two months my breasts have hurt, I've had pretty bad bloating, constipation, and jabbing in the pelvis and stomach. It was worse a month ago but I still feel it on a regular basis...I got an ultrasound a month ago and they couldn't see anything and thought it might have been an ovarian cyst...but now that I continue having cramping and jabbing pains I'm thinking it might be something else. My period last month came early and was very strange...and my period in December was more normal... anyone have endometriosis? what were your symptoms, and how was it diagnosed? does it sound like I might have a possibility of it? I will make an appt with my doctor soon...and negative urine tests for pregnancy so it's not that...

My doctor suspects I have endometriosis, too. The only way to 100% diagnose it is to have a surgery where they look inside of you to see it, because it won't show up on an ultrasound. I haven't had that surgery yet though.

Your period being irregular, constipation and the sharp pains you've been getting definitely sound like endometriosis, but I'm not a doctor. My symptoms were extremely painful periods, cramping even when I'm not ovulating or on my period, sharp pains that kept me up some nights, fatigue, muscle spasms, and sometimes constipation.

constipation and bloatedness makes it sound more like a gastrointestinal problem than a gynecological problem. recurrent abdominal pains and constipation could be a presentation of irritable bowel syndrome but you'd need a doctor to diagnose it properly. there is an association with anxiety or stress but you don't necessarily need to have them to have irritable bowel syndrome

but endometriosis could also cause chronic pain, usually characterized by pain coming on together with your periods as it is a condition where you have womb tissues in odd places. it can only be diagnosed definitively through laparoscopy (ie having a camera through your abdominal wall and looking at the surroundings of your pelvis)

It sounds like endo to me but you never know. Constipation and Bloating can be part of it. I actually had that problem to because the suspension of my uterus was bad and it was actually sitting on my colon (not comfortable) but endo can grow in other places as well. Not to scare you but you could have it in your intestinal tract. Go see a good doctor/specialist.

I was diagnosed with endometriosis four years ago and had been treated. It was very painful and intercourse was almost imposible. Since it doesn't show on a regular ultrasound, they performed a "histerosalpingogram", which is when they fill your uterus with a saline solution to spread the walls so they may see any adherenses that won't show otherwise. It is true that a laparoscopic surgery is needed for a precise diagnose, but other exams could be helpful, even blood tests. There is a blood test that is even performed after the surgery to make sure there are no traces of endometriosis left.
After surgey then they treat you with hormones. In my case, I was provoqued a menopause ( they supressed menstruation with hormones) for six months in order to clean the system.
I still go to the doctor for regular checkups, but I'm not in pain anymore.
I had not beign able to get pregnant though, but know others who had.