I'm a few years into this endo crap now. I've done excision, I've done Visanne for 3 years (worked for 2 years but caused MASSIVE weight gain), other birth control, etc. In August, my specialist gave me a Mirena IUD in the hopes more localized hormones would be more effective in managing my pain. It worked great... until this week. I had a nasty virus, combined with some intense work-related stress, so I don't think it's a coincidence that I also had my first endo flare up since getting the IUD. It was my usual flare pain, nothing abnormal. What's got me worried is that since then, for about 7 days now, I've been in consistent pain that is more intense than usual and gets worse by about 5pm onwards.
The Mirena seemed to be working really well until something triggered the endo. I have a follow-up appointment with my specialist, so I will hold off on calling him until then. I'm just curious if anyone else has had similar issues, or if maybe the endo is just reacting to the virus and I need to wait it out. I know we aren't doctors, I'm just curious.