An unwanted diagnosis and treatment

So, it's been a pretty crazy week for me...which has kept me from blogging and catching up with other BLM's blogs. But, I've had kind of a tough week...even with good moments thrown in there. This week, my doctor/PA diagnosed me with endometriosis. Although, they aren't entirely sure that this is what I'm dealing with...this is what they are going to treat me for. After 8 months of pretty chronic pain, more during "ovulation time," my PA thinks that all of my pain around my uterus is due to endometriosis. I had an ultrasound done on Friday, which came out normal. This cleared me for any risk of tumors, cysts, etc.

So, the best answer is to diagnose me and treat me with the use of birth control pills....ugh!! I hate that they really aren't sure...but think that it's okay just to throw drugs my way to "see" if it gets better. There's no guarantee... and in the meantime, let's mess up your body even more by putting you on drugs that could potentially cause your blood to clot, inhibit your ability to have a baby, etc. No, I am not currently trying to have a baby....so, I can understand their reasoning in a medical sense, yet I really can't stand birth control pills. It was very hard on my body to get off of them...and I basically had told myself that I would never use them again. (On a side note, I tend to be a more holistic kind of person...so, I've never been the biggest fan of drugs, period... I do know there are positives of BC pills...just that they aren't really for me. I don't mean to offend anyone).

So, now I have to do my research to figure out what other options there are out there. If anyone has ideas or has been through this, please comment. I feel very lost as to what I can do... The more I research, the more I feel that the medical field really doesn't have a good hold on how to handle endometriosis at this point. I need to find answers that fit my lifestyle and my values...it's important to me and to what I believe may be my chances to ever carry another baby again.