Hi.. I have had weight gain, of about 25pds in a two month span with major lower abdomen pain. A constant pain and ache that increases majorly during periods but never goes away. I have high estrogen levels and have been placed on progesterone for the last six months they also put me on amitriptyline and have had laproscopic surgery to eliminate endometriosis. Adeymiosis runs in my family and I believe this is what is causing my pain as well. I am 28years old two kids and have my tubes tied. The doctor I see keeps pushing out saying I won t qualify for a hysterectomy yet and keeps having me jump through hoops and have lived on so many pain killers a day for the last seven months. She told me after I took the hormones and the prescriptions and did laparoscopic I would qualify for a hysterectomy and now that I have done these steps she s saying I have to go in for a bladder laproscopic where they will cut into it to examine as well as a colonoscopy before she will ask for pre authorization for a hysterectomy. This seems to be minotulas things for the ending result being the same and makes no sense to me. Why would I have three minor surgeries before being approved for a hysterectomy? I have never heard someone going through all of this and now am pushed out another two months and she said she will just order more percocets for me to get through it. I am tired of living in pain meds to get through my day. Are these steps and hoops I am jumping through to get this pain from my uterus to go away really what I have to go through or is she just procrastinating and giving me the run around?