Thread: No one has these cramps? Is there something wrong with me?

Hi there everyone. I'm new to the boards and joined specifically to ask this question.

I'm 24 years old and I've always had very bad cramps. The pain seems to increase with each one I have (although, that's probably a bit of an overstatement). However, I don't get "cramps" in the way that everyone I know seems to describe them. Instead, I get sever lower back pains (I can best describe it as a continuous "ache" with extreme intensity). The pain is usually at its worst the first 24 hours, and tampers off from there. I never get cramps in my abdominal region. Ever.

I've only been to the gyno a few times. She says that I have dysmenorrhea. I know the first thing people will suggest is to see the doctor... I will see her again soon. For now I'd like to get an idea of what might be going on with me.

A few days BEFORE my period (and sometimes the first couple days of my period).... And this only happens occasionally (not every month)... I'll get what I can only describe as "cramps" actually INSIDE my vagina (it feels like the walls of my vagina, leading to my cervix). It feels like a sharp pain, almost like someone is squeezing my insides for a couple of seconds and then letting go. (It feels exactly the way everyone else describes cramps, except in the wrong place!)

I tried some google and other internet searches and have found nothing relevant to this "vagina cramps" thing I've got going on. The only thing similar is pregnant women describing their cramping pains - And I'm not pregnant. I'm not even sexually active.

Does anyone have any idea of what might be going on or had similar pains themselves?

Endometriosis can implant itself in a variety of locations. I read something about this the other day. Saying it gets worse each time is what reminded me of it - endo does that. You could have the endometrial material near the area that hurts rather than around your uterus.
Only a surgery can diagnose this, unfortunately, and many gynos don't even recognize the reality or possibility of endometriosis. But bringing it up at your next meeting couldn't hurt.