Thank you for your welcomes.
I've been seen by two specialists and at the moment I'm seeing a gynecologist, in fact I have an appointment with him later today and I'm really scared about going. I've had endless tests and, like you Melanie, they have all come back normal. At the moment I'm on medication for PMDD, although it isn't working so I don't think it's that. The next step I think is an operation to see if I have endometriosis. I won't be looking forward to that... I'm not good at all with hospitals and operations and things and the whole idea of it being through my naval really makes me quiver.
I know what you mean when you say "All the tests I usually have come back normal...but the pain is real." I'm sure my GP thinks that it's all in my head or that it was caused by my depression... and I know it's not. It's definitely real.

Thank you CedarS, chronic pelvic pain does fit, although my pain is in that region but goes around my back sometimes too. It also gets unbearable around the time of my period and I can not do a thing.

I'm just getting fed up of having to take painkillers constantly and not knowing the cause of the pain.

Again, thank you for your warm welcomes,

Molly