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25 January 2021

Since I first got my period they were heavy and long and painful. 10 years ago, as my chronic pelvic pain persisted, I was told that I was being dramatic, that my pain wasn’t real. After countless doctor visits, bloodwork, ultrasounds, colonoscopy and emergency room...

25 January 2021

It took 17 years for me to get diagnosed with endometriosis. Lots of adhesions - I lost my left fallopian tube. Fighting with infertility. This is a tough and emotional journey. ...

24 January 2021

Many of the pharmaceutical remedies that are used in the treatment of endometriosis are not available to me as I'm a hormone positive breast cancer survivor. We've been treating my endometriosis with pain medication....

24 January 2021

I am constantly fatigued, never know how bad the pain is going to be or for how long. I lose out on so much time when I need to be close to home due to all the symptoms. Other than the online support groups I...

24 January 2021

Since I first got my period they were heavy and long and painful. 10 years ago, as my chronic pelvic pain persisted, I was told that I was being dramatic, that my pain wasn’t real. After countless doctor visits, bloodwork, ultrasounds, colonoscopy and emergency room...

23 January 2021

I missed a lot of high school because I was in so much pain and so nauseous that I couldn't get out of bed. My doctor was really nice but she never suspected anything other than the typical period pain. When I was in my...

23 January 2021

I went into the most depressive point of my life. I would cry all day every day in pain. I had panic attacks before my period because I knew that I would feel suicidal from the pain. My mental health went for a toss. I...

23 January 2021

I have always been capable of so much from working out to to being a straight A student, and participating in numerous sports teams. This illness has changed everything that was personal to me and has stripped my identity to the point where fertility is...

17 January 2021

Je dois souvent reposer et je ne peux accompagner ma fille et mon mari a des activités. Je dois dire souvent à ma fille de 4 ans, "pas tout de suite, maman a mal". Mon mari est très compréhensif mais je n’ose plus avoir de...

17 January 2021

J'ai consultée pendant plusieurs années voir 3 années complète des gynécologues, des spécialistes, des hôpitaux, des déceptions des découragements et personnes n'arrivaient à mettre le doigt sur ce que j'avais. Ont me disais que c'était pour passé de me reposer que c'était simplement dans ma...

17 January 2021

Dépendamment des jours, je ne pouvais par exemple pas mettre mon pantalon: l'action de lever la jambe était douloureuse. Vivre avec une endométriose, c'est devoir annuler des sorties ou soirées avec des ami.e.s à la dernière minute parce que soudainement on a des douleurs ou...

17 January 2021

I was very lucky to have been diagnosed and undergone surgery in less than a year. During the surgery the doctor referred to my internal situation as a “war zone.” She had to also remove my appendix since it was covered in endo cysts. I...