Knowing you are in so much pain, and not knowing why, really does have an impact on your mental health. It doesn’t help when you get the run around from doctors, being told it’s all in your head and nothings physically wrong. I didn’t sleep...
En lire plusI've dealt with period pain since day one but was always told it was normal. I lost my left fallopian tube when I was 19 but was incorrectly diagnosed. When I was 22 they suspected endometriosis but I'm considered high risk for surgery so no...
En lire plusI had to adjust sleep positions. I didn't want to be touched on my right pelvic side. It was something I had to work around constantly. My partner didn't understand and had no empathy. I probably tried mentioning it a few times but he didn't...
En lire plusSince endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women, endometriosis identification and care need to be better integrated into medical school training. Primary care providers need to be made more aware of endometriosis symptoms - including atypical presentations - in order to refer patients for timely specialist...
En lire plusI was calling in sick for my shifts at the hospital, as I was unable to keep up with my heavy patient load with the amount of pain I was experiencing. My gynecologist told me that if I put a new IUD in, my symptoms...
En lire plusIt had a huge impact on my life , I wasn’t able to work, go to college, have a social life, travel, and I lived in fear I would wake up in pain and end up in the hospital. I didn’t feel like myself during...
En lire plusThe first time I had endo pain it scared me so much and my work was not supportive. Between the pain, the stress at being treated the way I was, I missed some critical errors by another person and the end result is that I...
En lire plusI have not had a chance for children yet due to being infertile from the endo and the fertility treatments like IUI and IVF in our province are very costly and not covered in our province, I have only wanted to be one thing in...
En lire plusThe only way to build this system is to educate more people about it. Women's health really needs to be better addressed in the entire health care system. Women need to be able to advance in this field, and a lot of times the best...
En lire plusPrior to surgery I would constantly miss work, I couldn't exercise, I quit sports, I cancelled dates and plans with friends weekly. I often would spend entire weekends on my couch unable to move. It was very depressing, and you feel very alone and isolated....
En lire plusI 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...
En lire plusI 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...
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