Most fundamentally it has changed my identity and what I imagined this part of my life would be like. It has robbed me of the ability to have children, but has lit a fire in me with regards to my health and career. I am...
En lire plusI think there are huge steps to improve the health care for endo. There is a huge lack of funding that should be put towards research and treatment. This disease affects 1 in 10. That's over 2.6 million women in Canada alone, and a huge...
En lire plusI remember waking up one night and being in the worst pain of my life. I couldn’t move, couldn’t breathe, couldn’t cry out for help. I laid there not knowing what to do. Eventually it faded and I fell back asleep. It happened the next...
En lire plusIt makes it very difficult for my partner and I to have fun. Although sex can be painful at times, the emotional aspect has driven more of a wedge into our intimacy. I fear of being in pain. I fear of not being enough of...
En lire plusI have learned a lot about the body and holistic approaches now. Now I want to help others in there journey of wellness. No one’s journey is the same and there is not one treatment will work for endometriosis. I now want to advocate for...
En lire plusThe worst part is grieving your past self. Not knowing if you’ll ever be the person you once were. Not knowing who you are now. It’s hard. It affects your sleep. It affects your relationships. It affects your sexual health and activities. It affects your...
En lire plusOver the past 7 years, I’ve seen over 20 different doctors and specialists and no one was ever able to properly diagnose or treat me. Myself and my family have spent tens of thousands of dollars in alternative treatments to try and get me well....
En lire plusWhen you go to emerg due to the excruciating pain & they send you home it is so discouraging that it causes some depression. ...
En lire plusIdentifying the likely cause of my pain meant that I could speak about my health journey with others more, which has led to further support....
En lire plusThe doctor performed a pelvic ultrasound and saw the endometriosis right away ...
En lire plusI have done IVF that ended in a miscarriage. Our idea of multiple children or any at all seems like an unattainable dream. It's heartbreaking to think that we may not have a family of our own. However, I'm also afraid that if we have...
En lire plusHealth care for endometriosis needs to be more common in smaller towns or cities, as in more specialists need to help more patients than just the one or 2 specialists that are available and you have to wait for 6 months to a year to...
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