I finally made it to an endo specialist and I feel lucky to be here - awaiting some treatment but I can tell you - my anger and fear are still there. I worry about a system that may deny me help again is this...
En lire plusI am fortunate that I am still able to work with endometriosis. I have had to adapt my exercise regime as running makes my abdomen hurt. Two to three days a month I do stay in bed in pain, which affects my social life. ...
En lire plusSince 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...
En lire plusI 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...
En lire plusI have struggled with severe anxiety and panic since my symptoms began. I would dread my period each month because I knew how sick I was going to be. Once the surgeries and invasive tests began it only worsened. I have insomnia and have gone...
En lire plusI am 23 and would like to go back to school and get a university degree, I keep postponing this due to my health. It has been 10 years since I first had symptoms and I still have not made progress, meanwhile my life is...
En lire plusEndometriosis has and still impacts my quality of life. Back as a teenager, I would miss many school days a year because of all the pain I was constant pain and when I finally got a job I would need to do modified work. To...
En lire plusI lost out on my ability to have my own children - something I had wanted since I was a child. It wasn't a choice. I was robbed of that gift. I was mad at my body for not doing what it was made to do...
En lire plusThere needs to be more support and help available. I feel like, since it’s not life threatening and seen as a female issue it is shoved to the side and your symptoms don’t matter and you have to beg for help....
En lire plusEndometriosis patients in Canada need to advocate for themselves if they want effective treatments. Too often, we're put on hormonal therapies at very young ages and told that this is the best that can be done for us until we're ready to have kids/ready for...
En lire plusI 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...
En lire plusEndo affects everything for me. Work, sexual life, social activities. If you don't feel well, your not yourself. ...
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