What are your endometriosis symptoms like?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
Sex was always extremely painful. But what really lead to my diagnosis was debilitating cramps, persistent nausea, backaches and issues voiding.<\/p>\n
What was your journey to diagnosis like?<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I always had bad cramps growing up, put on birth control at 15. Then sex became terribly painful in my early 20s. Like a light switch, one day at the age of 23, my main symptoms began: 3 out of 4 weeks a month I had persistent cramping, nausea, backaches, issues voiding and bloat – I was in too much pain to work most days for 2 months straight. I advocated hard, assuming cancer.. got blood tests and 2 ultrasounds. Graced with the wonderful team of in Burlington – I was diagnosed on symptoms and started Visanne within 5 months.<\/p>\n What has your experience with treatment for endometriosis been?<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I\u2019ve been on Visanne for 5 years. I\u2019ve also gone vegan in the last two years. Since going vegan I\u2019ve not had any pain, prior I would still experience the occasional flare while on Visanne. Visanne has however affected my mental health significantly, and physical health – putting me in menopause where my hair has thinned, I have extremely dry flaky skin and sex is unbearably painful without vaginal estrogen suppositories.<\/p>\n How does endometriosis affect your day-to-day life?<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n With my medication I am now able to work, but prior was not. Personal life is difficult, most people do not want to be in a relationship with someone who can\u2019t always be intimate because it\u2019s so painful.<\/p>\n How does endometriosis affect your emotional well-being?<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Depression hit hard with Visanne.<\/p>\n How has endometriosis shaped turning points in your life up until now and looking toward the future?<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n What was once a dream to become a mom with my partner has turned into hoping I can afford adoption as a single parent.. working towards this as I type.<\/p>\n How have you found hope and support in your endometriosis journey?<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Blogs and Facebook groups helped the most. Just knowing I was not alone after being diagnosed with something I had never even heard of helped so much.<\/p>\n What do you think healthcare for endometriosis in Canada should look like?<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It should have more education and information for people. You see hundreds of pamphlets on smoking, diabetes, but never anything about Endo.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I always had bad cramps growing up, put on birth control at 15. Then sex became terribly painful in my early 20s. Like a light switch, one day at the age of 23, my main symptoms began: 3 out of 4 weeks a month I had persistent cramping, nausea, backaches, issues voiding and bloat – I was in too much pain to work most days for 2 months straight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[46,38],"class_list":["post-2645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-temoignages","tag-anglais","tag-ontario-fr"],"yoast_head":"\n