What are your endometriosis symptoms like?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
7 days before my period it was like clockwork stabbing pains in my stomach.<\/p>\n
What was your journey to diagnosis like?<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I would cry every month, doctors told me the pain was in my head. I was 18 when it began. At 22, I found a doctor that would listen and had me tested<\/p>\n What has your experience with treatment for endometriosis been?<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I lived on pain meds for years, my husband even end up learning how to give me needles. I tried every treatment that would give me relief. You name it , I tried it. I begged at 35 for a hysterectomy because my husband left me because he could not deal with it. I begged and cried again at 40 until the doctor would give me a radical surgery to remove.<\/p>\n How does endometriosis affect your day-to-day life?<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s not easy, I would express it as tiny blood pustules that would burst inside my stomach. I never had any quality of life to enjoy daily activities.<\/p>\n How does endometriosis affect your emotional well-being?<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Suicidal, at a point in my life I was fine leaving this life because I was already living in my own hell.<\/p>\n How have you found hope and support in your endometriosis journey?<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The journey is long and decision to have a child or no child is a tough one . I had one child and struggled to raise her on my own , after my husband said he couldn\u2019t l handle the illness. Your family, friends or in my case my daughter kept me going .<\/p>\n What do you think healthcare for endometriosis in Canada should look like?<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Support groups, more knowledge to women and doctors.\u00a0 News and ads about the illness with health Canada.<\/p>\n What do you think it is important for people to know about the experience of having endometriosis in Canada?<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It will not kill you, but must be treated so that you have a quality of life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I lived on pain meds for years, my husband even end up learning how to give me needles. I tried every treatment that would give me relief. You name it , I tried it. I begged at 35 for a hysterectomy because my husband left me because he could not deal with it. I begged and cried again at 40 until the doctor would give me a radical surgery to remove.<\/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-2727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-temoignages","tag-anglais","tag-ontario-fr"],"yoast_head":"\n