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Stories
4 March 2021

I 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...

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Stories
1 March 2021

Health 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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Stories
26 February 2021

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...

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Stories
24 February 2021

On my worst pain days I can't go to work. This is about once a month. I always hope it falls on a weekend so I don't have to call in sick. I can't run or workout several days a month for the pain. I...

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Stories
24 February 2021

I have lost relationships and jobs because people didn't or don't believe how deliberating and crippling this illness does to you, I was mistreated and disrespected a lot. I also developed fibromyalgia after my surgery and this is year 2 of me still learning to...

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Stories
31 January 2021

I 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. ...

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Stories
25 January 2021

Since 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...

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Stories
25 January 2021

It took 17 years for me to get diagnosed with endometriosis. Lots of adhesions - I lost my left fallopian tube. Fighting with infertility. This is a tough and emotional journey. ...

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Stories
24 January 2021

Many of the pharmaceutical remedies that are used in the treatment of endometriosis are not available to me as I'm a hormone positive breast cancer survivor. We've been treating my endometriosis with pain medication....

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Stories
24 January 2021

Since 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...

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Stories
23 January 2021

I 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...

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Stories
17 January 2021

I 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...