I had stage IV endo. Years of pain. Infertility. 2 miscarriages. Got laparoscopy. Pain gone, got pregnant immediately. Healthy baby. Happy, healthy lady! But shame on the doctors I met, who scoffed at my pain and made me feel crazy, stupid and shameful. It takes an average of 10 years for endometriosis to be diagnosed, I have read. This needs to change.
I just want to keep this short and sweet. I would like to let women with endo know that in my 25 years of dealing with this disease and meeting oh so many doctors, I have noticed that they have a ...
May 22, 2016 - 5:19am
I started having pain with periods when I was 12. My mother used to sit by my side while I would cry for hours whenever I got my period. I often had to leave school or lie in the nurse's office, ...
November 20, 2011 - 7:28am
Having endometriosis is tricky business. For many women, it’s something you have to “look forward to” every month. Sometimes friends and family don’t understand the pain you are enduring with your ...
laneyj commented on Deborah Ross' post Endometriosis can Reach Your Bowel and Bladder