I have a disease. I don’t look sick. I don’t have a handicap. I don’t have any outward signs that something is wrong. Most people in my life don’t even know I have this disease. I am 25-years-old, and I have endometriosis. Endometriosis is a disorder in which the tissue …
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I have had MS since 2003 and stage 4 endometriosis since I was 16. I used to be a teacher for at-risk kids. It was my job to get juniors and seniors to pass the qualifying math exam for graduation. I also taught alternative school for 10 years. In 2015, I …
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Hi everyone, I had an unexpected life event recently. For some time now, I’ve been experiencing pain in my abdomen area. This was causing me to be physically sick almost every single day of the month over the last ten months. When it first began, I thought that I might …
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Sometimes the hardest decision and the right decision are the same thing. Today I had to make one of the toughest and scariest decisions of my entire life, one that no other 27-year-old should ever have to make. At 15:45 this afternoon, I was approved for surgery, but the decision was …
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In all seriousness, my endometriosis battle is not that bad. Not yet, anyway, especially compared to the stories of most girls that I’ve read. I feel incredibly lucky to have it as easy as I do. The pain for me started at the age of 21, on Memorial Day 2009. …
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Battling this since I was 12, I have been told many things by many different doctors. Just some examples: “You’re too young to have this.” “Scientifically, your problems can’t exist.” “It’s just a coincidence you landed in the ER.” Et cetera. Let me be clear. If you feel something is …
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Now that I’m going into my late 20’s, all my friends are having kids, getting married, and moving away. Yet, I have no children (not a bad thing), no husband (also not a bad thing) and have been in the same location for 8+ years now. As I grow older, I’ve …
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First, I would like to say I am so comforted–although I wouldn’t wish this pain on a single soul–to know I’m a) not *entirely* insane–I do have a very long history with panic/anxiety disorder and insomnia–and b) there’s an answer, which carries a long road ahead, of course. I’d like …
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Today I was diagnosed with endometriosis, and here is my story leading up to today. I have always been active my entire life. I did competitive gymnastics ever since I was 4 years old. I never complained, had an incredibly high pain threshold, and had never been sick with so …
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My Endometriosis story began when I was eleven. However, I didn’t even hear of the word until I was twenty-one. I’m sharing my story to bring awareness to this disease. I try my best to be accurate with any medical information or statistics, but if I’m wrong about anything, please let …
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