Cause: Endometriosis

It has been 14 years! 14 years of paralyzing agony! I guess you could say that my battle with endo began long before 1999 though. My mother was an endometriosis stage 4 survivor. She would notice those little indications and suspected that I was headed towards the same fate throughout my …

Okay, so here it goes.. This will be a long one so get comfy! Here is a bit of background on my family medical history- My mom was diagnosed with precancerous cervical cells at about the age of 30. Previous to that, her periods were bad and painful and showed …

My name is Erika and I just turned 40! I am so lucky to be alive. I am also lucky to be able to be a wife and a mother to two amazing children! Thankfully I had wonderful help from my in-laws during my difficult time. In 2009 I had …

I found out that I had endometriosis when I was 23 years old. I am now 28, so I have been fighting it for five years. There are days that I just want to crawl into bed and cry. Sometimes the pain is so bad that I can barely walk. …

My story starts during my senior year of high school. I was eighteen years old and halfway through the school year, ready to graduate, and go off to college. I had just been accepted into the college of my dreams with a plan to major in Forensic Science. I had …

Hi. I have known that I have had endometriosis since 2009. I am learning more about it, and learning how to deal with it. Knowing that there are other people who have it too helps.   Crystal B Canada Submitted 5-14-2013 The informational content of this article is intended to …

If you were to ask me when my endo journey started, my initial response would be that it happened when I was 19, just in time to steal away what should have been my “roaring twenties.” But really it all began years before that. Honestly, I think it’s always been …

I have Stage IV endometriosis. I found out because an ovarian cyst landed me in the ER. Three times. Via surgery, I found out my particular case includes bowel endometriosis, with adhesions that have fused my colon to my uterus and cul-de-sac. I write this post as I recover from …

I too struggled with endometriosis for years. Like many, my pain was ignored and I was told things like “it’s part of being a woman” and other comments like that. I was taking naproxen from the moment my period started until a couple days after it ended. I had a …

“Vanessa, remember you have endometriosis,” the doctor said. Those words swirled around in my head, but my mind refused to process the meaning behind them. My doctor eyes compassionately swept over my face, settling on my eyes. He patiently waited until his word sunk in; unfortunately they just wouldn’t. Firstly, …