Cause: Endometriosis

Today at 7am, I had my diagnostic laparoscopy, and 2 hours later, as I woke up in recovery, my nurse informed me they had found the endometriosis and removed it all, along with a few fibroids. My eyes filled with tears of relief. I have been waiting for this day to for …

First of all, if you don’t know what endometriosis is, please click the following link to educate yourself before continuing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endometriosis The decision to write my story down came from the time I spent reading other people’s stories when I was first diagnosed. It was like my own little support group. …

I HAVE to write this, as I have found it very hard to find people in the same situation as myself. Endometriosis–you wouldn’t have guessed (well, I didn’t) that I had it. I have been on the pill since age sixteen and had two long-term boyfriends, so I have never really been off the …

Hello, fellow fighters! I was diagnosed in 2010 and have had multiple surgeries up until now. Throughout the years, I have had massive pain, fatigue and emotional distress. Having a massive fibroid removed in 2010 started my journey to learn more about this disease. Changing my diet has helped with …

Hello Ladies!!! I was diagnosed with endometriosis when I was sixteen. Wow, sixteen years ago!!! It has been quite a battle. Multiple surgeries, many medications, a lot of suffering. Thankfully, I’ve had my family and friends’ support over the years and have found a man that loves me no matter what. …

Today, I am filled with guilt, embarrassment and frustration. It is a familiar place for me. I recently started a new job and had to call my boss at 6am to deliriously tell him I was “sick” and couldn’t make it in. By 9am, when I should have called my volunteer …

ENDOMETRIOSIS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM A HUSBAND My wife died in June 2012 from a very lethal form of cancer, arising from her endometriosis. It was a serious carcinoma that, by the time it was discovered, had grown to a large mass, invading the vaginal and rectum areas, and had metastasized …

Hello, ladies. Well, my story starts off with endometriosis–a strong and painful pain. It all started when I was 13, after my first period. I thought it was going to be like all teenage stuff, but I was wrong. I never thought it would be painful. Day after day in pain, and …

I started my period one week after my 12th birthday, and they started right away with shooting pain down my left leg and unbearable cramps. I passed out in school from the pain three times before they got me on pain medication. I just figured I was one of the …

My endometriosis story actually started with my first period when I was 11 years old, though it took ten years til I got the diagnosis. I was having very painful periods from the first one on, while some of my female friends told me they usually didn’t even realize they were having their periods …