Endo Warrior

When I had my hysterectomy a few years ago, the endometriosis specialist met with me after the surgery. He told me that he had removed all endometriosis, but that there...

When I first heard the term "chronic illness" in connection with endometriosis, I thought, "Surely that can’t be right? I’m not chronically ill, because I don’t suffer from endometriosis all...

One of the symptoms of endometriosis can be infertility, or struggling to conceive. Sadly, not all pregnancies are successful, so how do you deal with a miscarriage when your long-awaited...

In our Facebook group, we had a discussion about the most frustrating endometriosis symptom. There were the usual suspects - flare-ups, fatigue, back pain, leg pain - but the one...

When we think of workplace accommodations, we often think that this means special chairs, or adaptable keyboards, or ergonomic mice. In the context of endometriosis, these don’t help that much...

Living with a chronic illness is difficult. It impacts so many aspects of your life. I’ve struggled with work because I had to take too many sick days due to...

Endometriosis is a b*tch. Pardon my French, but we all know it's true. It's hell to live with the flare-ups, the cramping, the constant fatigue, the back pain, the IBS-like...

Sex is an important part of a relationship. But for endometriosis sufferers, sex can be very painful, especially penetrative sex. During the worst of my endometriosis, at a time when...

I don’t know about you, but I didn’t have great sex education when I was in high school. Sure, I was told that menstruation existed, but while I understood the...

Sometimes, our family can be our worst enemies. I've heard so many women on Endometriosis.net complain about the fact that their family members simply don't believe the amount of pain...

Reading the articles, stories, and comments on Endometriosis.net drives home the fact that many women who suffer with endometriosis struggle for years to get a diagnosis. Doctors dismiss our symptoms...

Getting diagnosed with endometriosis is a long and frustrating process. Doctors either don’t believe us or don’t take our pain seriously. So when we finally do get a diagnosis, we...

When I first heard about endometriosis, it was always talked about in terms of heavy periods and lots of pain. And while those are the most common symptoms of endometriosis...

It is difficult to explain chronic illnesses to people who don’t suffer from one themselves. People always assume there is a cure, or that your illness follows a certain pattern...

Living with an invisible illness can be very difficult. Not only are we struggling with chronic pain, lack of energy, and a host of other difficulties, but because our illness...

I lived with endometriosis for fifteen years before getting a diagnosis. My story is sadly not unusual. Many women struggle to get a diagnosis the first (or second, third or...

Christmas is a wonderful time, but at the same time, it can be a stressful and energy-sapping time. December is usually filled with Christmas parties: The office Christmas party, the...

When I had my hysterectomy, I didn’t really have a support group or friends who had been through the same (or a similar) surgery. So for me, recovering from my...

So you’ve finally received the diagnosis that you have endometriosis, now what? Doctors still seem to be in the dark about endometriosis. No one really knows what’s causing it, there...

My uterus was never my friend. We were barely on speaking terms. Due to endometriosis – which seemed to have taken hold of me well before my first period, if...