The Only Chronically Ill One in the Family...I struggle with my diagnosis, not because it’s the answer that I finally wanted but because everyone else in my family can thrive. They can do full-time jobs, they can...reactions4comments
Life With Endometriosis...Well, I'd like to tell you, I was 17 years old and was diagnosed with endometriosis. I had my 1st surgery. The medical insurance plan I had, after approving my...reactionscomments
A Long Journey of Hope...The impact that endometriosis has had on my life is so much bigger than I would have ever imagined. I first started menstruating when I was 11 years old, and...reactionscomments
It's Been Rough...At the ripe young age of 12, I started my cycle. It wasn't long before I started having complications. My cycles became 10-14 days long and I remember having to...reactionscomments
Life With Endometriosis...Endometriosis has had a devastating impact on my life since I started my period at eleven years old. It has put undue stress on my loved ones and those who...reactions3comments
post laparoscopic surgery / cysectomy: organs moving around??...hi! this is day 4 after getting surgery done to diagnose and remove endo and endometrial cysts (one on each ovary). i had a lot of endo on my right...reactions4repliesSurgeryLaparoscopy
Endometriosis, Migraines, and Estrogen...It always seems that health issues come in multiples. My introduction to chronic health conditions started with endometriosis at the age of 14. While I have always been familiar with...reactions3comments
It's Not Just a Bad Period...Starting from when I was just a young girl, I always had bad periods. I was put on birth control at 14 years old in hopes that I wouldn't miss...reactions4comments
Ways to Nurture Your Mental Health During a Flare-Up...For anyone living with endometriosis, our flare-ups define the quality of our existence. Doctors may diagnose us depending on the location of our adhesions, studying our bodies to define the...reactionscomments
I Got Lucky...My female pediatrician wrote off my chronic lower abdominal pain as muscular or "in my head", and I walked around from ages 14-18 terrified that I had a tumor growing...reactionscomments
Previously Little Known Enemy...So to start off, I want to make clear that I have not personally been diagnosed with endometriosis. I have many of the same symptoms as women that I know...reactionscomments
Experiencing tons of guilt because I have endometriosis ...I was officially diagnosed with endo in October 21’ but was in tons of pain almost 2-3 years prior to my diagnosis and even then when I was just convinced...reactions3repliesCopingDepressionMental Health
To Those Who Don't Understand: Here is What My Invisible Illness Looks Like...“You look so normal, happy, and healthy”, are words I play over and over in my head. These are words I have been told many times. More than I can...reactions4comments
🎗 March is Endometriosis Awareness Month 🎗...What does Endometriosis Awareness Month mean to you? Do you celebrate it? Talk about it to your family and friends? Spend extra time researching things? Wear endo awareness insignia? Do...reactions9repliesCopingAwarenessTips & Advice
Painful Periods....So What?...I can fully remember my first period. I was 10 years old on a plane coming home from my grandfather's funeral. The day of I was crouched in a pain...reactions1comment
Dairy, exercise and pain ...Hi, I have just started getting period like cramps when I exercise at times other than when I have my period. It seems this often happens the day after I...reactions6repliesDiet & NutritionExercise
Power Posing and Endo...Striking a “power pose” means taking up a lot of space with your body – standing upright with great posture, legs wide, hands-on-hips, chin raised to the sky. But a...reactionscomments
I'm The Rare Occasion of Endo...I pretty much going to make this short. I have it all throughout my body. My liver, kidneys, bladder, bowels, lungs, muscles, pelvis, and pretty sure in my heart but...reactionscomments
Yes, Endometriosis Can Happen to Young People...My first period was not the regular experience most people with working ovaries tend to share when asked “How was it for you?”. In all fairness, it began like all...reactions3comments
Pain after hysterectomy…....I had a hysterectomy last July. It was not a full hysterectomy, they took everything out but my ovaries. I’m still having extreme pain every month. I’m in my thirties...reactions17repliesHysterectomyFlaresCoping
