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...reactions9repliesAwarenessCopingTips & 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
Hypnotherapy and Endo Belly...There seems to be an interesting link between gut health and endometriosis. Research has shown that gut-focused hypnotherapy might be able to reduce symptoms associated with irritable bowel syndrome (also...reactionscomments
Pain Medication and Agitation ...Does pain medicine make anybody else agitated. It is almost like I get super sensitive. Something as simple as the sound of my dog drinking from his water bowl makes...reactions2repliesPelvic PainTips & AdviceTreatment
2022 Endometriosis Awareness Month Giveaway!...The 2022 Ultimate Endo Care Package Giveaway is now closed. Thank you for your interest! This year's 2022 Endometriosis.net Awareness Month theme is Our Pain is Real. Living with an...reactions2comments
Asexuality and Endometriosis...Sometimes, being on the asexual spectrum can mean not receiving the health care that you need and deserve. Gemma Rutterford, a 34-year-old cis woman living outside Oxford, England, discovered her...reactions2comments
Endometriosis Kills Me A Little Every Day...Since my endometriosis diagnosis, I have told myself I am much more than my illness and that it won’t define me. Something I am sure we have all expressed or...reactions9comments
