How I Manage Mental Health with Endometriosis...Endometriosis is a chronic condition without a cure. Excision treatment with an endometriosis specialist has been a big help for me. But surgery...reactionscomments
How Endo Belly Impacted My Body Image...Editors Note: This article references body image, weight stigma, and bullying. Last month, I was scrolling through Instagram when a post caught...reactions2comments
Endo and Menopause....Hi there, I would like to hear from ladies who chose not to go for lap surgery and continued to live with...reactions3replies
Any advice on what’s next? ...Hi all I’m new here and not great with technology so I apologize if this is in the wrong thread I’m desperate...reactions10repliesCopingHysterectomySurgery
My Story...When I got my first period, I started my pain journey at ten years old, 9/11/2011. At that very moment, the searing...reactions1comment
Younger Ages and Endometriosis...I was first diagnosed with endometriosis at 19 years old, despite having had symptoms for many years beforehand. Managing a chronic illness...reactionscomments
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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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...reactions9repliesAwarenessCopingTips & Advice