After being told I might have endometriosis the doctor placed me on continuous birth control pills. The thought was that using the birth control that way would prevent the endometriosis from taking over. Since a laparoscopy is the only definitive way to diagnose endometriosis, and I had not had one, I was not convinced that was my problem anyway.... Read more
My endometriosis wasn't always THIS bad.
In fact, my very first period at 12 wasn't painful at all... more of a surprise actually! It continued with that painless trend until I was about 16 when I began an episode of menstrual bleeding that lasted approximately six months. I went to the doctor and they gave me the option to wait it out or... Read more
I have endometriosis. Recently the pain has become so severe that I have scheduled a hysterectomy. Due to the aggressive nature of my endometriosis they will have to remove my ovaries as well. This blog is my outlet to tell my own story and hopefully to help some of you going through this horrible condition as well but first: the... Read more
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