Since my last post in March 2013, after my second surgery for endometriosis I have been through hell and back. My endometriosis continued to spread and cause pain and my doctors all but ignored my declining health.December 24th 2013 I wrote my surgeon a letter to express my discontent. I did not feel that I […]
In June 2006 a 10cm endometrioma was found on my ultrasound. I researched as much as I could about endometriosis as I was told it was a possibility that I had it. I was sent to my local Gyno and she told me she wanted to put me on Lupron and that nothing could be […]
In 2007 when I was finally Diagnosed with Stage IV Endometriosis I wasn’t expecting anything but “a diagnosis”.When I spoke to the attendee after my surgery she said that there was massive scar tissue from a previous bowel surgery I had when I was seven years old. It had worked its way all the way […]
I was not diagnosed with Endometriosis until four years after the birth of my daughter. The pain of endo plus postpartum depression was hell mentally and physically. And did I mention, I was a single mother as well.When my daughter was born I felt no attachment to her whatsoever, no love, nothing. I felt like […]
I have been going from doctor to doctor for 23 years for my endometriosis. I have yet to find one that actually listens to me. Is it me or do doctors not listen to patients? Maybe they don’t believe us when we describe the pain of endometriosis. Maybe they don’t believe us when we break […]
It has been two weeks since my endometriosis surgery and I feel better mentally, physically and emotionally. The surgeon was supposed to remove my left ovary and both tubes and a possible hysterectomy if there were complications. Remember, in my last post I begged for a hysterectomy to stop the pain. She didn’t do the […]
As I embark on my surgery in a couple of days, I have come to terms with the fact that I could possibly wake up with the hysterectomy I have wanted for 5 years. I will not know for sure if the doctor will do the hysterectomy, as she is not willing to do the […]
Well the time has come and I will be undergoing my second surgery for Endometriosis and PID damage February 28th – a hysterectomy.My health has been alright, all things considering. My husband and I haven’t been intimate for a while as it’s extremely painful to have sex and the medication I am currently on (Cymbalta) […]