Young,Confused & Alone......................

I had my son when i was 18,he has been my Safety net,he is such a Blessing in my Life,he was and still is what keeps me going. Before i started experiencing Symptoms of endometriosis my Periods lasted 4-5 Days Max,i experienced Little but no Pain,my Periods were not an issue for me.

I was 21 when i first started experiencing symptoms it was mainly Pain Pain and more Pain and my periods were lasting 14-21 days that continued for around 6 months, I then started bleeding Non-stop continuously with only few days break. I was admitted into hospital at least twice a month for a year for Pain Management,and on most occasions i was given morphine or intravenous Pain Relief.

I was continuously told that i was just suffering with a bad case of Period Cramps and that there was nothing seriously wrong with me,i knew that they were wrong,i knew my body but all i could do was keep explaining the symptoms i was feeling to my GP and hope that he would take me seriously. 

My GP didn't listen to my concerns and worries,he kept telling me that all the symptoms i was experiencing were due to the stress of my new job. I took his advice and tried to manage the pain and get on with my life,my health just kept getting worse.

 

I was in Limbo for 3 years i had been experiencing Chronic abdominal Pain,Heavy Prolonged Bleeding, and Feeling extremely Low mentally. The events of the last 4 years had taken its Toll on my Mind and Body. I was totally alone,none of my Family or Friends understood what i was going through and i could sense that they didn't think that what i was going through was as serious as i said it was. THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE ME!  

Then I also started to Doubt Myself!


I continued to see my GP and he eventually sent me to the hospital to have some tests done a (Laparoscopy) a Procedure where they insert a camera through your Stomach or Vagina.
When the test results came back they where clear,my GP did say that he thought i may have Fibroid's but the tests were not indicating that. I was so emotionally drained,i thought that the results of the tests would reveal what was going on.

4 years later my symptoms got Worse and i started having problems with my Bladder,i was unable to completely empty my bladder,that worried me,i was confused and unsure of what to do. Should i tell my GP? Would he even listen to me? I was so fed up at this Point.
I eventually went to see my GP and told him what was going on,as i suspected he didn't take me seriously all he said to me was that i may have a water infection so he prescribed me antibiotics.
This went on for months until i decided to go back and see my GP and not take NO for an answer,i went back to see my GP and explained to him once again from the the beginning what i was experiencing.

I was at my Lowest at this point,i was struggling to cope as a single mother and cope with my Health i started feeling very depressed. My GP sent me for another test but this time it was a Cystoscopy a camera would be inserted into my Bladder,i was happy that my GP was finally listening to me.
When the tests results came back it concluded that i had blue spots on my left ovary and on my Bladder. This turned out to be endometriosis


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I had mixed emotions i remember feeling glad and relieved all at once, it wasn't all in my head but then after a few minutes it dawned on me What is ENDOMETRIOSIS!
My GP briefly explained what endometriosis was but i still didn't understand,he made me a follow u appointment to see my Gynecologist. The weeks leading up to seeing my consultant i was feeling very anxious and scared. I saw my consultant but it did not go as i envisioned,my consultant was nice but he had no information to give me about endometriosis,he had very little advice to give me,i was stunned. what he did do was ask me to do a Google search on endometriosis as the hospital could not provide me with any more information. 

My Journey with Endo had began......................

Being diagnosed with Endometriosis and living with this Disease has to be one of the hardest things i've had to endure in my life,it has taken me to places i never thought i would go,made me feel things i never thought i would feel and do things i never Dreamed of GOOD & BAD.

Endometriosis has turned me into stronger person but it has also made me look at the world life in a total different way.