“I have stage 4 endometriosis. I was diagnosed after my first laparoscopy at the Real Men are born scotland Scotland shirt it is in the first place but age of 37. It had gotten worse after my pregnancy in my early thirties. For me, the biggest misconception is that period pain is normal. Any ongoing and unexplained pain during one’s period is not normal and should not be dismissed, especially if your quality of life is impacted. Other misconceptions are that pregnancy can cure endo and a hysterectomy can ‘treat’ it. Surgery has been most beneficial to me. I ended up with a segmental bowel resection, which required both gynecologist and colorectal surgeons’ expertise to help remove the disease.”“After 11 years of pain, horrible symptoms and unanswered questions, I was finally diagnosed with endometriosis at the age of 24 via laparoscopy and excision surgery. Endometriosis has affected my pregnancy journey—I was extremely blessed to conceive our miracle baby. You can do everything right and still not feel well. You can eat healthily, do yoga, make lifestyle changes and still have a flare-up or other medical conditions that are linked with endo—that is the unpredictability of this condition.”
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