Endometriosis Part 1: MY STORY PART ONE

Endometriosis is a condition in which Endometrial tissue grows outside the uterus and can include the ovaries, fallopian tubes, pelvic side walls, or bowel. It causes intense ‘seething’ sharp pains, twisting, gnawing, that can be cyclical, last several days hours or months. Adenomyosis, on the other hand is when Endometrial tissue grows into the muscle of the uterus and can occur even after surgery to remove endometrial tissues or fibroids, cysts etc.

I’ve been suffering from endometriosis for a few years now, in fact, I was left undiagnosed for years and only now have had the diagnosis. From believing what my mother told me, that period pain was normal and that I just had to suck it up. I’ve had surgery in the form of a larascopic myeoctomy in which my uterus has been kept in place, but a robot has pumped carbon dioxide into my uterus and three incisions made to investigate whether or not I have endometriosis. They couldn’t find any endometriosis, and removed a couple of fibroids. However, the pain came back worse with severe blood clotting and I couldn’t understand why they couldn’t find anything. The doctor who performed the surgery didn’t even mention the side effects I would have after, he made it seem like a walk in the park.

I have been through hell, in and out of doctors offices, hospitals, accident and emergency rooms with severe pain only to be told it’s all in my head. I’ve been poked, prodded, examined in excruciating pain. I’ve been made to feel like it’s all in my head. I’ve been prescribed hormones, progestins in the form of Vissane, which has bloated me and made me breakthrough bleed and cause more pain. Nothing in this medical system works, NOTHING!!!

Let me tell you this, endometriosis is NO JOKE. The Western medical system will give you these options, surgery, pain killers, hormonal medicine, wait and grit your teeth, they do not offer a solution to the actual root cause of the illness. You’ll feel trapped in a vicious cycle of pain and tears and feelings of isolation. Even doctors tell you to get pregnant and everything will be ok. Can you believe that. GETTING PREGNANT IS A SOLUTION. WTF. I’ve done various assisted reproductive techniques only to have flare ups that have kept me in pain and kept me depressed. It does not work. IUI drugs actually make the problem worse.

I am writing this blog post to give you a glimmer of hope, that you can put your endometriosis into remission and cure yourself without listening to the false, trigger-happy doctors that feed you nonsense. Get your power back and dismiss what the failed medical system has told you, because they don’t seem to understand about Eastern medicine, namely Ayurveda. They don’t warn you that surgery can cause even more side effects and damage your emotional and psychological well-being. They told me my procedure would be a walk in the park, over a year later my condition has worsened and I am left feeling abandoned and used.

This journey is a painful one, some days I don’t even want to get out of bed, and other days I’m being forced to put on a happy face and talk to people when all I want to do is curl up in bed with my hot water bottle, which has become my best friend. And speaking of people telling me what to do, one lady had the balls to tell me not to use my hot water bottle. I can’t understand how crappy medical care for women is. So I’ve made a decision, once I leave Italy, I am going to turn my life around once and for all, WITHOUT SURGERY, WITHOUT DRUGS WITH NASTY SIDE EFFECTS, WITHOUT THE STUPID WESTERN DOCTORS! I am visiting my ancient roots of Ayurveda.

I’m so tired of Western Medicine and its false promises. I’m doing a full nutritional and natural regime which I will post about in Part 2. Stay tuned. Let this message be one of hope for all those woman that have struggled on this battlefield feeling isolated and alone. I’m here to tell you not to give up. I know what it feels like to run around like a hamster on a wheel. I know the fake promises doctors give you. The ridiculous claims they state about medicines.

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