This condition is not a common one. In fact, I am a huge advocate of it. I was recently diagnosed with endometriosis (or endo) and I decided to go public with it. It is a very painful condition that could make life difficult for many women.
For most of my life I have been extremely worried about it. I’ve had blood tests to check for signs of the disease which showed up in my blood several years ago. But I wasn’t sure what to do. I was afraid it was cancer, that it could be fatal. I had already gone through a lot of surgeries, and my endometriosis was so severe I couldn’t even walk on my own without help.
Endo is a uterine condition that is caused when tissue in the uterus is shed. It can cause pain, infertility, and bleeding. When your uterus is not inflamed, it is not removed surgically, but instead the tissue grows back on its own. There are various treatments available, but none are perfect.
The process can take months, and you may experience pain and other side effects for up to 3 years. Fortunately, Endo removal is fairly quick and the chances of recovery are relatively good.
For more information on endometriosis, go to For a list of certified endometriosis doctors in the UK, go to www.endometriosis-uk.com.
When we found out we had endometriosis, we knew we had to do something about it. So our first course of action was to find a doctor who could remove it surgically, but we couldn’t find anyone in the UK who could do it that far from home. We asked around the doctors we found online, and we weren’t really sure if they could do it. After a lot of research, we decided to go to Endo doctors in the UK.
Endo was always a scary word, but at the time it felt like it was just another word for the scary things that we had to deal with. We had both a uterine fibroid and endometriosis and we felt that we needed to get them both under control. So the first step we took was to see a qualified endo doctor.
The doctors at Endo were extremely thorough and thorough in their evaluation. They were able to identify the exact point where we had to remove the fibroid and the exact surgery we needed to have. They wanted to do it right away, but we decided to wait until we were settled in the UK with our new baby to do it. So because it was my first time dealing with a doctor who was so thorough and thorough, I was extremely nervous.
However, once they had removed the fibroid, they told us we would be fine. They also had us on the same day which was incredibly reassuring since we were both so concerned we couldn’t do it in the same week. This was not the case, however. In fact, the next day I was having severe cramping and bloating in my stomach. The endo doctor told me to eat more protein.
I didn’t think I was ever going to get endometriosis, but I didn’t need an appointment to know that my endo doctor is a pain in the ass.