grace

I Hate this kind of stuff but I think it's important, this isn't something l'd normally do but it definitely needs to be spoken about more. Not enough people advocate for women's health as it's something that is unfortunately considered taboo, never discussed and most people have never heard of it - it's a full body disease that takes away so much from your life, affects fertility, fuses organs together including the bladder and bowel and you have to learn to live with chronic pain. Right now there is no cure and very little treatment available for those suffering. On average it takes 8 years to get diagnosed with endometriosis. You go your whole life living in pain everyday and not knowing why. These are some of the symptoms to look out for but if anything feels wrong or isn't normal for you get help and don't stop until you have an answer - pelvic pain, heavy periods, tiredness, nausea, bloating, leg & back pain, frequent urination and constipation. It took me far too long and even when I did speak to a doctor and gynaecologists I didn't even explain all of the things that I noticed were different for me, some of them I have only realised now since having the surgery that they were endo related. There's a tendency as women to ignore our pain and often we've been been conditioned to 'just get on with it, although l've now been diagnosed l've really been living with this for the last 6 years. For so long I suffered in silence not knowing why I was in so much pain everyday. There have been secondary issues that have come as a result of endo which they discovered in surgery and I'm still currently trying to navigate, but I just want to thank everyone who's helped me get to this point. It's taken a long time to get to where I am right now and been quite a journey but I'm happy to have taken the first steps in getting diagnosed with the condition. #notovaryacting ❣️